Tag: UNICEF
Indonesia parliament raises marital age for girls to 19
Rights groups on Wednesday welcomed the Indonesian parliament’s decision to raise the marriage age for girls from 16 to 19…
Kebbi rockets immunisation campaign with UNICEF help
Dr. Abubakar Kaoje, Executive Secretary, Kebbi State Primary Health Care Development Agency says immunization coverage in the state has improved…
UNICEF committed to child growth, development – official
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reaffirmed its commitment to continue to support various state governments to tackle the…
UNICEF commends Colombia’s decision on Venezuelan children
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) welcomed the Colombian government’s decision to prevent statelessness for thousands of children born in Colombia…
UNICEF converts plastics to bricks to build Ivory Coast schools
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has announced an innovative partnership to build a factory in Ivory Coast to convert plastic…
Reproductive health: UNICEF, EU train 2,115 in Kebbi
The European Union (EU) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have trained 2,115 mothers in four local government areas in…
Nigeria loses N1.4tr annually to violence against children
The United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday said Nigeria lost over N1.4 trillion annually due to Violence Against Children…
Open defecation: UNICEF, Ekiti set 2021 deadline target
The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) and Ekiti government have set 2021 as the target date to end open…
Suicide bombings: UNICEF condemns use of teenage girls in Borno
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has condemned the use of children as suicide bombers in Maiduguri community…
UNICEF commends Nigerian youths for petitioning governors over education
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended Nigerians youths for taking up the challenge of tasking their governors to…
Children’s Day: UNICEF inaugurates campaign for child’s rights
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has launched a campaign to create awareness on children’s rights in the Nigerian…
Nigeria needs additional 2m toilets annually for 7 years — UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday that Nigeria needed additional two million toilets annually from 2019 to…
UNICEF challenge families on implementation of Child Rights Act
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has challenged parents on their responsibilities of proper upbringing of children in order to…
Disease outbreak: UNICEF to inaugurate global campaign on vaccines safety
In view of growing outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases,the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says it will inaugurate a new global…
Girl child education is beyond getting girls to schools – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday, says that girl child education is beyond getting girls into schools.