APA – Lagos (Nigeria) The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Kingdom Department For International Development (DFID) have jointly committed US$56 million to support the implementation of Girl Education Project (GEP) in six northern states of Nigeria since the commencement of the project in 2004.
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UNICEF, DFID commit $56mn in support of girls’ education projects in Nigeria
UNICEF regional director visits Niger
APA-Niamey (Niger) The director of UNICEF for West and Central Africa, Gianfranco Rotigliano, has began a three-day working visit to Niger to investigate the food and nutrition emergency in this country that is experiencing a severe food shortage, APA learns Thursday from the UN office in Niamey.
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UNICEF warns of risks to gains made in fight against measles in Africa
APA-Moscow (Russia) An official at the United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF) has observed that a steep increase in cases of measles in eastern and southern Africa has put recent gains in reducing mortality due to this highly contagious disease at risk of being reversed, APA learns in Moscow on Friday.
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WHO, UNICEF express concern about fresh measles outbreak in Africa
APA-Nairobi (Kenya) A steep increase in cases of measles in Eastern and Southern Africa has put recent gains in reducing mortality due to this highly contagious disease at risk of being reversed, a joint World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report said here on Friday.
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UNICEF urges Nigeria to provide alternative water sources for lead ore affected communities
APA, Abuja (Nigeria) UNICEF’s water quality consultant, Mr Simon Hulugh, on Friday called on Nigeria to provide alternative water supply sources for the five communities affected by lead ore poisoning in Zamfara State in north-west Nigeria where no fewer than 300 people have so far died from the contamination.
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UNICEF commends Nigerian govt’s commitment to child welfare
APA – Lagos (Nigeria) As Africa commemorates the Day of the African Child, UNICEF on Tuesday commended the commitment of the Nigerian government to the welfare of children.
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Majority of children in Djibouti threatened by poverty, UN agency warns
APA-Dakar (Senegal) The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) deplored the poverty level affecting two out of three children in Djibouti and called for urgent action to prevent the country from reversing the progress in basic care it has made in recent years.
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UNICEF lauds steps taken by some African countries to end recruitment of child soldiers
APA - Lagos (Nigeria) The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has welcomed the step taken by Nigeria and five other African countries to end the recruitment of children into armed forces and military groups in the region.
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UNICEF, Nigerian Red Cross sign agreement to protect children
APA, Abuja (Nigeria) The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Nigerian Red Cross Society to enable the two organizations work together quickly and seamlessly with the government to protect children in the event of any kind of natural or humanitarian disaster.
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UNICEF raises concerns over maternal, child mortality MDG goals in Kenya
APA-Nairobi (Kenya) The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Kenya government on Monday acknowledged that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5 that focus on reducing child mortality and improving maternal health in Kenya respectively may not be realized without foreign intervention and injection of additional funds and capacity.
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UNICEF regional director hands over water project to Somali community
APA-Nairobi (Kenya) In an effort to boost access to basic services in Somalia, UNICEF is strengthening local capacity in the north-east region of the country by providing safe drinking water to children and their families.
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UNICEF ‘goodwill ambassador’ concludes visit to Guinea over child rights
APA - London (United Kingdom) The Unicef goodwill ambassador Mia Farrow on Sunday concluded a five-day visit to Guinea ; aimed at drawing international attention to the impact of recent political and economic unrest on the young people in the African country, sources reveal here Monday.
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