ICRC says 10 aid workers captured by armed group freed in South Sudan
April 30, 2018 An ICRC says 10 aid workers, who went missing in South Sudan on Friday have been freed from an armed group that detained them in the…
UNICEF concerned by 500,000 Afghan children affected by drought
April 24, 2018 The impact on the children could be devastating Water scarcity emanated from lack of precipitation in late 2017 and early this year has affected the live of…
UN says armed groups release 200 child soldiers in South Sudan
April 18, 2018 The UN said on Wednesday that armed groups in South Sudan have released more than 200 child soldiers as part of an agreement that will see almost…
Ten facts you don’t know about Chibok and Dapchi school girls
One month ago, 110 schoolgirls were kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants in the Nigerian town of Dapchi, raising echoes of the infamous abduction of schoolgirls from Chibok in 2014….
Lagos State targets 3.6 million children in 2018 Mass Measles Campaign
March 12, 2018 No fewer than 3.6 million children are being targeted in the Lagos State Government’s 2018 Mass Measles Campaign, to protect them and reduce the burden of…
Boko Haram Kills 4 UN aid workers, abducts 1 in Borno
No fewer than four UN aid workers were killed in a Thursday night attack coordinated by Boko Haram insurgents at Rann community in Kala Balge Local Government of Borno. A…
UNICEF issues blank statement on Syria, says it has run out of words
February 20, 2018 UNICEF issued a blank “statement” on Tuesday to express its outrage at mass casualties among Syrian children in the besieged enclave of Eastern Ghouta and neighbouring Damascus….