Tag: UNICEF
UNICEF presents US$40,000 to GHS to fight COVID-19
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday donated medical items worth $40,000.00 to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to help curb...
Children appeal for peaceful elections
Some children drawn from some basic schools in the Sagnarigu Municipality of the Northern Region have expressed need for all to ensure peaceful elections...
One child or youth under 20 infected with HIV every 100 seconds – UNICEF
Approximately once every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age of 20 was infected with HIV last year, the...
UNICEF working with over 350 partners to deliver COVID-19 vaccines
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is working with more than 350 partners, including major airlines, shipping lines and logistics associations from around the world,...
UNICEF, MasterCard Foundation launch COVID-19 Education Recovery and Resilience Programme
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Government of Ghana and MasterCard Foundation has launched the COVID-19 Education Recovery and Resilience...
GES assures of schools’ safety ahead of January reopening
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has assured parents and guardians that it will ensure the safety of all school environments ahead of reopening in...
Olam unveils Ghana’s first brand of fortified rice for good health
Olam Ghana, a subsidiary of leading food and agribusiness Olam International, has launched Royal Aroma Fortified Rice - the country’s first and only...
UNICEF Ghana marks World Children’s Day
UNICEF Ghana has marked the World's Children's Day in Accra to create an environment for children to be heard and...
Fortified Rice – A Basic Dietary Necessity
As the gatekeeper of your family’s wellbeing, you know that good nutrition is essential to a healthy life.
The concept of ‘eating right’ as...
UNICEF provides medical protective equipment for vaccination sites in Libya
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said it has provided medical protective equipment for vaccination sites and health facilities in Libya in a...
China donates to UNICEF to tackle severe acute malnutrition in Senegal
China has made a donation worth 1 million U.S. dollars to help the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) assist severely malnourished children in Senegal...
Increased support needed for enhanced Rohingya Response – IOM urges
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) stands with its UN partners and the international community in calling for renewed support to more than one...
Plan Ghana introduces washable, reusable sanitary pads
“My headache of always working on people's farms to raise money to buy pad, will be a thing of the past now.
I can...
UNICEF to stockpile syringes for COVID-19 vaccination
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has begun laying the groundwork for COVID-19 vaccination by purchasing and pre-positioning syringes and other necessary equipment, said the...
GES commemorates Global Handwashing Day
The Ghana Education Service with UNICEF and other partners, have observed the 2020 World Handwashing Day in Accra, calling on Ghanaians to maintain effective...
Black Girls Matter: Speak Up for Our Girls Now – UNFPA
The world has witnessed some remarkable progress in how adolescent girls navigate their lives today. There is a large increase in their access to...
UNICEF monitors polio vaccination exercise in Ayawaso West Municipality
Madam Anne- Claire Dufay, Country Representative, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Ghana, has toured the Ayawaso West Municipality in the Greater Accra Region, to...
UNICEF urges re-opening of schools in Eastern, Southern Africa
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday called on governments, parents, and teachers across Eastern and Southern Africa to urgently and safely re-open...
UNICEF official in Lebanon warns of danger of illegal immigration
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Lebanon Yukie Mokuo warned of the danger of illegal immigration attempts by Lebanese children and...
UNICEF: 150m more children pushed into poverty due to pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic and related lockdown measures have pushed 150 million more children into poverty, according to analysis published by UNICEF and Save the...
UNICEF director asks Security Council to address root causes of attacks on schools
UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Henrietta Fore on Thursday asked the Security Council to address the root causes of attacks on schools.
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How UNICEF, NBSSI Sanmark project is improving sanitation facilities in Ghana
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Government of Ghana (GOG) in December 2018 implemented a Sanitation Programme known...
UNICEF urges international support for schools affected by Beirut’s blasts
The UNICEF urged on Friday the international community to urgently scale up support for education for children in Beirut following the explosions that destroyed...
Ericsson and UNICEF launch global partnership to map internet connectivity in schools
Ericsson and UNICEF have announced a global partnership to help map school connectivity in 35 countries by the end of 2023.
The Three-year initiative to...
UNICEF, World Vision donate PPEs to Sanitation Ministry
The UNICEF Ghana and the World Vision Ghana on Wednesday donated Personal Protective Equipment to the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources to support...
Ericsson, UNICEF in partnership to map school Internet connectivity in 35 countries
Swedish telecom company Ericsson and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced a global partnership Wednesday to help map school Internet connectivity in 35...
Children’s Day Celebration: Ministry to galvanise action against abuses
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) is working with its partners to use this the celebration of this year’s National Children’s...
Philip Foundation calls for the reopening of schools
Philip Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, has called on government to expedite actions on the re-opening of schools in the country after the easing of...
School reopening committee to submit report on September 21 – GES
The School Reopening Committee established to deliberate on modalities for the reopening of schools is expected to present a recommendation to the government on...
Tripartite partnership launched to help vulnerable communities in Botswana
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday in collaboration with Botswana Red Cross Society and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) launched a...