Friday, April 25, 2025
5:16 AM
Doha,Qatar
About Us REGISTER Login
Gulf Independent - UNICEF
C3
UN says 145 child soldiers released in South Sudan INTERNATIONAL

UN says 145 child soldiers released in South Sudan

The UN children's agency UNICEF said Wednesday it had negotiated the release of 145 child soldiers from two rebel groups in South Sudan.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UNICEF clinches vaccine deal to protect children INTERNATIONAL

UNICEF clinches vaccine deal to protect children

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday it had reached an agreement with six vaccine suppliers to provide a combined vaccine against five deadly childhood diseases ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
25 Palestinian children killed in three months: Unicef ASIA

25 Palestinian children killed in three months: Unicef

Twenty-five Palestinian children were killed in the last three months of 2015 during a wave of anti-Israeli attacks and the number detained was the highest in seven years, the UN children's agency said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Immigration puts Swedish schools to the test INTERNATIONAL

Immigration puts Swedish schools to the test

Sweden's schools were already struggling with demoralised teachers and declining test scores before the arrival of masses of young migrants whose needs have put unprecedented strain on the system.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
$5.5mn QRCS relief projects bring succour to Iraqi, Syrian refugees ARABIA

$5.5mn QRCS relief projects bring succour to Iraqi, Syrian refugees

The recent emergency appeal issued by Qatar Red Crescent Society and QR7.3mn fundraising launched to help 40,000 Iraqis come to build on the relief efforts exerted by QRCS over the past couple of years...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Six children killed, maimed daily in Yemen since air strikes began ASIA

Six children killed, maimed daily in Yemen since air strikes began

Six children have been killed or maimed daily in Yemen since Saudi-led air strikes began a year ago, the UN said Tuesday, warning the conflict was taking a horrifying toll on the country's youth.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Toll from air strikes on Yemen market rises to 119 ASIA

Toll from air strikes on Yemen market rises to 119

The number of people killed in air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition on a market in northern Yemen's rebel-held Hajja province on Tuesday has risen to 119, a UN agency said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
One in nine children globally live in conflict zones: UNICEF INTERNATIONAL

One in nine children globally live in conflict zones: UNICEF

Some 250 million children -- one in nine children worldwide -- live in countries affected by violent conflicts, UNICEF lamented Tuesday, saying it needed nearly $3.0 billion this year to help the most vulnerable of them.

4:45 AM November 25 2016