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FAO Launches World Food Day Poster Contest for Youth

FAO Launches World Food Day Poster Contest for Youth

Three winners in each age category will be selected by a jury and announced in December. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is organizing a poster contest for children and youth in the age group of 5 to 19. The participants from all parts of the…
Making Every School a Health-Promoting School

Making Every School a Health-Promoting School

UNESCO and the World Health Organization (WHO) have launched the Global Standards for Health-promoting Schools, a resource package for schools to improve the health and well-being of 1.9 billion school-aged children and adolescents. The closure of many schools around the world during the Covid-19 pandemic has caused severe disruptions to…
UNICEF Needs Funds for Children Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic

UNICEF Needs Funds for Children Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic

UNICEF is appealing for US$1.6 billion to support its humanitarian response for children impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, up from $651.6 million requested in a similar appeal late March. According to UNICEF, this increase reflects the devastating socioeconomic consequences of the disease and families’ rising needs. As the outbreak enters its…
School Student Suggest PM Modi How to Clean India

School Student Suggest PM Modi How to Clean India

Imrana says that government is spending thousands of crores of rupees on Clean India project. But it could not clean India. She has written the following open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the status of Clean India. To Mr. Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India New Delhi November…
Student to Arvind Kejriwal: Save the School Education

Student to Arvind Kejriwal: Save the School Education

Student to Arvind Kejriwal: Save the School Education A 12-year-old student Imrana has urged Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to save education in schools. Imrana has written the following open letter to Kejriwal. To Mr. Arvind Kejriwal Chief Minister Delhi October 2, 2019 Subject: Improvement of Education Respected Sir, I…
Govt Adds 5000 More Seats to Navodaya Vidyalayas

Govt Adds 5000 More Seats to Navodaya Vidyalayas

Govt Adds 5000 More Seats to Navodaya Vidyalayas The Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister of India, Prakash Javadekar, today announced the approval of an increase of 5000 seats in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) for the Academic Year 2019-20. At present the number of seats in JNVs, residential schools for talented…
Over 17,000 Children Participate in Kids for Human Rights Contest

Over 17,000 Children Participate in Kids for Human Rights Contest

Kids for Human Rights Contest More than 17,000 children from around the globe have drawn pictures depicting their passion for human rights in an international art competition honoring the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These children - from 71 different countries - submitted drawings to the…