instant noodles put vietnam in danger of malnourishment

Instant noodles put Vietnam in danger of malnourishment

Similar to other Southeast Asian countries, Vietnamese children are at a large risk of malnourishment due to the abundance of instant noodles in their diet.
korean artists to join unicefs anti bullying campaign in vietnam

Korean artists to join UNICEF’s anti-bullying campaign in Vietnam

Choi Si-won, a member of the boy’s group Super Junior of the Republic of Korea, will join UNICEF’s #StopBullying campaign in Vietnam, which looks to raise awareness of young people on bullying and to engage them on how to develop solutions to end this problem.
wb unicef call for efforts to address child undernutrition in vietnam

WB, UNICEF call for efforts to address child undernutrition in Vietnam

The World Bank (WB) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have called for solid steps to handle undernutrition among Vietnamese children, and reaffirmed their strong commitments to work with the Government in this issue as the country is building its socio-economic development strategy for 2021-2030.
seminar seeks ways to protect child rights in urban areas

Seminar seeks ways to protect child rights in urban areas

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) held a consultation seminar in the central city of Da Nang on August 28, discussing issues related to children in urban areas to build a national action programme for the young.
56 percent of vn children face risk of human trafficking research

5.6 percent of VN children face risk of human trafficking: research

About 5.6 percent of Vietnamese children are at risk of trafficking, and only 2.8 percent of them confirmed they were victims of human trafficking, according to the latest research announced on August 13 by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs’ Institute of Labour and Social Affairs (ILSA) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Vietnam.
girls must be protected from sexual violence at school unicef chief

Girls must be protected from sexual violence at school: UNICEF chief

Girls in developing countries must be protected from sexual violence in and around schools, the head of the UN's children fund has said, urging governments to make it a top priority.
korean boy band bts to address un

Korean boy band BTS to address UN

K-Pop sensation BTS will address the United Nations on Monday (Sep 24) for the launch of a campaign by the UN children's agency UNICEF as world leaders prepare to open their annual General Assembly debate.
who unicef urge vietnam to enforce food regulations

WHO, UNICEF urge Vietnam to enforce food regulations

WHO and UNICEF called on the Government of Vietnam and State agencies to implement the Government’s Decree 09/2016/NĐ-CP that mandates the fortification of salt, wheat flour and vegetable oil.
make digital world safer for kids unicef

Make digital world safer for kids: UNICEF

All stakeholders must join hands in creating a safe internet system that children can use effectively for their education and research purposes, a senior official said yesterday.
pm okays unicef funded project

PM okays UNICEF-funded project

The PM has approved a UNICEF non-refundable project on strengthening comprehensive childcare development and renovating the healthcare system in Viet Nam.
meeting responds to world toilet day in hanoi

Meeting responds to World Toilet Day in Hanoi

The Ministry of Health, Vietnam Youth Federation, the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), and Unilever Vietnam Foundation’s cleaning product brand Vim today jointly held a meeting in Hanoi in response to the World Toilet Day and to review the results of a programme on improving environmental sanitation conditions and people’s health through various communication and sustainable health education models. 
300 million children breathe heavily toxic air unicef

300 million children breathe heavily toxic air: UNICEF

WASHINGTON: Some 300 million children live with outdoor air so polluted it can cause serious physical damage, including harming their developing brains, the United Nations said in a study released on Monday (Oct 31).
nearly 50 million children uprooted worldwide unicef

Nearly 50 million children 'uprooted' worldwide: UNICEF

UNITED NATIONS (United States): Almost 50 million children throughout the world are "uprooted," forcibly displaced from their home countries by war, violence or persecution, the United Nations children's program said Wednesday (Sep 7).
katy perry visits poor children in central vietnam

Katy Perry visits poor children in central Vietnam

American pop star and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Katy Perry last week visited the poorest districts in Ninh Thuan province in central Vietnam.
cold threatens 700000 children in eastern ukraine unicef

Cold threatens 700,000 children in eastern Ukraine: UNICEF

Damaged pipelines in war-torn eastern Ukraine are threatening to cut off water, heating and electrical supplies at a time when temperatures are plunging, putting some 700,000 children at risk, UNICEF warned Friday.