With provincial fiscal space tightening and demand for essential services rising, government representatives and policy experts on Monday called for credible alternate and blended financing mechanisms to protect and expand …
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UNITED NATIONS, Aug 26 (APP):One million children in Afghanistan are suffering from life-threatening malnutrition, the United Nations children's fund, (UNICEF), has warned. Across Afghanistan, some 3.7 million children are suffering …
ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (APP):The government has expanded rainwater harvesting initiatives in water-stressed areas of Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with projects in Thar and Kohat-Hangu providing water access to around 67,000 …
At least 300 children in Gaza have been killed in as many days since a ceasefire agreement came into effect last October to suspend military operations between the Israeli forces …
Food security and child nutrition have improved across the Gaza Strip largely due to a scale-up in humanitarian assistance and commercial traffic, but progress remains fragile and could quickly reverse …
Researchers, government officials and (United Nations Children’s Fund) UNICEF representatives on Monday warned that millions of Pakistani children remained vulnerable to lead poisoning and urged journalists to highlight the largely …
For decades, Pakistanis have endured scorching summers. But in recent years, the season has become increasingly unforgiving, with blistering temperatures, shrinking water supplies and mounting pressure on daily life exposing …
A two-day training on “Diversion and Child-Friendly Justice” for members of the Juvenile Justice Committees (JJCs) from 13 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa concluded in Peshawar, with participants reaffirming their commitment …
Pakistan hosted a high-level delegation of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s (GPEI) Polio Oversight Board (POB) this week.