News Desk : dhakamirror.com Today, as it does every year, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) is celebrating World Children’s Day in an effort to give children a voice in advocating for a better tomorrow and a more equitable and inclusive world. This year, the day will focus on the theme of “Inclusion, For Every ... Read more
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Globally 36.5 million children are displaced, most since World War II
An unprecedented number of 36.5 million children were displaced by conflict, violence and other crises by the end of 2021, the highest number since World War II, according to the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF. The figure includes 13.7 million refugees and asylum-seeking children, and nearly 22.8 million children who are internally displaced due to conflict ... Read more
Bangladesh top recipient of Covid vaccines under covax: Unicef
News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh is the top recipient of Covid-19 vaccines under Unicef’s Covax program since its first delivery following the start of the pandemic. Unicef has delivered over 190 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Bangladesh, and it has received the most vaccines under the global
Child marriage turning into major social evil
51 per cent of girls in Bangladesh are married early: UNICEF Though there is legal prohibition against child marriage, parents or guardians think that marrying their girls off, at an early age, would relieve them of economic burden and protect their daughters from the dangers of sexual assault, said advocate Salma Ali, executive director of ... Read more
Jewel Aich, Moushumi new UNICEF advocate for child’s rights
Magician Jewel Aich and film actress Arifa Zaman Moushumi formally joined the United Nation’s Children’s Fund as the ‘UNICEF advocates for child’s rights’ through a programme in Dhaka on Tuesday. A media release issued by UNICEF on Tuesday confirmed that the celebrities would work with UNICEF to promote child rights and create awareness of child ... Read more
BCC launches programmes for child-friendly city
Barisal City Corporation on Wednesday launched a work plan to ensure basic rights of children and make them good citizens to achieve the millennium development goals. BCC chief executive officer Nikhil Chandra Das presided over the programme held at Barisal Circuit House. Barisal mayor Shawkat Hossain Hiron, UNICEF country representative Carel de Rooy,
Operation Smile’s second mission begins
Operation Smile’s second mission for treating a hundred poor children with cleft lip began at Care Hospital in the capital on Sunday. The first mission took place at BSSMU Hospital where approximately a hundred surgeries were done. Operation Smile is a worldwide children’s medical charity recognised by UNICEF that