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At least 400,000 Yemeni children under 5 could die of starvation this year - U.N. agencies
DUBAI (Reuters) - At least 400,000 Yemeni children under 5 could die of starvation this year without urgent intervention amid soaring rates of severe malnutrition driven by war and the coronavirus pandemic, four U.N. agencies said on Friday.
Parents, watch your tone when you scold your child
Research shows that the psychological effect of a harsh scolding is similar to that of physically punishing a child.
Wedding organiser who promotes child marriages stirs anger in Indonesia
JAKARTA (The Straits Times/ANN): A wedding organiser promoting child marriage as well as unregistered marriage has created uproar in Indonesia.
Anwar on Unicef report: Govt must do more to ease poverty and unemployment
PORT DICKSON: A Unicef report that unemployment among low-income urban families in Kuala Lumpur has doubled during the conditional movement control order is worrying, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
School meals resume in Cambodia after Covid-19 interruptions
PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): School meals resumed in Cambodia after the situation of Covid-19 has been brought under control, according to a joint statement released on Monday (Feb 8).
Unemployment among KL's urban poor has doubled, says Unicef report
PETALING JAYA: Unemployment among low-income urban families in Kuala Lumpur has doubled during the conditional movement control order in December last year, says the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef).
Vietnam expects to receive first Covid-19 vaccines before end of March
HANOI, Feb 7 (Reuters): Vietnam is expected to get access to the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines under the COVAX sharing scheme within the first quarter, its government has announced.
Lending a voice to the Covid generation
DURING the enforcement of the movement control order last year, Pritika Nagaraj was overwhelmed by her accumulating schoolwork.
COVAX bottlenecks need to be urgently addressed, U.N. agency says
GENEVA (Reuters) - A top official at the U.N. agency in charge of vaccine deliveries via the COVAX sharing scheme urged recipient countries on Friday to address bottlenecks that could hamper the rollout set to begin this month.
Imparting kindness in future leaders
PETALING JAYA: The Star’s #StandTogether Kindness Leaders are among the passionate youngsters from across South-East Asia who took part in Unicef’s first regional Kindness Leaders Conference.
