December 16
Sierra Leone: Sole Survivor Found Clinging to Tyre Tubes After Shipwreck
Statement by Regina De Dominicis, UNICEF Europe and Central Asia Regional Office and Special Coordinator for the Refugee and Migrant Response in Europe Read more »
July 16
Gambia: La décision de maintenir l'interdiction des mutilations génitales féminines représente une victoire cruciale pour les droits des filles et des femmes
Déclaration conjointe de Catherine Russell, Directrice générale de l'UNICEF, de Natalia Kanem, Directrice exécutive de l'UNFPA, du Dr Tedros Adhanom… Read more »
July 15
Gambia: The Gambia's Decision to Uphold Ban On FGM Critical Win for Girls' and Women's Rights
Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director, Catherine Russell, UNFPA Executive Director, Natalia Kanem, WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, UN Women Executive… Read more »
April 13
Nigeria: On the 10-Year Mark of the Chibok Abductions, Unicef Urges Action to Secure Children's Education in Nigeria
New UNICEF report shows that just 37 per cent of schools across 10 states have early warning systems in place to identify threats, such as school attacks Read more »
March 07
Nigeria: Statement By Unicef Representative in Nigeria, Cristian Munduate, On the Abduction of Students in Kaduna State
"I am deeply saddened and concerned by the reports of yet another abduction of students in Kaduna State. The alarming frequency of such incidents across the country signals a… Read more »
November 28, 2023
Burkina Faso: Insecurity Pushes More Than 1 in 10 Children Into Acute Malnutrition - Unicef
New nutrition data shows that insecurity is leaving children exposed to alarming levels of malnutrition and the absence of basic services, warns UNICEF Read more »
November 23, 2023
Africa: First Malaria Vaccines Arrive in Cameroon - Other Countries to Follow
Shipments of the world's first WHO-recommended malaria vaccine, RTS,S, have begun with 331,200 doses landing last night in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The delivery is the first to a… Read more »
October 02, 2023
Burkina Faso: New Academic Year Starts With One Million Children Out of School Due to Ongoing Violence and Insecurity - Unicef
At least 6,000 schools remain closed; despite challenges, more than 3.8 million children are back in their classrooms Read more »
March 17, 2023
Central Africa: 10M Children at Risk in Central Sahel as Insecurity Spreads to Neighbors - UNICEF
Ten million children in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are in dire need of humanitarian assistance - twice as many as in 2020 - largely due to spiralling conflict, while nearly 4… Read more »
Mali: Child Alert - Extreme Jeopardy in the Central Sahel
Millions in need amid spiraling armed conflict and punishing climate crises. Read more »
Burkina Faso: 10 Million Children in Extreme Jeopardy as Insecurity Seeps Into Neighbouring Countries - UNICEF
Ten million children in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are in dire need of humanitarian assistance – twice as many as in 2020 – largely due to spiralling conflict, while… 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 »
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