Yasmin Ali Haque Explained

Yasmin Ali Haque is a human rights activist and the UNICEF country representative to India.[1] [2]

Early life

Haque graduated from Dhaka Medical College and did a masters in health system management from the University of London.[3]

Career

In 1996, Haque joined UNICEF Bangladesh.

In 2006, Haque was working in UNICEF Sri Lanka.[4]

Haque served as the Deputy UNICEF representative in Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2013.

From 2007 to 2010, Haque served as the UNICEF representative in Ghana.

Haque served as the UNICEF representative in South Sudan from 2010 to 2013.

In July 2017, Haque was appointed the UNICEF representative in India.[5] [6] She had been serving as the Deputy Director of Emergency Programmes based at the UNICEF Headquarters in New York City.[7] She is a founding member of the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit.[8]

Haque said that India was making improvements in healthcare in 2018.[9] She said more girls than boys die during early childhood in India.[10]

In June 2021, Haque launched Young Warrior Movement to encourage young people to participate in the recovery of India from COVID-19 pandemic.[11] She talked about the detrimental effect of the pandemic on education in India.[12] She called on the Indian government to take action against child labor.[13] She described climate change as a children's right issue.[14]

Notes and References

  1. News: First day at school delayed for 140 million children globally: UNICEF . The Economic Times . 2022-07-16.
  2. News: 2020-09-11 . Ayushmann Khurrana joins David Beckham in UNICEF’s campaign to end violence against children . 2022-07-16 . Hindustan Times . en.
  3. Web site: Dr. Yasmin Ali Haque . 2022-07-16 . WomenLift Health . en-US.
  4. News: Youth abductions haunt Lanka as violence rises . 2022-07-16 . The Daily Star.
  5. Web site: 2021-04-15 . Dr. Yasmin Ali Haqu . 2022-07-16 . Geena Davis Institute.
  6. Web site: Yasmin,Ali Haque . 2022-07-16 . Ideas For India . en.
  7. Web site: Dr Yasmin Ali Haque – InnoHEALTH 2019 . 2022-07-16 . en.
  8. Web site: RMMRU Team Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit . 2022-07-16 . en-US.
  9. News: 2018-06-09 . India is making steady progress in healthcare, says UNICEF’s Yasmin Ali . 2022-07-16 . Hindustan Times . en.
  10. News: 2018-02-21 . Healthcare: More baby girls than boys die in India . 2022-07-16 . The Daily Star . Reuters . en.
  11. News: 2021-06-07 . ‘Young people as vaccine buddies, fake news police can help India fight Covid-19’: UNICEF India Representative Dr Yasmin Haque . 2022-07-16 . The Indian Express . en.
  12. News: 2021-09-14 . A lost generation: India's COVID crisis reverses decades of progress for children . 2022-07-16 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  13. Web site: Chandelkar . Aprajita . 2021-06-12 . World Day against Child Labor 2021: Theme Is To "Act Now" . 2022-07-16 . Woman's era . en-US.
  14. News: Children in India, 3 other S Asian nations at extremely high risk of climate crisis impacts: UNICEF . 2022-07-16 . BSS.

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