Tag: UNICEF
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UNICEF raises alarm over Female Genital Mutilation practices in Ekiti
The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) and Ekiti State Government have decried the increasing rate of Female Genital Mutilation, (FGM) in the state. They, however, said that it would take collective efforts from all stakeholders to curb the menace. UNICEF and the state government made this known at the end of the stakeholders meeting…
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HIV/AIDS campaign: UNICEF seeks more involvement of traditional rulers
UNICEF has called for more involvement of traditional rulers to help reduce the prevelance of HIV and AIDS among adolescent and young persons in Kaduna State. Representative of UNICEF Adolescent and Intervention Programme (AYP), Alhaji Idris Baba, made the appeal during a stakeholders meeting on Thursday in Kaduna. Baba said “with AYP we realise the…
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Delta Economic Team facilitates signing of MoU for 15 projects – Commissioner
Dr Kingsley Emu, Delta Commissioner for Economic Planning, has said that the state’s economic management team facilitated the signing of the Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) for 15 projects. Emu said this at the annual ministerial news briefing organised by the state Ministry of Information on Thursday in Asaba. Emu said that the MoUs were signed…
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Nigeria receives N70m loan for construction of improved toilets – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says it has disbursed N70 million to 3,000 households in four states in Nigeria as loan to construct improved toilets, under its Sanitation Marketing Programme. Mr Amir Syed, the UNICEF International Consultant on Sanitation Marketing, disclosed this in a news conference on Wednesday in Katsina. According to Syed, the…
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UNICEF commends FG over release of abducted Dapchi schoolgirls
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has commended Federal Government efforts at the return of 105 abducted Dapchi school girls in Yobe. It expressed its delight over the report on return of the girls that were abducted on Feb. 19 by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. Mr Mohamed Fall, UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, said this in…
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UNICEF seeks Buhari’s support to eradicate child abuse
The United Nations Children’s Educational Fund (UNICEF) has appealed to Mrs Aisha Buhari, wife of the president, to partner with it in championing the rights and educational advancement of Nigerian children. Mr Mohamed Fall, the Country Representative of UNICEF made the appeal on Saturday at a reception in honour of Buhari as a strong advocate…
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12m girls become child brides yearly – UNICEF
An estimated 12 million girls under 18 are getting married every year globally, according to new data from UNICEF released on Tuesday. The newly collated figures signal a 15 per cent drop in the last decade, from one in four to approximately one in five girls. UNICEF warned that if child marriage continues at the…
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Rann: UNICEF, IOM, UN condemn Boko Haram attack
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have deplored Boko Haram attack on Rann in Borno. IOM said: “a large number of Boko Haram members armed with automatic weapons, rocket propelled grenades and gun trucks attacked the military base in Rann’’. The UN migration agency said some 55,000 people displaced…
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Super Athlete, Usain Bolt to feature in Soccer Aid match at Old Trafford
Usain Bolt will finally make his footballing debut at Old Trafford. The eight-time Olympic gold medallist will captain a team of celebrities and footballers for the Soccer Aid match on 10 June. “It’s my dream to make it as a professional footballer. To play against some of football’s biggest legends is going to be remarkable,”…
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Infants global mortality ‘alarmingly high’ – UNICEF
Newborns are dying at “alarmingly high” rates in countries that are poor, conflict-ridden or have weak institutions, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday in a new report. The new UNICEF report revealed that babies born in these places were 50 times more likely to die in the first month of life than those…