Addressing child marriage will help Malaysia meet eight United Nation’s SDGs
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is committed to addressing child marriage as part of efforts to meet at least eight of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relating to poverty, food security and health, said Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rina Harun. She said Malaysia’s commitment to the SDG Goal 5 (Achieve Gender Equality and […]
Unicef suggests extension of social welfare schemes
KUALA LUMPUR: The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) suggests that the government extend social welfare schemes for children, older people and people with disabilities in a broader proportion. Representative for Unicef in Malaysia and Special Representative to Brunei Darussalam Dr Rashed Mustafa Sarwar said at least all the risk of food and nutrition insecurity must […]
Increase financial assistance
KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) chief Wilfred Yap has urged the government to reduce bureaucratic red tape and simplify the procedures for those applying for government-related assistance. He said this was to ensure these families were truly taken care of whether in terms of housing, jobs, income, education, or general […]
Unicef rings alarm over lack of life-saving vaccines for children
NEW YORK: Unicef on Friday warned that millions of children are in danger of missing life-saving vaccines against measles, diphtheria and polio due to disruptions in immunisation services caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Xinhua news agency reported. Most countries had suspended mass polio immunisation campaigns and 25 countries had postponed mass measles immunisation campaigns, said […]
2.5 Million Doses Of Polio Vaccine received from WHO
KUALA LUMPUR: Health Ministry has received 2.5 million doses of the monovalent oral polio vaccine type 2 from the World Health Organisation (WHO) as additional vaccine to curb the spread of polio in Sabah. Its director general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the vaccine supply supplied by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) would be […]
