Yasmin Ali Haque
Yasmin Ali Haque is a human rights activist and the UNICEF country representative to India.[1][2]
Early life[edit]
Haque graduated from Dhaka Medical College and did a masters in health system management from the University of London.[3]
Career[edit]
In 1996, Haque joined UNICEF Bangladesh.[3]
In 2006, Haque was working in UNICEF Sri Lanka.[4]
Haque served as the Deputy UNICEF representative in Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2013.[3]
From 2007 to 2010, Haque served as the UNICEF representative in Ghana.[3]
Haque served as the UNICEF representative in South Sudan from 2010 to 2013.[3]
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]
References[edit]
- ^ "First day at school delayed for 140 million children globally: UNICEF". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ^ "Ayushmann Khurrana joins David Beckham in UNICEF's campaign to end violence against children". Hindustan Times. 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ^ a b c d e "Dr. Yasmin Ali Haque". WomenLift Health. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ^ "Youth abductions haunt Lanka as violence rises". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ^ "Dr. Yasmin Ali Haqu". Geena Davis Institute. 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ^ "Yasmin,Ali Haque". Ideas For India. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ^ "Dr Yasmin Ali Haque – InnoHEALTH 2019". Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ^ "RMMRU Team | Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit". Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ^ "India is making steady progress in healthcare, says UNICEF's Yasmin Ali". Hindustan Times. 2018-06-09. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ^ "Healthcare: More baby girls than boys die in India". The Daily Star. Reuters. 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ^ "'Young people as vaccine buddies, fake news police can help India fight Covid-19': UNICEF India Representative Dr Yasmin Haque". The Indian Express. 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ^ "A lost generation: India's COVID crisis reverses decades of progress for children". Los Angeles Times. 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ^ Chandelkar, Aprajita (2021-06-12). "World Day against Child Labor 2021: Theme Is To "Act Now"". Woman's era. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ^ "Children in India, 3 other S Asian nations at extremely high risk of climate crisis impacts: UNICEF". BSS. Retrieved 2022-07-16.