Short News:

• The Chinese government in its latest ‘standard map’ of its border areas has included the entire Indian province of Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin region as part of the People’s Republic of China.

About Aksai Chin: 

• The territory administered by China is situated largely in the southernmost part of the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, China.
• A small portion on the southeast and south sides lie within the extreme western limit of the Tibet Autonomous Region. 
• After border clashes between India and China  in 1962, the area remained a point of contention between India and China.

• As per UNICEF,  more than 1,300 schools have been totally destroyed in government-held areas of Ukraine since Russia’s 2022 invasion and others have been badly damaged.

About the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF): 

• It was created by the United Nations General Assembly on 11 December 1946.
• Headquarters: New york, USA.
• Goal: To provide emergency food and healthcare to children and mothers in countries that had been devastated by World War II.  
• In 1950, UNICEF’s mandate was extended to address the long-term needs of children and women in developing countries everywhere. 
• In 1953 it became a permanent part of the United Nations System.