Tag: UNICEF
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57% Nigerian children don’t have birth certificates – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund on Monday averred that 57 per cent of Nigerian children under the age of five years don’t have birth certificates. The child protection specialist in charge of UNICEF Zone A Field office, Enugu, Victor Atuchukwu, revealed this in Awka during the training of 75 health workers from selected health facilities…
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UNICEF issues statement on sentencing of 13-year-old child to 10-years’ imprisonment for blasphemy
UNICEF today expressed deep concern about the sentencing of 13-year-old Omar Farouq to ten years’ imprisonment with menial labour by the Kano State Sharia Court at Feli Hockey, Kano, in northern Nigeria. The sentence was handed down after he was convicted of blasphemy on 10 August 2020. “The sentencing of this child –…
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Children in richest countries face obesity, lack of skills –UNICEF
Many children in the world’s richest countries lack basic mathematics and reading skills, and suffer from poor mental well-being and obesity, according to a UNICEF report made available on Thursday. The report ranks 41 European Union and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries on children’s health, skills, and happiness. Denmark, the Netherlands,…
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UNICEF urges Nigeria to ‘seize the moment’ for routine vaccination
UNICEF today said that Nigeria is facing a critical moment of choice, wherein children can either be protected from a host of preventable diseases – or face an uncertain future and possibly dire health prospects. The call came as UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) warned of an alarming decline in global vaccine…
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Kallon condemns bandits attack On Borno community
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, has reacted to a recent attack on civilians in Gubo Local Government Area, Borno State. In a statement signed by Eve Sabbagh, Head of Public Information of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), on June 11th, Kallon condemned “reports of…
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UNICEF appoints Cobhams Asuquo national ambassador
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has appointed the internationally acclaimed and award-winning Nigerian musician, producer and songwriter, Cobhams Asuquo, as its National Ambassador. UNICEF Nigeria Representative, Mr Peter Hawkins, announced the appointment in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Wednesday. Hawkins said that the appointment made…
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Two million children in Nigeria could die in the next decade -UNICEF
Boosting efforts to fight pneumonia could avert over 2 million child deaths from pneumonia and other major diseases in Nigeria, new analysis has found.The modelling by Johns Hopkins University is being released today as nine leading health and children’s agencies host the world’s first global conference on childhood pneumonia in Barcelona. Forecasts show that…