It said: “The number of children involved in suicide attacks in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger has risen sharply over the past years, from four in 2014 to 44 in 2015.
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“Now that we can test water more cheaply and efficiently than we were able to do when the MDGs were set, we are coming to terms with the magnitude of the challenge facing the world when it comes to clean water,” said Sanjay Wijeserkera, head of UNICEF’s global water, sanitation and hygiene programmes. “With the new Sustainable Development Goals calling for ‘safe’ water for everyone, we’re not starting from where the MDGs left off; it is a whole new ball game
The joint programme, according to the statement, is in collaboration among UNFPA, UNICEF, Federal Ministry of Health, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development as well as the Guardian, UK
Speaking at the event in Osogbo, Prof. Modupe Onadeko, the National President of Inter-African Committee on Female Genital Mutilation, said the act is linked to history and religion and is regarded as a ritual or a must for both male and female
The report said that half of mutilation victims lived in three countries
This was contained in a joint statement issued by the UNFPA Executive Director, Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin, and the UNICEF Executive Director, Anthony Lake, in Abuja
“It’s a staggering number,” says Manuel Fontaine, UNICEF’s West and Central Africa Regional Director. “The conflict has been a huge blow for education in the region, and violence has kept many children out of the classroom for more than a year, putting them at risk of dropping out of school altogether
Declaring the workshop open, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Hon. Lola Akande, said children abuse has reached a frightening stage
In conflict-affected countries such as Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Iraq, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen, or on perilous journeys to escape fighting, newborn children and their mothers face enormous risks
During a handover ceremony at the US Embassy in Abuja on Friday, Procter & Gamble Managing Director, George Nassar, presented samples of the products to Borno State National Assembly representative, M.T. Monguno
Abdulai explained that the money was expended only on procurement of drugs and other nutrients for malnourished children and excluded the technical assistance rendered by the fund
With the theme of this years International Day of the Girl Child as: “The Power of the Adolescent Girl: Vision for 2030,” UNICEF and other partners, including the Federal Ministry of Education, focused their activities on the transforming power of education to empower adolescent girls to overcome all challenges that affect their lives and inhibit their prospects of advancement
This was contained in a statement signed by the Chief of Communication of UNICEF, Doune Porter, on Thursday in Abuja and made available to the News agency of Nigeria
“Along with drinking water and access to toilets, hygiene – particularly handwashing with soap – is the essential third leg of the stool holding up the Goal on water and sanitation,” said Sanjay Wijesekera, global head of UNICEF’s water, sanitation and hygiene programmes
The coordinator further revealed that a report published in 2012 showed that about 8.7 million of primary school age children were out of school in Nigeria
The Acting Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Education, Ann Okonkwo, announced this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday, shortly after a two-day stakeholders’ meeting in Kaduna
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