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2012-01-10 18:10:00

Over 40 percent of children under five in 100 focus districts in India are underweight -- double the average for sub-Saharan Africa -- and 59 percent stunted, reveals a survey report on hunger and malnutrition released by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday.

2012-01-10 14:30:00

New Delhi: Nandita Das describes her two-and-half year stint at the Children's Film Society India (CFSI) as a 'challenging experience', but adds that working in a 55-year-old government structure is

2012-01-10 13:00:00

Port-Au-Prince, Jan 10 (IBNS): Two years after an earthquake flattened Haiti, the country's children are slowly experiencing improvements in their living standards despite continuing challenges, a United Nations report announced on Monday.

2012-01-10 07:20:00

Singer-actress Selena Gomez is all set to perform for UN Children's Fund (Unicef) in a bid to raise funds for the organisation.

2012-01-09 13:45:00

2012-01-07 17:10:00

The Duchess of Cambridge had to undergo a criminal records check before she could volunteer with the Scouts Association as an occasional helper.

2012-01-07 16:32:00

Renowned Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour has temporarily stepped down from his role as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) as he embarks on campaigning as a candidate in his country's presidential elections, the agency has reported.

2012-01-07 15:21:00

A massive humanitarian operation to bring succour to people affected by inter-ethnic violence in South Sudan's state of Jonglei is under way with United Nations having carried out relief needs assessments in most of the affected areas over the past 72 hours, a UN official said on Friday.

2012-01-07 14:02:00

At least 1.2 million Libyan pupils are set to return to school Saturday, almost a year after they evacuated their classrooms during the country's popular uprising against the regime of Muammar al-Gaddafi, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported on Friday.

2012-01-06 22:41:00

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said strong demarches were made to the Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi and to the Norwegian Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion in Oslo over the decision of the Norwegian Childcare Services to separate three-year old Abhigyan and one-year old Aishwarya from their natural parents and to place them under foster care with limited visits by their parents.