Tag: UNICEF
UNICEF and Libya sign deal to extend cooperation on water sanitation
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday said it signed an agreement with the Libyan Ministry of Water Resources to extend their...
Surge in violence in DRC’s Ituri worsens plight for children
A recent surge in armed insurgency and intercommunal violence in the eastern province of Ituri in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)...
WHO and others launch Immunization Agenda 2030 to save 50 million lives
While the world focuses on accelerating vaccination campaigns against COVID-19, millions of children around the world still remain vulnerable to deadly diseases, warned a...
Ghana’s health sector experienced marginal decline in budgetary allocation from 7.66% in 2020 to...
The World Immunization Week is celebrated annually during the last week of April as a global campaign to raise awareness on the importance of...
UNICEF launches radio campaign in NE Nigeria to boost education
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has launched a school radio clubs program in Nigeria to support campaigns for the development of education in...
Young entrepreneurs must make social impact a priority-UNICEF
Mr. Fiachra McAsey, the UNICEF Deputy Representative, has advised young entrepreneurs to make social impact a priority in the establishment of businesses and delivery...
Ghana/KOICA/UNICEF celebrate achievements under Better Life for Girls
Ghana, Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), have celebrated the positive outcomes of the 5.2 million dollar...
UE Stakeholders appeal to Global affairs Canada and UNICEF to extend SPREAD
Stakeholders in the Upper East Region have appealed to the Global affairs Canada and UNICEF to extend the...
Religious bodies must have child protection polices
Religious bodies especially Churches must develop “Child Protection Policy,” which will ensure that they take-up the responsibility to protect children against all forms of...
Korean Republic donates 200,000 face masks to Ghana Health Service
The Republic of Korea, with support from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), on Tuesday donated 200,000 facemasks to the Ghana Health Service (GHS)...
10 million additional girls at risk of child marriage due to COVID-19 – UNICEF
Ten million additional child marriages may occur before the end of the decade, threatening years of progress in reducing the practice, according to a...
UNICEF to support released schoolgirls in Nigeria
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday that it will provide psychosocial support to the released schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria's northwestern state...
Zimbabwe denies suspending WHO and UNICEF in COVID-19 programs
The Zimbabwean has government refuted media reports that it had barred the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF from participating in the country's COVID-19...
UNICEF hails release of Kidnapped students in Nigeria
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Saturday welcomed the release of abducted hostages from a boarding school in north-central Nigeria.
"I am relieved to...
South Sudan to vaccinate 2.8 million children against polio
South Sudan in collaboration with the UN children's fund, UNICEF, and the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday it will vaccinate over 2.8 million...
Ghana Takes Delivery of AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine
The government of Ghana Wednesday took the delivery of 600,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine made by the Serum Institute of India, becoming the...
We will strengthen partnership with the youth – UN
Madam Anne-Claire Dufay, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Country Representative, Ghana, says the United Nations (UN) is committed to partnering young people in the...
UNICEF/KOICA equip adolescent girls with start-up kits
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) with funding from Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), has equipped over 90 adolescent girls with start-up kits for...
China donates food to UNICEF to fight child malnutrition in South Sudan
The Chinese government has handed over 14,056 boxes of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) to the UN children's agency, UNICEF to help in the fight...
Savana Signatures empowers adolescent girls
Savana Signatures, a non-governmental organization, has empowered 195 girls across the Volta region.
The project, dubbed 'Girls Life Choices project' is in partnership with the...
Ghana, Denmark and UNICEF launch COVID-19 response partnership
The Government of Ghana, the Embassy of Denmark and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), have launched a partnership to support Ghana’s COVID-19 response.
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DP World and UNICEF Launch partnership to support COVID-19 Vaccination
The agreement will support the provision of COVID-19 vaccines and related supplies for low- and lower-middle-income countries
DP World and UNICEF have announced a wide-ranging...
UNICEF faces funding gap to meet needs of 2.8 million in restive Ethiopian region
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed it has only received 30 percent of 33.3 million U.S. dollars it requires to meet the...
UNICEF welcomes reopening of Libyan schools
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday welcomed the reopening of schools in Libya.
UNICEF welcomes the Ministry of Education's announcement to reopen schools...
UNICEF condemns Cameroon suicide attack that killed at least 15
dpa/GNA - At least 15 civilians, including children, were killed in a suicide attack in Cameroon's northern Mozogo town, UNICEF said Saturday.
Five children...
UNICEF donates 700,000 masks to Kenyan schools
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday donated 700,000 masks to Kenya for distribution to schools to assist with the safe school reopening...
JUST IN: UNICEF launches COVID-19 vaccine market dashboard
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday announced the launch of a COVID-19 vaccine market dashboard, an interactive tool to follow the developments of...
UNICEF calls for protecting children in Libya
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday called for protecting children as four child migrants died off Libya's western coast.
"UNICEF is deeply saddened...
Almost 2 bln people depend on health care facilities without basic water services: WHO,...
Around 1.8 billion people are at heightened risk of COVID-19 and other diseases because they use or work in health care facilities without basic...
Somalia, UN vow to hasten universal health coverage
Somalia and the United Nations (UN) on Saturday renewed commitment to accelerate efforts to provide universal health coverage (UHC) for all Somalis.
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