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UNICEF

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, now, United Nation's Children's Fund Global village A part of the United Nations system which has as its primary raison d'etre, helping children living in poverty in developing nations
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UNICEF

Acronym for United Nations Children's Fund (formerly United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund). UNICEF is a UN agency responsible for the administration of programmes to improve child and maternal health as well as education.
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The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) warned that more than seven million children are facing a serious threat of famine in Yemen.
UN: War-Stricken Yemen 'Living Hell' for All Children
Summary: Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 17 (ANI): The European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Operations (ECHO) has provided $2.6 million to United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
ECHO, UNICEF to provide protection to 42,000 Rohingyas
The problem is in the implementation of the law, a representative of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef) told the Senate on Friday.
Unicef on age of criminal liability: Problem lies in implementation of law
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has been suspended from carrying out its operations Nigeria's North-East by the Nigerian Army until further notice.
BREAKING: Military Suspends UNICEF Activities In Nigeria's North-East Over 'Sabotage'
The UN health agency made the revelation in a joint report with the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Monday, saying that 12.9 million infants did not receive any vaccination in 2016 and failed to take the first dose of a triple vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP), Shafaqna reported.
UN: 1 in 10 Infants Received No Vaccination Last Year
Islamabad, Apr 7( ANI ): Around 20 million children in Pakistan, including an estimated 7.3 million of primary school age are not in school, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has said.
Twenty million Pak children not in school: UNICEF
Representatives of Unchain Children, Civil Society Coalition on the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA), Philippine Action for Youth and Offenders (PAYO), the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) aired their views in a briefing at the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) office in Quezon City.
Child rights advocates decry move to lower age of criminal responsibility
THE United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, (UNICEF ) in conjunction with the Sokoto State Government has commenced immunisation of fractional inter-reactive Polio Vaccine, (FIPV) as well as Oral Polio Vaccines to children between a day old to five years of age in the State.
Immunisation: Sokoto State Govt/ UNICEF launch programme in the State
TEHRAN (FNA)- At least 115 children have been killed since March 26, when the Saudi-led air attacks against the Yemeni people began, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) announced on Friday.
UNICEF: At Least 115 Children Killed in Yemen since Start of Saudi Airstrikes

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