UNITED NATIONS, Jan 01 (APP):The world will welcome more than 392,000 babies, including 16,787 in Pakistan, on New Year’s Day, according to estimates from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The agency believes 2020’s first baby will be born in Fiji and that globally, over half of all births on January 1 will take place, besides Pakistan, in 7 other countries: India ( 67,385), China (46,299), Nigeria (26,039), Indonesia (13,020), the United States of America )(10,452), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (10,247), and Ethiopia (8,493). “The beginning of a new year and a new decade is an opportunity to reflect on our hopes and aspirations not only for our future, but the future of those who will come after us,” Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, said in a statement. “As the calendar flips each January, we are reminded of all the possibility and potential of each child embarking on her or his life’s journey—if they are just given that chance.” However, UNICEF reported that in 2018, 2.5 million newborns died before reaching one month old, around a third of them on the first day of life. Most of these deaths were from preventable causes such as premature birth, complications during … Continue reading Over 16,000 children will be born in Pakistan on New Year’s Day – UNICEF