COVID-19 impact pushing 1 in 6 young Nigerian adults into depression – UNICEF Report
Oct. 6, 2021 … Only 2% of government health budgets allocated to mental health spending globally The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on…
UNICEF describes alleged diversion of learning materials in Adamawa as shocking, sabotageÂ
Oct. 5, 2021 The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has criticised alleged diversion of children learning materials in Adamawa. Mr Joel Isiah, UNICEF Consultant for education in Adamawa, in an…
WTD: Sub-Sahara Africa needs additional 15m teachers by 2030 – UN agencies
Oct. 5, 2021 Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to need an additional 15 million primary and secondary teachers by 2030 for the education system to recover from the COVID pandemic in…
WHO’s Tedros under donor pressure to act quickly on Congo sex scandal – Diplomats
Oct. 1, 2021 The head of the World Health Organization is coming under U.S.-led pressure to act quickly on a damning report on a sexual assault scandal that has engulfed…
EU, UNICEF To Address Mental Health Of Over 5,000 Out-Of-School Children In Borno
Sept. 23, 2021 As children continue to bear the brunt of the 12-year conflict in North East Nigeria, the European Union (EU) and UNICEF are working together to provide community-based…
1m Nigerian children to miss school due to mass kidnappings – UNICEFÂ
Sept. 16, 2021 … Says over 1,400 children abducted, 16 dead in 20 attacks on schools this year At least one million Nigerian children could miss school this year as…
Insecurity: Over 600,000 children remain out-of-school, 1.1 m need educational support to stay in school in N/East – UN
Sept. 10, 2021 The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, has condemned the incessant attacks on schools and kidnappings that had affected hundreds of children in the country….
When we protect education, we protect the future, attacks on schools must stop –Â UN chief
Sept. 10, 2021 UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday called on the global community to say with one voice that “attacks on schools must stop’’ and that schools be safe…
WHO says cannot fly medical supplies into Afghanistan due to Kabul airport restrictions
Aug 23, 2021 The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that 500 tonnes of medical supplies including surgical equipment and childhood pneumonia treatments due to be delivered to Afghanistan…
One case of Polio detected in Adamawa – Official
Aug. 14, 2021 The Adamawa Government has confirmed the reemergence and detection of Circulating Vaccine Derived Poliovirus type 2 case in the state. Prof. Abdullahi Isa, the state Commissioner for…