Tag:UNICEF

Human Welfare

Internally displaced children, most vulnerable to COVID-19, says UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says the internally displaced children in Nigeria are among the world’s most vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic. UNICEF Representative...

Michael Simire - May 5, 2020

Health

Countries fail to meet breastfeeding standards, says report

No country in the world fully meets recommended standards for breastfeeding, according to a new report by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World...

admin - August 1, 2017

Photo News

Images: How Yemen struggles against cholera

Cholera continues to spread in Yemen, causing more than 390,000 suspected cases of the disease and more than 1,800 deaths since April 27, 2017. The...

admin - July 27, 2017

Health

One in 10 infants didn’t receive vaccinations in 2016 – UN

Worldwide, 12.9 million infants, nearly one in 10, did not receive any vaccinations in 2016, according to a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) and...

admin - July 18, 2017

Water & Sanitation

Billions lack safe drinking water, sanitation globally, say UNICEF, WHO

Some three in 10 people worldwide, or 2.1 billion, lack access to safe, readily available water at home, and 6 in 10, or 4.5...

admin - July 12, 2017

Water & Sanitation

UNICEF certifies Katsina communities Open Defecation Free

No fewer than 825 communities in Katsina State have so far been certified as Open Defecation Free under the Sanitation, Hygiene and Water in...

admin - June 28, 2017

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Yemen cholera outbreak worst in the world – WHO, UNICEF

The deadly cholera outbreak in Yemen is the direct consequence of two years of heavy conflict, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United...

admin - June 25, 2017

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UNICEF welcomes release of abducted Chibok girls

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Sunday, May 7, 2017 welcomed Saturday’s release of more than 80 of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by...

admin - May 7, 2017

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