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The United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday called on the public to attend to the psychological well-being of adolescents at a theme campaign held in Beijing.

UNICEF and Department of Mental Health caution on World Mental Health Day

The UN chief said although the total number of nuclear weapons has been decreasing for decades, some 14,000 are stockpiled around the world, which is facing "the highest level of nuclear risk" in almost four decades.

BANGKOK, 30 August 2021 – Famous Thai actor Shahkrit Yamnarm is fronting a UNICEF campaign to mobilize support for the millions of severely malnourished children worldwide, as the situation has worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.

At least eight million of these young learners have been waiting for over a year.

Mothers are advised to initiate or continue breastfeeding while practising good hygiene to help protect their newborns from infections and illness during the Covid-19 pandemic, Unicef said, as the world marks World Breastfeeding Week from August 1-7.

The UN secretary-general said that attacks against UN personnel and premises are prohibited under international law and may constitute war crimes.

As part of this new commitment, Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, is providing a USD$1.5 million grant to UNICEF to support urgent COVID-19 response needs across five countries including Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Pakistan.

"The secretary-general is following with concern the heightened tensions in and around the Holy Sites of the Old City of Jerusalem," said his deputy spokesman. "He underscores that the status quo must be upheld and fully respected."

More than 300,000 children, the highest number ever in South Sudan, are expected to suffer from the worst form of malnutrition and are at risk of dying if treatment is not provided, the UNICEF warned.

While Sri Lanka is stuggling to procure 600,000 AstraZeneca doses needed for the second jab, the UNICEF yesterday (12) reported that the United Kingdom had a massive surplus of vaccines.

The scenes we are witnessing in South Asia are unlike anything our region has seen before. Family members of patients are pleading for help as the region reels under an acute shortage of medical-grade oxygen. Exhausted health workers are being pushed to the brink of collapse. We are faced with a real possibility that our health systems will be strained to a breaking point – leading to even more loss of life.