UNICEF calls for media support on children enrolment in schools
The UNICEF has called for more support from the media on sensitising the public on the importance of enrolling children in schools.
UNICEF, NOA set agenda for safe motherhood in Imo
Pregnant women in Imo State have been advised to patronize public hospitals to avail themselves the teachings of safe motherhood practices offered freely by medical experts.
Thousands of refugee children live ‘in limbo’-UNICEF
An estimated 24,600 refugee children are “living in limbo” waiting to join their families in Western Europe, UNICEF said on Thursday in New York.
UNICEF procures 450m doses of vaccines for Nigerian children
NIGERIAN children received 450 million out of a total of 2.5 billion doses of vaccines procured by UNICEF in 2016 to children in nearly 100 countries.
UNICEF wants Newsmen to avoid stigmatisation of children in news reportage
THE United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has advised journalists to avoid stigmatisation when reporting children based issues. The body also called on Journalists to adhere strictly to the principles of ethical guidelines while reporting on issues concerning children in order to safeguard and secure their future.
Health: UNICEF, Katsina Govt. strategies towards behavioral change
United Nations Children’s Funds, UNICEF and Katsina state government, through the primary health care development agency is strategizing towards attaining behavioural change in best health practices at the grassroots of the state.
UNICEF raises alarm over increased number of children used by Boko Haram
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday that the number of children used in suicide attacks, by suspected Boko Haram terrorists, had surged to 27 in the first quarter of 2017.
Marie-Pierre Poirier, UNICEF’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa said this in a report she released to journalists on Maiduguri on Wednesday.
UNICEF lauds release of 600 women, children in Borno
UNICEF has lauded the release of nearly 600 women, children and the elderly from Giwa military barracks in Maiduguri, Borno State.
In N-East, 75% of water has been damaged – UNICEF
The United Nations Children Emergency Fund, UNICEF, said yesterday that water shortages, inadequate sanitation, poor hygiene practices and disease outbreaks were posing additional threat to severely malnourished children in North-East Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen.
UNICEF tasks media to protect rights of children
The United Nations Children Fund, UNICEF,has urged media practitioners to protect the rights of children through ethical based reportage and in accordance with best global practices.
Nigeria, eight others to halve MNCH deaths by 2022
According to UNICEF, in Nigeria, 145 women die daily, as well as about 2,300 under-five year olds
