Only 3 out of 10 children in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa are registered at birth – UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said only 3 out of 10 children in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa have their birth registered. Officer-in-Charge, UNICEF Chief of Maiduguri Field Office, Joseph Senesie, raised the alerm on Tuesday in Damaturu during a …

12 local govts in Borno, Yobe still on zero-dose level of vaccination – UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has expressed worry over the zero level vaccination of children in the North-East. The children’s charity noted that nearly two million children are out-of-school in the region while twelve local governments in …

UNICEF urges Bauchi govt to release nutrition fund as LGAs disburse N100m

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged the Bauchi State Government to expedite the process of releasing its N200 million pledge as a matching grant to the Child Nutrition Fund, aiming to combat growing malnutrition among children in the …

UNICEF, GAVI Target 1.5m Children For Vaccination Against Killer Diseases In Kebbi

1 United nations emergency children funds ( UNICEF) in a professional collaboration with Gavi has said that they are targeting at least three hundred children in four years for vaccination against dreaded killer diseases in Kebbi. The country …

UNICEF ED: Children bearing brunt of Sudan war, refugee life in Chad

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on Monday concluded a three-day mission to Chad, warning of the worsening crisis affecting children in the eastern part of the country that has seen the arrival of hundreds of thousands of refugees from Sudan. …

UNICEF Executive Director concludes three-day mission to Chad, meeting with some of the 700,000 children displaced ...

N’DJAMENA, 23 June 2025 – UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell today concluded a three-day mission to Chad, warning of the worsening crisis affecting children in the eastern part of the country that has seen the arrival of hundreds of thousands of …

UNICEF chief meets some of Sudan’s 700,000 child refugees crossing into Chad

UNICEF urges Bauchi youths to engage in tree planting

The United Nations Children’s Fund has urged the youth to imbibe the habit of tree planting as a way of life. This call was made on Friday in Bauchi by Nanbam Michael, the Water and Sanitation Hygiene Officer, UNICEF’s Bauchi Field Office, at an occasion …

The Smurfs, Rihanna, Billie Lourd and more feature in new global digital campaign from the UN and UNICEF

UNICEF and the UN’s Act Now Initiative have teamed up with the Smurfs on “a global digital social impact campaign that encourages people, especially children, to speak up, empower themselves and others, and help create a blueprint for a better world”. The …

Bearing The Brunt Of War: UNICEF Chief Meets Some Of Sudan’s 700,000 Child Refugees Crossing Into Chad

Tuesday, 24 June 2025, 9:04 am Press Release: UN News 23 June 2025 In neighbouring Chad, children make up 61 per cent of the 860,000 Sudanese refugees and a staggering 68 per cent of the 274,000 Chadian returnees – that’s over 700,000 young lives uprooted …