Investing in Children for a Better Future in ASEAN: Insights from UNICEF Ambassador Choi Siwon

2023-09-04 16:58:30 Jakarta – Regional Ambassador to UNICEF East Asia and Pacific, Choi Siwon, became one of the speakers at the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit which is a series of ASEAN Summits. Siwon invites all ASEAN country leaders and dialogue partners to invest in children. This well-known K-Pop artist from South Korea explained that … Read more

Allocation of 185,000 5-in-1 Vaccines for Children: Latest Updates and Distribution to 49 Localities

2023-08-16 05:14:00 Allocation of 185,000 doses of vaccine for children to 49 localities The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology decided on August 15 to allocate 185,000 doses of DPT-GBV-Hib vaccine (5-in-1 vaccine) to 49 provinces and cities as of August. >> Vietnam to include rotavirus vaccination in its expanded immunization program >>WHO and UNICEF … Read more

Promoting Breastfeeding in Latin America and the Caribbean: Ensuring Supportive Workplaces and Maternity Leave

2023-08-04 23:29:44 The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) warned this Friday that in Latin America and the Caribbean only 4 out of 10 babies under six months, or 43% of the total, are exclusively breastfed, and urged Governments and companies to guarantee breastfeeding in the workplace. In addition, as revealed by Unicef ​​in a statement, … Read more

“Child Abuse in Thai Orphanages: UNICEF’s call for effective supervision of child care facilities”

2023-05-31 04:22:37 The Department of Children’s Affairs ordered an examination of “nannies” abusing children at shelters. He confessed, “UNICEF” demanded that the government have a mechanism to take care of children’s shelters across the country. Progress from the case of one Facebook user Came out to share pictures of girls in the shelter, hands, feet … Read more

“UNICEF Workshop Calls for Partnership in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support with Gulf Red Crescent and Red Cross Societies”

2023-05-18 19:34:03 Participants in a workshop launched by UNICEF called on the Gulf office, in cooperation with the Arab Organization for the Red Crescent and the Red Cross, to activate partnership in capacity-building in the field of mental health and psychosocial support in national bodies and societies. Noting that mental health in the Red Crescent … Read more

“The Devastating Impact of Conflict, Climate Shocks, and Covid-19 on Child Marriage Worldwide: UNICEF’s Analysis”

2023-05-03 21:07:48 Conflict, climate shocks and the aftermath of Covid-19 are having a detrimental effect on society as they are forcing families to seek a false sense of refuge in child marriage, according to a new analysis published Wednesday by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Worldwide, an estimated 640 million girls and women living today … Read more