Collaboration to ensure justice as an integral part of the child rights agenda in the country Islamabad, (TW) — The Federal Judicial Academy (FJA) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to collaborate on accelerating justice within the child rights agenda in Pakistan. The MoU, signed by Hayat Ali...
Statement by Sanjay Wijesekera, UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, urges countries to safeguard children as torrential rain predicted in coming weeks NEW DELHI/ KATHMANDU, 30 July 2024 – “UNICEF is alarmed about reports of children and young people affected by torrential rain, flash floods and landslides that have lashed Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. “Our...
Islamabad (TW) – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pakistan, the German development cooperation and UNICEF in close collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment Coordination and Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives hosted a workshop on Pakistan’s long-term vision for Low Emission Development Strategies (LT-LEDS). Attended by around 250 representatives from the...
ISLAMABAD, June 29, press release issued by Fair Finance Pakistan: 68,100 children under five years of age died in Pakistan in 2021 due to high exposure to air pollution. Latest State of Global Air 2024, released in partnership with UNICEF reports air pollution is the second leading risk factor for death among children under five....
A new UNICEF study finds that investing in resilient energy would also add US$ 2.3 billion to Pakistan’s economy, bring a triple return on investment and boost education. ISLAMABAD/ NEW YORK, (TW) – A new UNICEF study shows that powering more health facilities with resilient energy in Pakistan could avert over 175,000 deaths by 2030 and contribute...
ISLAMABAD, (TW) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) strongly condemns the attack on a girls’ school in Shiwah Tehsil of North Waziristan, calling it a despicable and cowardly act that could jeopardise the future of many young and talented girls. Explosives used in the attack caused serious damage to the structure of the school,...
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