•Lechi Eke Lagos is geering up to host a groundbreaking event celebrating the International Day of the Girl Child in a powerful convergence of global vision and local action. The initiative, spearheaded by FinishedWork, is scheduled for Friday, October 25,…
Nigeria leads Africa in malnutrition crisis
The United Nations Children’s Fund said Nigeria ranks first in Africa and second worldwide in the number of malnourished children. The Chief of Nutrition for UNICEF Nigeria, Nemat Hajeebhoy, said this on Monday at the ongoing three-day collaborative meeting between…
Cholera: UNICEF donates N113m medical supplies to Borno
Following the recent outbreak of cholera in Borno State, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund on Tuesday donated response kits valued at N113m to the state Ministry of Health. Presenting the items at the Central Medical Store in Maiduguri,…
Violence against children in Nigeria alarming – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that recent studies show that violence against children in Nigeria has remained alarming. The Child Protection Manager of UNICEF in Nigeria, Mona Aika disclosed this during the opening of a two-day stakeholders’…
Kate Henshaw condemns FGM, urges perpetrators to stop practice
Nollywood Actress Kate Henshaw has called for an end to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) practice, and urged perpetrators to stop the act. Henshaw, a United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) champion, made the call in an interview with the News Agency…
Out-of-school children hit 20m as poverty, insecurity worsen
In spite of efforts by governments, many more Nigerian children are dropping out of school. Although the Federal Ministry of Education is picking holes in the 2021 figures of an analytical statistics organisation, SBMorgan Intelligence, that put the number of…
Ukraine war pushed 4m children into poverty, says UNICEF
The war in Ukraine and rising inflation has pushed an addition four million children across eastern Europe and Central Asia into poverty. The United Nations Children’s agency UNICEF said in a report released on Monday. The figure, representing a 19…
Venezuela, UNICEF to coordinate aid to flooded areas
Venezuela and UNICEF held a meeting to extend aid to communities hit by mudslides and floods from last week’s tropical storm Julia. Minister of Education, Yelitze Santaella said after a meeting with UNICEF representative Abubacar Sultan, that they discussed the…
Disease warning as Pakistan flood death toll rises
Aid workers warn a lack of clean drinking is causing an increase in diseases in Pakistan, as the death toll from devastating floods passes 1,200. Access to clean water was the biggest problem for those trying to find food and…
Ukraine students brace for underground school year
Five metres beneath a Kyiv classroom, headmaster Mykhaylo Aliokhin puts the finishing touches on the bunker where his students will spend much of their time once Ukraine’s school term starts later this week. The study hall above is still littered…