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21 March 2023

UNICEF calls on de facto authorities to allow girls to return to secondary school in Afghanistan immediately

Short but perilous: Children’s smuggling journey

Hiding under moving trucks, children risk their lives smuggling goods – and themselves – across the Torkham border between Afghanistan and Pakistan

Eight-year-old Sohida spent night alone on roadside

Furious fire leaves 6,000 Rohingya refugee children without shelter in Bangladesh refugee camps

“If nobody stops child marriage, we will"

Highlights from the Rupantaran peer learning and support model in Nepal

What now for children’s health and well-being?

Tips for parents to help children recover from the COVID-19 pandemic

Nutrition crisis in adolescent girls and women

#DidYouKnow: Malnutrition is passed down through generations from mother to child.

A malnourished mother is more likely to give birth to a malnourished child. And so, the cycle continues.@KamalWasfa pic.twitter.com/N5oqzlxSYW
— UNICEF South Asia (@UNICEFROSA) March 9, 2023

This #WomensDay, we’re raising the alarm.

More than 1 billion adolescent girls and women around the world suffer from undernutrition, lack of vital nutrients and anaemia.

The world must step up to secure good nutrition for women and adolescent girls.
👉🏽https://t.co/hSfCrGstXx pic.twitter.com/idX9wzLTNb
— UNICEF South Asia (@UNICEFROSA) March 7, 2023

#DYK: Nepal is 1 of the countries with the highest percentage of pregnant women taking iron & folic acid supplements.

But this wasn’t always the case.

It was made possible when the government engaged Female Community Health Volunteers to counsel pregnant women about them! 💙 pic.twitter.com/6TUOu4HukB
— UNICEF South Asia (@UNICEFROSA) March 7, 2023

What to eat before, during and after pregnancy

Expert nutrition tips for new mums and mums-to-be

07 March 2023

Malnutrition in mothers soars by 25 per cent in crisis-hit countries, putting women and newborn babies at risk – UNICEF

Report

Undernourished and Overlooked

A global nutrition crisis in adolescent girls and women

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Nutrition

We work to ensure all children and women in South Asia can get the nutritious foods, services and a healthy food environment.

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The climate crisis is a child rights crisis

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For the second time, floods swept away Rayesa's home, her livestock and all her possessions.

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A little reminder from Yaala on how we can save our oceans.

05 December 2022

UNICEF appeals for US$10.3 billion emergency funding to support children affected by conflict, catastrophe and climate crises around the world

Statement

22 November 2022

Statement by Paloma Escudero, UNICEF Head of Delegation, on the closing of COP27

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From Maldives, with hope

Climate change has brought a sea of uncertainties for children and families in Maldives

16 November 2022

UNICEF calls for investment in world’s first child-focused climate risk financing solution

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Devastating floods in Pakistan

"There are still villages that are cut off. There are still areas that have stagnant water,” @NoalaSkinner reports from Sindh.

6 months ago, catastrophic #FloodsInPakistan ravaged the country. Today, we see an opportunity to do better & re-imagine a brighter future for children. pic.twitter.com/cT2aOjXb65
— UNICEF South Asia (@UNICEFROSA) March 1, 2023

7-year-old Shukri from #Pakistan wants to join the police when she grows up.

We're on the ground supporting young dreams like hers.

As families in flood-affected areas begin to return home, our response will move with them and children like Shukri. @UNICEF_Pakistan pic.twitter.com/XVb5ogIDju
— UNICEF South Asia (@UNICEFROSA) January 7, 2023

Winter is here – making a vulnerable situation worse for 4 million children in #Pakistan, who are still living next to stagnant and contaminated floodwater.

Children need to be at the heart of every conversation, every plan and every pledge for the country. @UNICEF_Pakistan pic.twitter.com/D7wMq9E6Em
— UNICEF South Asia (@UNICEFROSA) January 9, 2023

21 March 2023

More than 10 million people, including children, living in Pakistan’s flood-affected areas still lack access to safe drinking water - UNICEF

Displaced by the river

Children and families uprooted by the floods struggle to survive Pakistan’s harsh winters

News note

17 January 2023

UNICEF: Pakistan’s rains may have stopped, but children are still dying

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Statement

09 January 2023

Historic flooding in Pakistan is a reminder that governments and partners must put children at the centre of efforts to build resiliency

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