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One in Three Young Children either Undernourished or Overweight: UNICEF

TEHRAN (defapress) – A third of the world's nearly 700 million children under five years old are undernourished or overweight and face lifelong health problems as a consequence, according to a grim UN assessment of childhood nutrition released Tuesday.
News ID: 78958    Publish Date : 2019/10/15

UNICEF: 40 Palestinian kids killed in March of Return rallies

TEHRAN (defapress) - The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) announced that at least 40 Palestinian kids have been killed during the March of Return rallies in Gaza Strip.
News ID: 76489    Publish Date : 2019/03/29

UNICEF Condemns Saudi-Led Airstrike on Yemeni Children

The UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) denounced a recent Saudi deadly airstrike in Yemen’s Hudaydah province that killed over two dozen children.
News ID: 71987    Publish Date : 2018/08/25

UN Warns of 'Lost Generation' of Rohingya Children

The United Nations warned of a lost generation of Muslim Rohingya children, with half a million in refugee camps in Bangladesh facing dangers including disease and floods and those still in Myanmar lacking access to proper education.
News ID: 71933    Publish Date : 2018/08/23

Iranian General warns US of collapse

The US will collapse, if the White House continues its current policies, an Iranian military official warned Saturday, arguing that Washington is in its worst political situation ever.
News ID: 71834    Publish Date : 2018/08/18

UN Chief Calls for Independent Probe into Saudi Airstrike Hitting Bus in Yemen

The UN Secretary-General called for an “independent investigation” into the Saudi coalition strike on a bus in Yemen which killed at least 50 people, mostly children, and injured over 70 others.
News ID: 71677    Publish Date : 2018/08/10

UNICEF condemns Saudi killing Yemeni children

Head of the UN children entity condemned the Saudi-led air strike on Yemeni children that left at least 100 casualties.
News ID: 71668    Publish Date : 2018/08/10

Imran Khan and promise of new Pakistan

When 22 years ago Pakistan’s cricket team captain Imran khan entered into politics with a moto of creating ‘new Pakistan’, nobody could imagine that one day he would be able to realize his dream by forming government in the Centre.
News ID: 71411    Publish Date : 2018/07/27

PLO: Israel Deliberately Killing Palestinian Children

Palestine Liberation organization (PLO) Executive Committee Member Hanan Ashrawi strongly condemned Israel's largest military operation against the besieged Gaza Strip since its 2014 aggression.
News ID: 71245    Publish Date : 2018/07/17

Yemen War: Saudi-Led Forces Begin Assault on Hudaydah

Forced backed by the Saudi-led coalition launched an offensive against Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hudaydah in defiance of warnings by the UN and international rights groups against the catastrophic repercussions of such a military action.
News ID: 70706    Publish Date : 2018/06/13

UN: 1.25 Million Somali Children Face Acute Malnourishment after Floods

The UN Children's Agency (UNICEF) said more than 1.25 million children are expected to be acutely malnourished this year because of flooding in Somalia.
News ID: 70607    Publish Date : 2018/06/09

UN not effective anymore: Iran deputy justice minister

The United Nations has lost its affectivity in supporting the children's rights and managing international crises, said Iran's deputy minister of justice in the 2018 World Congress on Justice for Children in Paris.
News ID: 70452    Publish Date : 2018/05/31

Millions Dying as UN’s Humanitarian Assistance Remains A Daunting Challenge in Yemen

The United Nations, which is battling some of the world’s worst humanitarian crises in Asia, the Middle East and Africa, still remains desperately focused on one of its equally daunting undertakings: how to send humanitarian aid to the besieged nation of Yemen.
News ID: 69704    Publish Date : 2018/04/14

UNICEF hails Iran’s support for children’s rights

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian Parliament’s General Director for International Affairs has met and talked with UNICEF representative in Iran.
News ID: 69033    Publish Date : 2018/03/06