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UNICEF raises alarm over increased number of children used by Boko Haram

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.

In N-East, 75% of water has been damaged – UNICEF

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

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.