Yasmin Ali Haque

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.[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

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