Pakistan has ranked among the top 10 countries with the highest number of births recorded on New Year’s Day, according to the United Nations (UN) Children’s Agency.
As per the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), an estimated 371,504 babies were born on 1 Jan 2021, half of which were in India, China, Nigeria, Pakistan, Indonesia, Ethiopia, The United States of America (USA), Egypt, Bangladesh, and the Congo.
India recorded the highest number of births at 59,995, followed by 35,615 in China, 21,439 in Nigeria, 14,161 in Pakistan, 12,336 in Indonesia, 12,006 in Ethiopia, 10,312 in USA, 9,455 in Egypt, 9,236 in Bangladesh, and 8,640 in Congo.
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The UNICEF Executive Director, Henrietta Fore, said, “The children born today enter a world far different than even a year ago, and a New Year brings a new opportunity to reimagine it”.
“Today, as the world faces a global pandemic, economic slowdown, rising poverty, and deepening inequality, the need for UNICEF’s work is as great as ever,” she said.
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Fore added that “for the last 75 years, throughout conflicts, displacements, natural disasters, and crises, UNICEF has been there for the world’s children. As a New Year dawns, we renew our commitment to protect children, to speak up for their rights, and to make sure their voices are heard, no matter where they live”.
Dunya kahan se kahan chali gayi lekin pakistani inhi kaamon mei masroof hain.
Effects of initial days of lock down (end March to Mid April)
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Kindly let us know the number of child-death on same day and the top 10 countries where most children died on 91-91-2021.