Somalia Child Hunger Crisis Deepens After Aid Cuts, UNICEF Says
LIFE-THREATENING malnutrition among children is spiking in Somalia as more than 200 health and nutrition facilities were forced to shutter following cuts to.
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One In Six Katsina Children Die Before Celebrating 5th Birthday – UNICEF
AT least One in six children in Katsina State reportedly die before celebrating their 5th birthday, a stark reminder of urgent need to.
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Breastfeeding Can Save 520,000 Children – UNICEF
THE United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that improving the rate at which children are breastfed exclusively for the first six months.
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Trump Aid Block: 80,000 Malnourished Children In Nigeria Risk Losing Aid – UNICEF
LACK of funding exacerbated by President Donald Trump administration’s cuts to foreign aid will affect the supply of lifesaving food to treat 80,.
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26,000 Children, Young Persons Imprisoned Yearly In Nigeria – UNICEF
STAKEHOLDERS, including the National Judicial Council (NJC), UNICEF, and the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria, have called for the rehabilitation of young offenders.
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UNICEF Says 12 Million At Risk Of Sexual Violence As Sudan Crisis Deepens
THE war in Sudan has exposed more than 12 million people to “pervasive” sexual violence that is being used to “terrify” the entire.
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Tinubu Approves Funds For UNESCO Media, Information Literacy Institute In Nigeria
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the release of funds required for the immediate operationalization of the UNESCO Media and Information Literacy (MIL).
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NGE Tasks South-East/South-South Governors On Security
– Commends UNICEF, Imo Govt For Partnership THE Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has called on state governments in the South-east and South-south.
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UNICEF Issues Emergency Tender To Secure Mpox Vaccines For Crisis-Hit African Countries
UNICEF today announced that it has issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox vaccines. Vaccines can play a critical role in.
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One In Three Nigerian Children Out Of School, Says UNICEF
THE United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has distributed 2,760 solar-powered radio sets to the Katsina State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).
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Millions Of Children Going Hungry In Sudan, Unicef Laments
THE head of the United Nations children’s agency, Unicef, says Sudan is one of the worst places in the world for children. Catherine.
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556,750 Children Miss Vaccination In Kano, Jigawa, Katsina — UNICEF
THE United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) Kano Field Office has disclosed that 556,750 children in Kano, Jigawa, and Katsina have not received a.
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1,680 Nigerian Schoolchildren Abducted In 10 Years – UNICEF
THE United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said attacks and abductions targeting Nigerian schoolchildren have surged since the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping in Borno.
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Nigeria Ranks Third-Highest In Female Genital Mutilation Globally – UNICEF
THE United Nations Children and Education Fund Country Representative in Nigeria, Christiane Mundaute has said that more than 200 million girls and women.
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BREAKDOWN: 723 Schools Closed In Zamfara, Adamawa, Katsina, Six Other States Over Insecurity – UNICEF
NO fewer than 723 schools are reported to have been closed down in nine states across the country due to insecurity and occupation.
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Nigeria Has Lost $100bn To North-East Conflict – UNICEF
THE United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria has lost $100bn to the decade-long conflict in the country’s North-East region. In a report.
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UNICEF Sounds Alarm On Child Cholera Cases In DR Congo
UNICEF on Friday sounded the alarm on child cholera in DR Congo’s troubled North-Kivu province, estimating more than 8,000 under-fives had been infected.
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AUN, UNICEF Master In Communication For Social, Behavior Change Gets NUC Approval
THE American University of Nigeria (AUN) has received the National Universities Commission’s (NUC) approval to offer a Master of Science degree in Communication.