Thousands of child migrants killed in decade of Med crossings: UN
Some 3,500 migrant children have died or gone missing in the past decade trying to cross the Mediterranean for Italy, UNICEF estimated on Tuesday, comparable to one child per day...
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Fund cut threatens maternal health, say UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO
The UNICEF, UNFPA and the World Health Organisation on Monday said that Bangladesh's progress in maternal health could be at risk due to announced and potential funding cuts by key development partners.
UNICEF welcomes govt decision to establish separate children鈥檚 courts
The UNICEF on Monday welcomed the government of Bangladesh鈥檚 recent decision to establish separate children鈥檚 courts, marking a significant step toward ensuring a child-friendly justice system that upholds the rights and well-being of children...
Severe malnutrition among Rohingya children up 27pc: UNICEF
The number of Rohingya children needing emergency treatment for severe acute malnutrition in Bangladesh鈥檚 refugee camps has surged by 27 per cent in February 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund...
Gaps in water and sanitation policy should be addressed
A POLICY attention on ensuring access to basic sanitation facilities has left other relevant concerns such as faecal waste management and water and sanitation infrastructure maintenance unattended for decades. Experts, entrepreneurs, academics and development partners at a conference in Dhaka on February 25 called for addressing gaps in sanitation facilities. They have...
Climate vs classrooms
THE phrase 鈥榯oday鈥檚 children are tomorrow鈥檚 future鈥� rings increasingly hollow in the wake of UNICEF鈥檚 recent report, 鈥楲earning Interrupted: Global Snapshot of Climate-Related School Disruptions in 2024鈥�. Education is a fundamental human right and a cornerstone of national progress, yet the growing frequency of extreme weather events 鈥� intensified by...
UNICEF urges govt to take strategy for lead-free Bangladesh
The United Nations International Children鈥檚 Emergency Fund has urged the interim government to take a strategy to build a lead-free Bangladesh as findings from a research show...
Campaign held against lead pollution at Kuakata
Environmental activists in coastal town Kuakata of Patuakhali district organised a rally on Saturday, campaigning against lead pollution...
Asif urges nationwide sports expansion to end child labour
Youth and sports adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain on Monday said that there was no alternative to expand sports nationwide to eliminate child marriage and child labour...
UNICEF launches tenders for mpox vaccines
UNICEF said Saturday that it had launched an emergency tender for mpox vaccines to help countries hardest hit by the recent outbreak of the disease...
Floods put聽2m children聽at risk: UNICEF
The United Nations International Children鈥檚 Emergency Fund has issued a warning that over two million children in eastern Bangladesh are at risk as the worst floods in...
UNICEF keeps supporting Bangladesh to ensure Rohingya children鈥檚 safety
UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell has said that over the past 12 months, they have been 鈥榠ncreasingly concerned鈥� about the security situation in the camps and reports of child rights violations...
65 children killed during protests: UNICEF
The United Nations鈥� children agency UNICEF confirmed on Saturday that more than 65 children were killed during the recent crackdown on peaceful demonstrations in Bangladesh that...
Extreme heat exposure on the rise for millions of kids: UN
Nearly half a billion children are facing twice as many days of extreme heat each year 鈥� or more 鈥� than their grandparents did, the UN said Tuesday, warning of deadly consequences...
UNICEF, UNFPA to improve healthcare for children, women
Canada is supporting Bangladesh in improving primary healthcare systems for women, children, and adolescents through a partnership with UNICEF and UNFPA...
Floods in north-east region affect 7,72,000 children
More than 20,00,000 people, including over 7,72,000 children, have been affected by flash floods in north-east region of Bangladesh.聽
Bangladesh witnesses over two lakh deaths in 2021: UNICEF
Bangladesh witnessed more than 2,35,000 deaths, including over 19,000 deaths of children under five, due to air pollution in 2021, according to the...
Air pollution becoming 2nd leading risk factor for death: UNICEF
Air pollution is increasingly impacting human health and is now the second leading global risk factor for premature death, according to the State of Global Air report published in partnership with the UN Children鈥檚 Fund...
Corporal punishment to discipline children must stop
THIS is concerning that children are still routinely subjected to corporal punishment and there is absence of an enabling environment for child development. On the first-ever International Day of Play observed on June 13, UNICEF published a study, estimating that about 330 million children regularly endure psychological aggression...
90pc children experience violent discipline
An alarming 9 out of 10 children aged 1-14 years face violent discipline each month by caregivers, affecting over 45 million children in...
2 in 3 children under 5 in Bangladesh face food poverty: UNICEF
Two in every three children in Bangladesh under the age of five live in child food poverty, according to UNICEF鈥檚 report, 鈥楥hild Food Poverty: Nutrition Deprivation in Early Childhood.鈥�....
1 in 4 children face 鈥榮evere鈥� food poverty: UNICEF
More than one in four children under the age of five globally live in 鈥榮evere鈥� food poverty, UNICEF has warned 鈥� meaning more than 180 million are at risk of...
UNICEF condemns killing of Rohingya teacher in Cox鈥檚 Bazar camp
UNICEF country head in Bangladesh Sheldon Yett in a statement on Wednesday condemned the killing of a Rohingya teacher in Cox鈥檚 Bazar camp.
3.2 million children at risk as Cyclone Remal hits Bangladesh coasts: UNICEF
As Cyclone Remal hit the coastal areas of Bangladesh, over 8.4 million people, including 3.2 million children, are at high health, nutrition, sanitation, and safety risks, according to UNICEF...
Bangladesh鈥檚 business tycoon Aziz Khan named UNICEF Int鈥檒 Council chair
UNICEF has announced Muhammed Aziz Khan as the incoming chair of the UNICEF International Council, succeeding the inaugural chair, Maria Ahlstrom-Bondestam...
DGHS launches guidelines to protect children, pregnant women from heat
The Directorate General of Health Services in Bangladesh, with UNICEF鈥檚 support, on Sunday launched the National Guidelines to protect children and vulnerable populations, including pregnant women from heat-related health risks...
Nat鈥檒 guideline on heat-related health risks to be launched tomorrow
A national guideline on heat-related illnesses will be launched on Sunday, May 5, 2024, to protect children and vulnerable populations including pregnant women from heat-related health risks...
Pledge to eliminate child labour by 2025 appears mere rhetoric
AN INCREASE in child labour, with more than a million children engaged in hazardous work, shows the emptiness of the government鈥檚 pledge to eliminate child labour in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals aimed at ending all forms of child labour...
Authorities must address water crisis in cities, coastal areas
THE persistent water crisis and increased salinity in supply water in Chattogram amidst the ongoing heat wave show the failure of the authorities to address an issue that has affected people鈥檚 lives for...