Fighting in Sudan forces 450,000 children to flee their homes
NEW YORK: At least 450,000 children in Sudan have been forced to flee their homes due to the ongoing fighting, according to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). For weeks, the conflict-hit African nation has been engulfed by violence between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group. An estimated 82,000 children have fled […]
Padawan latest to join Unicef effort on children
PADAWAN: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) has become the fourth local authority to join a United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) effort to promote the rights of children. It signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Unicef on its Child Friendly Cities Initiative (CFCI). At the signing ceremony on Wednesday, MPP chairman Tan Kai highlighted that MPP […]
State to work with UNICEF on children’s rights
KUCHING: The Ministry of Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development (KWPK) held a two-day technical meeting with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Malaysia to promote the rights and wellbeing of children in Sarawak. Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said her ministry is happy to collaborate with UNICEF to help in advocating the […]
MBKS delegation calls on UNICEF rep
KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) hopes to provide a safe environment for children and ensure the community understands the importance of knowing a child’s rights. It hopes to do that through the Child Friendly Cities Initiative (CFCI). The MBKS Councillors yesterday paid a courtesy visit to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Malaysia Office […]
Agreement on making cities child-friendly
KUCHING: A memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on the UNICEF’s Child-Friendly Cities Initiative has been officially signed. The MOU marks the start of a journey for DBKU to be recognized as a CFCI city and be part of a local and global […]
Council embarks on Child Friendly Cities Initiative
KUCHING: The Kuching of City South (MBKS) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Malaysia on their Child Friendly Cities Initiative (CFCI) on October 27 this year. Officiating at the child friendly cities poster prize presentation ceremony here today, MBKS Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said the […]
Council inks MoU with Unicef on child initiatives
MIRI: Miri City Council (MCC) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Malaysia for the implementation of Child Friendly City Initiatives (CFCI). During the signing ceremony, Mayor Adam Yii, thanked the Ministry of Public Health, Housing and Local Government for choosing MCC and four other […]
Child Friendly Cities Initiative accreditation signals MBKS’ commitment
BY MA CHEE SENG KUCHING: The Child Friendly Cities Initiative (CFCI) accreditation signals Kuching City South Council’s (MBKS) commitment to social wellbeing and governance, says Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. “A child friendly city is a city, town, community or any system of local governance committed to fulfilling child rights as articulated […]
World’s first malaria vaccine to benefit millions of children
NEW YORK: British pharmaceutical company GSK has been awarded a contract to produce the world’s first malaria vaccine so that millions more children will be protected against the killer disease, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Tuesday, Xinhua reported. The landmark award, valued at up to US$170 million, will lead to 18 million doses […]
Over 14,000 children die of drowning in Bangladesh each year
DHAKA: Drowning has become the second leading cause of death for children under the age of five in Bangladesh as over 14,000 children in the South Asian country die due to drowning each year, reported Xinhua. In a joint press statement issued on the World Drowning Prevention Day which falls on Monday, the World Health […]
