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2023: UN agencies warn again of hunger in West, Central Africa

The UN agencies say the number of hungry people in West and Central Africa can reach a record high of 48 million in 2023,...

More children suffering from heat waves – UNICEF

According to a UNICEF report, millions of children are already suffering from heat extremes due to global warming, and  there will soon be many...

1.5m children at risk of devastating floods – UNICEF

More than 2.5 million people in Nigeria need humanitarian assistance, 60 per cent of which include children at increased risk of waterborne diseases, UNICEF...

Half of Sudan’s most vulnerable children could die without aid – UN

The situation for Sudan’s most vulnerable children is so desperate that half of the most severely malnourished youngsters are expected to die without urgent...

GBV detrimental to girl-child’s development, says UNICEF Country Rep

UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Country Representative to Nigeria, Peter Hawkins, says Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is detrimental to the development of the girl-child. Hawkins, who made...

UNICEF appoints Ugandan young climate activist as goodwill ambassador

UNICEF has named Ugandan climate activist, Vanessa Nakate, 25, as its new goodwill global ambassador. UNICEF Executive Director, Catherine Russell, described Nakate as instrumental in...

Bauchi urged to establish WASH units in LGAs

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, urged the Bauchi State Government to establish Water Sanitation And Hygiene (WASH) units in...

UN demands end to attacks on health care in Ukraine

Head of UN bodies, Catherine Russell (Executive Director, United Nations Children's Fund – UNICEF), Dr. Natalia Kanem (Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund –...

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COP29: Nigeria reviews climate commitments ahead of Baku summit

Ahead of the 29th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on...
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Africa proposes treaty sales ban on mercury skin lighteners

Recently, the African Region proposed to amend the Minamata Convention to ban the sale and offering of sales of...

$38tr in yearly damages: World economy committed to income reduction of 19% due to climate change

Even if CO2 emissions were to be drastically cut down starting today, the world economy is already committed to an...

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COP29: Nigeria reviews climate commitments ahead of Baku summit

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Recently, the African Region proposed to amend the Minamata...
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