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Vaccination Centres Inaugurated in Peshawar, Mardan

PESHAWAR: Health Minister Syed Qasim Ali Shah on 14 August 2024 inaugurated the country’s first 24/7 Vaccination Centres at Maulvi Ameer Shah Memorial Hospital in Peshawar and the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital in Mardan. A handout said the inauguration ceremony was attended by Medical Superintendent Dr Akram Shah, District Health Officer Dr Idrees, UNICEF representatives, and other relevant officials in…

The Right Start in Life: Global Levels and Trends In Birth Registration 2024 Update

Globally, millions of children still lack birth registration, which is essential for legal identity and access to rights like education, healthcare, and protection from exploitation. Despite progress in recent years, challenges such as poverty, lack of awareness, and systemic gaps continue to hinder universal registration. Efforts to simplify processes and…

Criminalizing Child Domestic Labour in Pakistan

Human rights, child rights and civil society activists, along with legal experts…

Situation Analysis of Child Online Protection in Pakistan

The report titled “Situation Analysis of Child Online Protection in Pakistan” provides…

Unicef Pledges Support For Young People Against Climate Crisis

ISLAMABAD: United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) on 8th May pledged support and protection for Pakistan’s children against the climate crisis and its impacts on their economic and social lives. The pledge came when Unicef Representative in Pakistan, Abdullah Fadil, called on the Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination,…

Child Protection Unit Inaugurated In Battagram

BATTAGRAM: A Child Protection Unit (CPU) was officially inaugurated in Battagram district on 08-May-2025. Minister for Social Welfare, Special Education and Women Empowerment Qasim Ali Shah was the chief guest on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, the minister said the CPU would play a crucial role in ensuring the…

Govt To Launch 5-year Plan For Adolescent Education

Meeting also spoke about a range of socio-economic and environmental factors affecting children’s educational outcomes The Sindh government, in partnership with UNICEF, has announced the development of a five-year multi-sectoral roadmap which aims to identify and eliminate barriers to education while creating an inclusive and supportive environment for learning across…

Pakistan’s Children

THE National Commission on the Rights of the Child recently published its first-ever report of data, challenges and recommendations on the State of Children in Pakistan, 2024. While the state of child rights remains dismal in Pakistan, this government-owned reflective report is a welcome change from the time when similar…

Launch Of First-ever State of Children in Pakistan Report 2024

Islamabad: The National Commission on the Rights of Child (NCRC) launched its first-ever State of Children in Pakistan Report 2024 at a ceremony in Islamabad. The Federal Minister for Human Rights, Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar attended the event as chief guest. The launch was marked by the presence of ambassadors,…

Steps Underway To Increase Immunisation Coverage, Says Mustafa Kamal

RAWALPINDI: Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal on April 25 said the foundation of a healthy Pakistan lies in protecting our children from preventable diseases. “We are taking steps to increase immunisation coverage to ensure timely delivery of life-saving vaccines to every child. Each year, approximately seven million children…

Naqvi Urges Parents To Ensure Polio Vaccination For Children

Karachi Commissioner Syed Hassan Naqvi continued his field visits on the second day of the ongoing anti-polio campaign, touring various localities in District Keamari to oversee the progress of vaccination efforts. Accompanied by United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) representative Saud Khoso, Deputy Commissioner Keamari Raja Tariq Chandio, Assistant…

Pakistan Gets 31 Refrigerated Trucks To Boost Immunisation

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to support routine vaccination, Unicef has handed over 31 refrigerated trucks to the Federal Directorate of Immunisation (FDI), with the support of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. This initiative builds upon ongoing support that includes the delivery of 23 refrigerated vehicles in 2021 and seven pick-up trucks…

Every Day, 675 Newborns, 27 Mothers Die In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD/UNITED NATIONS: Around 675 babies under one month of age and 27 mothers die every day in Pakistan from preventable complications—amounting to over 246,000 newborn and nearly 11,000 maternal deaths annually, alarming statistics by United Nations and World Health Organization (WHO) reveal. On the occasion of World Health Day 2025,…

Education Dept Aims To Institutionalise Sindh Children’s Parliament

The secretary of the Sindh School Education and Literacy Department (SE&LD), Zahid Ali Abbasi, has said during an interim review and way forward session that while every stakeholder is engaged in the betterment of education, the children themselves were previously often left out. The introduction of the Children’s Parliament Sindh…