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South Asia shows constant decline in maternal, newborn deaths amid global stagnation

Dr Gagan Gupta, Senior Advisor, Maternal and Newborn Health at UNICEF said the decline in maternal mortality in South Asia since 2016 has been driven by good performance in countries like Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Afghanistan and Pakistan

Over 1 million polio vaccines destroyed in Sudan conflict, says UNICEF

A World Health Organization database shows there have been 28 attacks on health care facilities in Sudan since the conflict erupted last month, pitting Sudan's army against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces

UN report shows digital divide hits women harder in poor countries

According to UNICEF research, there is a major risk that women may fall behind economically in a world where digital connectivity is advancing and there is an imbalance between the number of girls and boys online

UNICEF says 67 million children missed out on vaccines because of COVID-19

UNICEF noted that of the 67 million children whose vaccinations were 'severely disrupted,' 48 million did not receive routine vaccines at all, raising fears about potential polio and measles outbreaks

South Asia has world’s highest number of child brides, says UN report

A new study by the UNICEF revealed that in Bangladesh, India and Nepal many parents saw marriage as the best option for daughters who had limited options to study during the Covid-19 induced lockdowns in the subcontinent

At the UN, Russia loses elections to three key agencies over Ukraine

In the ECOSOC votes, Russia was defeated by Romania for a seat on the Commission on the Status of Women. It lost to Estonia to be a member of the executive board of UNICEF. And it was also defeated by Armenia and the Czech Republic for membership of another UN agency

Nearly a million children from Africa's Sahel area will face 'severe wasting', says UN children's agency

UNICEF said in a statement that 'an estimated 970,000 children under 5 from West Africa's three central Sahel countries (Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger) will face severe wasting this year'

Watch: Kareena Kapoor visits Mumbai school as UNICEF ambassador; interacts with students, teachers

Taking to Instagram, Kareena shared several highlights from her visit to the school and the time that she spent over there.

Undernutrition in pregnant and nursing mothers rose by 25% since 2020, says UNICEF report

Most of these women are in the world's poorest regions, with South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa constituting 68 percent of women and adolescent girls who are underweight and 60 percent of those suffering from anemia

One in 3 schoolchildren across the world lacks access to drinking water: UN

Clean drinking water and handwashing facilities are key to protecting children against the likes of Covid-19, parasites, respiratory illnesses and diarrhea, said school health and nutrition expert Emilie Sidaner, who oversaw the report