Millions of Children Malnourished in Horn of Africa – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has warned that over 1.9 children are at risk of dying from severe malnutrition in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya. Development Diaries reports that children in the Horn of Africa are living through an unprecedented crisis of hunger, displacement, water scarcity and insecurity. According to UNICEF, more than seven […]
Ethiopia: UN Agencies Renew Call for End to FGM
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have called on the government of Ethiopia and its development partners to accelerate implementation of the National Costed Roadmap to End Child Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Development Diaries reports that the call was made in connection with the observance […]
Nigeria: UNICEF Warns of Hunger Crisis
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has warned that 25 million Nigerians are at risk of facing hunger between June and August 2023 if urgent actions are not taken. According to the UN agency, this projection is an increase from the estimated 17 million people currently at risk of food insecurity in the […]
Egypt: UNICEF Raises Climate Change Concerns
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has categorised Egypt as ‘extremely high risk’ with regard to the impact of climate change on children. The UN agency, in its latest Children’s Climate Risk Index (CCRI) in the Middle East and North Africa, called for urgent action to protect children and young people. According to […]
Congo: UNICEF Makes Child Protection Call
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has called on all parties to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to protect children. UNICEF made the call following renewed violence in the country’s eastern region. Development Diaries reports that thousands of people have been displaced from the towns of Rutshuru and […]
Flooding: UNICEF Raises Fresh Concerns
Over 2.4 million people in Nigeria, 60 percent of whom are children, are at risk of waterborne diseases, drowning and malnutrition as the country continues to grapple with the effect of flooding. In a report by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the UN agency said that humanitarian needs in Nigeria are expected to […]
Africa Records Worrying Out-of-School Numbers
At least 57 million children, adolescents and youths in Central and West Africa have been denied access to education, a new report by three humanitarian partners shows. According to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), that figure represents 24.1 percent […]