Maureen Okpe Ahead of the G7 Leaders Summit in Cornwall, UK this weekend, UNICEF ambassadors in an open letter urges G7 leaders to commit to sharing a minimum of 20 per cent of COVID-19 vaccine dose supply urgently,to poorer countries to reduce the risk of the virus spreading further and the
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Over 70,000 Nigerian children die yearly due to poor access to water, sanitation services – UNICEF
Godsgift Onyedinefu At least 70,000 Nigerian children under the age of five die every year due to poor access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has said.The agency in a statement on Wednesday decried the severe shortage of clean water supply, toilets, and hand
UNICEF urges Nigerian Govt to Provide Psychosocial Support for Conflict Affected Children
Godsgift Onyedinefu The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Borno has called on the Nigerian government and stakeholders to integrate psychosocial support into all platforms for conflict-affected children. This is as the Borno State First Lady, Dr. Falmata Zulum declared support for girl-child education, saying that reaching children with
Kidnap Victims Need Aid Beyond Rescue, Experts Say
By Keminni Amanor, Esther Githui-Ewart In Nigeria’s restive northern region, kidnappings have become all too common, with schoolchildren among the primary targets. Federal and state governments say they focus on ensuring abductees’ safe release and return, but a chorus of health experts and others say support for those abductees shouldn’t end there. Victims need specialized
Japan Donates $600,000 Towards Eradication of Malnutrition in Borno, Yobe
Mukaila Ola Japan has donated $600,000 towards eradication of malnutrition in Borno and Yobe states, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday. UNICEF, while revealing that the fund would cater for a year, lamented that at least three million conflict-affected children in north-east Nigeria will be screened for severe acute
UNICEF Provides Learning Shades to Yobe School Razed by Boko Haram
Mukaila Ola Yobe State government has said the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is providing temporary learning shades to enable classes to resume at Katarko Primary School, recently burnt down by Boko Haram insurgents. The school, a military base and a primary healthcare centre were burnt down during recent attack on Katarko
10 Million Additional Child Marriages on the Line before End of the Decade–UNICEF
Mukaila Ola The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has decried that 10 million additional child marriages may occur before the end of the decade, threatening years of progress in reducing the practice. An analysis released by the UN agency on International Women’s Day on Monday titled: “COVID-19: A threat to progress against
UNICEF calls on Government to Ensure Students are Safe at School
Mukaila Ola The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on Nigerian government to put measures in place to forestall abduction of students from schools. This call was made in a statement on Tuesday by UNICEF on the heels of reported released of over 200 students of the Government Girls’ Secondary
School Girls Abduction: We are saddened and angered, UNICEF laments
School Girls Abduction: We are saddened and angered, UNICEF laments Dakore Ekpendu Abuja United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund UNICEF has expressed concern at reports of an overnight attack at the Government Girls Secondary School in Jangebe, Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State, north-west Nigeria, where an unconfirmed number of schoolgirls were
UNICEF Launches Faith-based Handbooks for Child Development
Mukaila Ola The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) has launched a faith-based handbooks to assist in child well-being and development. According to a statement on Tuesday from UNICEF, Faith for Life handbooks for Christians and Muslims with recommendations on child well-being, leverage on