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UNICEF:

Dozens of children killed, maimed in Yemen in 2 months

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – At least 47 children were “killed or maimed” in Yemen’s war in January and February following a surge in violence, the United Nations children’s fund said on Saturday.

UNICEF warns fuel crisis in Haiti: report

TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) – Hundreds of women and children in Haiti are at risk of dying if the fuel shortage crisis in the country is not resolved, the United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned.

UNICEF says Afghan girls must not be left out

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – UNICEF welcomed the news that secondary schools in Afghanistan have been opened after closing down for months due to COVID-19.

UNICEF:

Zionists kill 9 Palestinian children in less than 2 months

TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in its latest report announced that Zionists killed nine Palestinian children in less than two months.

One Yemeni child loses life every 10 minutes: UNICEF

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said one Yemeni dies every 10 minutes from preventable causes amid a Saudi-led war is in full swing.

UNICEF:

10 mn children in Afghanistan need humanitarian assistance

TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – According to a statement released by UNICEF on Monday, around 10 million children across Afghanistan need humanitarian assistance to survive.

UNICEF:

11.3 mn Yemeni children in need of humanitarian assistance

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – Stating that Yemen is facing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, UNICEF announced that 11.3 million children in Yemen are in need of humanitarian assistance.

Iran, UNICEF working to develop child-friendly cities

TEHRAN, May 23 (MNA) – Iranian Ministry of Interior and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)’s Office in Tehran poised to continue their bilateral cooperation in the field of child-friendly cities.

Iran receives 2nd shipment of vaccines through COVAX facility

TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) –The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as one of the self-financing participant countries of the COVAX Facility, has received the second batch of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine with 1,452,000 doses.

8 children killed, 33 injured in Yemen in past 20 days

TEHRAN, Mar. 21 (MNA) – The United Nations has announced that eight children have been killed and 33 been injured in the Yemen war in the past 20 days.

UNICEF warns on impact of 'Congolese violence' on children

TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) – The lives and futures of more than 3 million displaced children are at risk in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) while the world is looking the other way, a report released by the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, said.

UN warns 400,000 Yemeni children may starve to death in 2021

TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – More than 2 million Yemeni children, under the age of 5, are expected to suffer acute malnutrition this year, which may lead to the death of 400,000 of those kids.

More than half of Syria's children deprived of education: UN

TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – More than half of children in war-torn Syria are missing out on education, the UN children's agency UNICEF said Sunday, with a third of schools in ruins or commandeered by fighters.

Hunger increases across world: FAO

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – The United Nations agencies say that the world is not on track to achieve Zero Hunger, warning if recent trends continue, the number of people affected by hunger will surpass 840 million by 2030.

Min. of Energy, UNICEF sign work plan on WASH

TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) – The Ministry of Energy and UNICEF signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under Iran's Sixth National Development Plan.

UNICEF dispatches dressings for EB patients in Iran

TEHRAN, May 13 – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has dispatched dressings for Iranian children suffering from Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB).

UNICEF ships fifth cargo of protective supplies to Iran amid COVID-19 outbreak

TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has delivered the fifth consignment of supplies to Iran to help the country in the fight against the coronavirus, according to Iran's deputy health minister.

UNICEF delivers flood relief cargo to Iran

TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has delivered a 32-ton cargo of flood relief equipment to Iran to help the country overcome challenges by heavy precipitations.

Mousavi appreciates humanitarian aid to Iran to fight against coronavirus

TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) – Appreciating Uzbekistan, UAE and UNICEF humanitarian aids to the country in the fight against coronavirus, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said that Iran will never forget the way they stood with the country in hard times

UNICEF dispatches 3rd consignment to Iran to fight coronavirus

TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) sent its third pharmaceutical and health aid packages to the Islamic Republic of Iran on Tue. to combat the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19.

2 envoys, new UN representative meet Zarif

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Ambassadors of Australia and Bangladesh besides the new United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Iran representative met Iranian Foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday.

UNICEF to give Special Award for Best Iranian Film at children's filmfest.

TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund's (UNICEF) office in Iran will participate in 32nd International Film Festival for Children and Youth.

Tabriz enjoys historical backgrounds to be child-friendly city

TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – Mayor of Tabriz Iraj Shahin Baher said on Friday that this city enjoys historical backgrounds for being turned into a child-friendly city.

Child casualties in Yemen at 27 in just over 10 days: UNICEF

TEHRAN, May 27 (MNA) – "Friday attack in Taiz leaves 7 children dead, bringing to 27 the number of children killed and injured in a recent escalation of violence near Sanaa and in Taiz over the past 10 days," UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore announced in an statement.

Min. dismisses UNICEF’s report on extent of flood effects on Iranian students

TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) – Iran’s Education Minister Seyed Mohammad Bat’haei said that the UNICEF report about the number of students who have been affected by the recent floods in Iran is not based on facts.

UNICEF’s aid for flood-hit areas arrives in Tehran

TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – The first batch of UNICEF’s supplies from for flood-affected children across the country arrived in Tehran on Thursday night.

Iran, UNICEF sign joint coop. program

TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Iranian Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs signed a joint cooperation program on studying affairs of children and vulnerable layers of population in Iran, on Tuesday.

UN, Iranian officials discuss concrete rescue measures to flood victims

TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) – Members of the United Nations office in Tehran met with senior Iranian government officials, coordinating further rescue measures to the flood-hit people across the country, a senior UN representative said.