*ISLAMABAD Pakistani actress Armeena Rana Khan penned a letter to UNICEF urging it to remove Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra as peace ambassador over infamous warmongering remarks.* The 37-year-old was called out by a Pakistani-American woman recently for glorifying war at a BeautyCon in Los ...

*ISLAMABAD - Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari wantsPakistani Minister wants UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra to be sacked over war rant against Pakistan. * *Mazari asks the UNICEF to take action against Indian actor Priyanka Chopra and remove her as its peace ambassador over her ...

The United Nations said at least 45 children were among the more than 320 people killed in the Suicide Bomb attacks in Sri Lanka. UNICEF Spokesman Christophe Boulierac told Media in Geneva, that 45 children killed in the attacks, stressing that others "are wounded and are now fighting for their ...

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) strongly condemns the attack on a primary school at Arandu village in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province yesterday. The small building, located in the Chitral district near the border with Afghanistan, is said to have been partially destroyed by an ...

United Nations Children's Fund has urged governments to take immediate action to safeguard younger generations from extreme weather events. In a press release, UNICEF Director of Programs Ted Chaiban said that in any crisis, children are among the most vulnerable we are seeing around the world are ...

United Nations: The United Nations’ Children's Fund (UNICEF) says that ongoing conflict, poverty and discrimination have left nearly half of children in Afghanistan out-of- schools. A UNICEF report released today said that worsening security seen in recent years, and engrained poverty and ...

In Gaza, over 1,000 children have been injured by Israeli forces during demonstrations since March 30th, this year. According to a UNICEF report, some injuries had been severe and potentially life-altering, including amputations.  Meanwhile, UNICEF said in a statement that recent violence has ...

UNITED NATIONS: The UN children's fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday another 200 child soldiers have been released from armed groups in South Sudan's Western Yambio area bringing the total number to over 500 children since the start of 2018. UNICEF said this was the second release of children in a ...

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan has been elected as member of the NGOs Committee of the United Nations Economic and Social Council and as member of Executive Board of the UNICEF. In her tweet post, Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dr. Maleeha Lodhi said the success shows how much ...

ISLAMABAD:UNICEF has lauded government's efforts for making Pakistan a polio-free state. These views were expressed by new UNICEF representative Ms. Aida Girma-Melaku in Pakistan during a meeting with Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, at which she presented her credentials to him. She also ...