This video highlights the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) unwavering commitment outlines the collaborative efforts of FAO and its partners in Pakistan, focusing on strategies and actions taken to reduce and prevent child labour in the agricultural sector.
KARACHI: Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah announced on Thursday that Sindh has achieved over 50 per cent reduction in child mortality rate. This moment of triumph, according to him, is a testament to his administration’s relentless efforts to ensure that every child
The video titled “Fighting child marriage in Pakistan with Civil Registration and Vital Statistics” highlights the partnership between the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Government of Pakistan in establishing a robust and centralized Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) system.
The Sindh cabinet on Saturday approved a bill, which, upon enactment, would made refusing immunisation against vaccine-preventable diseases a punishable offence in the province. The cabinet discussed around 40 agenda items, including approval of the Sindh Immunisation and Epidemic Control Act 2023
EARLY last month, the federal government allocated circa Rs97 billion for ‘Education Affairs and Services’ for the financial year 2023-24; while this figure represents a modest 5.5 per cent increase over last year’s Rs91.7bn, it represents a dismal 1.7 of the GDP,
KARACHI: Highlighting concerns over growing mental health problems among youth, speakers at a discussion held at a local hotel underscored the need for implementing comprehensive educational programmes to foster responsible online behaviour and digital literacy at an early age. Organised by the
The Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) chairperson, Iqbal Detho, on Monday called for activating the Provincial Coordination Committee on Child Labour that was supposed to be established under the Sindh Prohibition of Employment of Children Act 2017. He was speaking at a
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Thursday passed Sindh Protection and Promotion of Breast-Feeding and Young Child Nutrition Act, 2023 to ensure safe and adequate nutrition for infants and young children up to the age of 36 months. The bill moved by Parliamentary Secretary
KARACHI: A two-day Conference on ‘Foundation Learning and Early Childhood Care and Education in Emergencies’ has commenced at a local hotel in Karachi on Tuesday. The conference was organised by the Sindh School Education and Literacy Department in collaboration with United Nations International
According to a report published by three agencies of the United Nations, Pakistan has been ranked third among the top 10 countries with the highest number of maternal deaths, neonatal mortality, and stillbirths in 2020. The report, titled “Improving maternal and newborn