February 03, 2023
Africa: World Will Miss Target of Ending FGM By 2030 Without Urgent Action - Including From Men and Boys
Joint Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital… Read more »
January 16, 2023
Nigeria: 25 Million Nigerians At High Risk of Food Insecurity in 2023
Nearly 25 million Nigerians are at risk of facing hunger between June and August 2023 (lean season) if urgent action is not taken, according to the October 2022 Cadre… Read more »
December 19, 2022
Benin: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo Celebrates Resilience of Girls and Young People During Visit to Benin
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo returned to her home country Bénin last week to meet children and young people impacted by the spillover of violence from… Read more »
August 16, 2022
Africa: Millions More Children to Benefit From Malaria Vaccine As UNICEF Secures Supply
With malaria one of the biggest killers of children under 5, the world's first vaccine against a parasite is a major breakthrough for child health Read more »
June 29, 2022
East Africa: Child Marriage on the Rise in Horn of Africa as Drought Crisis Intensifies - UNICEF
Girls as young as twelve are being forced into child marriage and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) at “alarming rates” in the Horn of Africa, as the most severe drought… Read more »
June 28, 2022
East Africa: Child Marriage On the Rise in Horn of Africa As Drought Crisis Intensifies
Girls as young as twelve are being forced into child marriage and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) at "alarming rates" in the Horn of Africa, as the most severe drought in forty… Read more »
May 24, 2022
Africa: Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management Still Out of Reach for Many
Stigma, poverty, and lack of access to basic services like toilets and water are causing menstrual health and hygiene needs to go unmet and increasing women and girls' risk of… Read more »
April 25, 2005
East Africa: Breaking the Silence Around Family Violence in the Indian Ocean Region
Delegates from Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros, Seychelles and La Reunion gather to share concerns Read more »