Speaking at the UNICEF National Gender Strategy launch earlier this month, our Youth Advocate, Tawqa Ahmad (16), shares her thoughts on the importance of investing in education and skills development in Pakistan for all genders.

#GenderEquality #EmpowerHer

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Today Mr. Mohamed Yahya Mo Yahya, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Pakistan, presented his credentials to The President of Pakistan AsifAliZardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr / President House. Mr. Yahya was accompanied by his wife Katarina.

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The Global Muslim Philanthropy Fund for Children, established by IsDB Group & UNICEF, & funded by KSrelief, is improving the immunization coverage & health services for children under 5 in Punjab.
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دنیا کا سب سے خوبصورت رشتہ ماں اور اولاد کا ہوتا ہے۔

آئیے اس ماؤں کے عالمی دن پر دنیا بھر کی ماؤں کو ان کی قربانیوں پر خراج تحسین پیش کریں جو اپنے بچوں کی زندگی بہتر بنانے کے لئے ہر ممکن کوشش کرتی ہیں۔💙

آپ کی امی آپ کے لئے کیوں خاص ہیں؟
#MothersDay

During her recent visit to 🇵🇰, UNICEF South Asia's Communication Chief, Sam Mort, visited a @UNICEF-supported Non-Formal Basic Education School in Lahore. These schools are providing out-of-school children, especially girls, the opportunity to start or resume their studies.
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.UNICEF strongly condemns the attack on a girls’ school in Shiwah Tehsil of North Waziristan. Schools must always remain safe learning environments to protect the growth and healthy development of children.
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In Peshawar, Pakistan, 400,000 courageous front-line health workers are leading the herculean effort to #EndPolio . If we are to eradicate polio, we must succeed here.

It was inspiring to meet them and see the challenges and opportunities on the ground.

One of the first challenges to enroll out-of-school children is identifying them.
Through the TALEEM program in Pakistan, Global Partnership for Education and UNICEF Pakistan funded awareness campaigns to inform families about education options and to build trust: g.pe/PC7I50R53vu

Many children in Punjab don’t have access to education beyond primary school or simply don’t go to school at all.
Together with UNICEF, Global Partnership for Education supports the government to enroll more students: g.pe/PC7I50R53vu
#FundEducation
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H.E. Ambassador Riina Kionka recently visited communities still recovering from the 2022 floods in Sindh's Dadu district. She observed how UNICEF's education & child protection interventions funded by EUPakistan are making a difference. Here are her reflections on the visit.

Our Youth Advocate-Taqwa Ahmad recently visited our country office in Islamabad. She met UNICEF Representative Abdullah A. Fadil & the senior management team. Taqwa's advocacy for disability rights & inclusivity was appreciated & upcoming advocacy opportunities were discussed.

Maternal & Neonatal Tetanus, linked to unsanitary birth conditions, threatens women & newborns in 🇵🇰. With support from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints & Kiwanis, @unicef & Ministry of National Health Services, Pakistan have launched an initiative to eradicate this deadly disease in KP.
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Yesterday UNICEF with Federal Directorate of Immunization (FDI), World Health Organization (WHO), & partners celebrated 50 years of EPI in Pakistan to recognize the relentless efforts of Lady Health Workers and frontline vaccinators in protecting children against 12 deadly vaccine preventable diseases. #WIW #HumanlyPossible