Ministry of Panchayati Raj to launch ‘Pancham’ chatbot with UNICEF

New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The Ministry of Panchayati Raj is set to launch initiatives, including PANCHAM – Panchayat Assistance and Messaging Chatbot — developed in collaboration with UNICEF, it was announced on Saturday. The Ministry will organise a felicitation function on Sunday to honour elected Panchayat representatives invited as Special Guests to witness the […]
UNICEF receives 1.5-million-USD aid for Sudanese refugee children in Libya

Tripoli, Jan 16 (IANS) The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that it received $1.5 million in funding from the Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN global fund for education in emergencies, to address the urgent educational and psychosocial needs of Sudanese refugee children in Libya. “This contribution from the ECW allows us to tackle […]
UNICEF says over 9 million children out of school in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, Jan 3 (IANS) More than nine million children are out of school across Ethiopia due to man-made and natural disasters, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed In its latest Ethiopia Humanitarian Situation Report released late Thursday, UNICEF said that more than 6,000 schools have been closed across the East African country […]