Tag: UNICEF
Yobe state communities appeal for water project funds
Rural communities selected for construction of 488 water and sanitation facilities in Yobe have appealed to Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam to…
1.3m children displaced by Iraq-IS war – UNICEF
About half the 2.6 million people displaced in Iraq after a three-year war with Islamic State (IS) militants are children…
Displaced Rohingya children at risk in overcrowded camps – UNICEF
The health and safety of more than 520,000 Rohingya children living in overcrowded camps and informal settlements in Bangladesh’s Cox’s…
3,000 children affected by forced evictions in Mogadishu – UN
UNICEF and Save the Children on Thursday said 30,000 children were affected in the recent unannounced forced evictions of families…
UNICEF, NOA mobilises journalists to fight HIV in Kaduna
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the National Orientation Agency (NOA) have mobilised 43 journalists to check the increasing…
AIDS still epidemic among children – UNICEF
Eighteen children in every hour were infected with HIV last year. UNICEF said that this was a sign of scant…
HIV: UNICEF, Kaduna government to screen 4,343 youths
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with Kaduna State Government has screened 4,343 youths for HIV/Aids in Jema’a Local…
UNICEF challenges Niger Delta states on nutrition, child welfare
UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says states in the South-South geopolitical zone still have major challenges in water coverage, sanitation, immunisation…
Yemen to run out of fuel, vaccines in a month – UNICEF
UNICEF says Yemen’s stocks of fuel and vaccines will run out in a month unless a Saudi-led military coalition allows…
Zamfara, UNICEF to take measles campaign to worship centers
The Zamfara Government, in collaboration with UNICEF, on Tuesday said it will take the campaign of its upcoming National Immunisation…
Hand washing reduces risk of diseases by 40% – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that hand washing practice can reduce the risk of contracting diarrhoea and other…
UN agencies call for prevention of newborns death daily
More must be done to stop babies from dying the day they are born, UN agencies said in a new…
More than half of UNICEF’s social media followers are Nigerians – Official
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that U-Report, it’s unique social media platform to engage with communities on issues…
Health minister, UNICEF, others urge actions to curb child mortality
Health Minister, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Monday, remarked that the country’s mortality in children Under-Five “is still very unacceptable’’. In…
Nutrition crisis: UNICEF advises caution in Mali
A nutrition crisis is threatening the lives and future of thousands of children in Mali, the United Nations Children’s Fund…