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An outdoor humanitarian aid distribution site in a dry region of Somalia, with supplies laid out on a table and people waiting in line in th

UNICEF Warns That Aid Cuts Are Jeopardising Essential Services for Somali Children

The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF has warned that reductions in humanitarian funding are putting essential services for children in Somalia at risk, according to 8AM Media. In a statement reported by 8AM Media, the agency raised concerns that cuts to humanitarian assistance could undermine access to basic services, including healthcare, nutrition support, education and […]

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Health workers in protective suits attending to a patient at an Ebola treatment facility in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

DRC Ebola Outbreak Pushes Child Health Services to Brink, Unicef Warns

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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has now claimed the lives of more than 300 children, the United Nations children’s agency Unicef has warned, cautioning that the crisis is simultaneously dismantling routine health services in the hardest-hit areas. According to AllAfrica, the agency reported a decline of over 40 per cent

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A nearly empty waiting area of a rural health clinic with benches and a reception desk, illustrating reduced patient attendance.

Fear of Ebola drives drop in hospital services in eastern DRC, UNICEF says

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The use of essential health services has fallen by 42 per cent in the primary Ebola outbreak hotspots in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF has warned. According to Africanews, the decline reflects a widespread reluctance among families to visit clinics and hospitals for fear of contracting the virus.

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A mother cradles her newborn at a community health clinic while a nurse provides guidance on infant feeding.

Nigeria’s Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates Remain Below Global Targets, UNICEF Warns

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Only about three in ten Nigerian babies are exclusively breastfed during their first six months of life, according to data highlighted by UNICEF and reported by AllAfrica, falling well short of global recommendations from the World Health Organization, which advise exclusive breastfeeding for the first half of infancy. The figures underscore long-standing challenges in child

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A Nigerian mother in a domestic interior cradles and breastfeeds an infant, with morning light filtering into the room.

Breastfeeding Most Effective Investment in Child Survival, UNICEF Nigeria Says

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Breastfeeding remains the most cost-effective intervention available for improving child survival in Nigeria, a senior official with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said, urging stronger support for mothers to adopt optimal feeding practices in the early months of life. Speaking at an event in Enugu, Juliet Chiluwe, the Chief of UNICEF’s Field Office

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A primary school classroom in Kenya with pupils using tablet computers at wooden desks while a teacher observes.

UNICEF Kenya seeks partner to expand digital learning and AI literacy initiative

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UNICEF Kenya is seeking a partner organisation to help expand its digital learning and artificial intelligence literacy programme for children and young people in the country, according to Tech Review Africa. The agency, which has operated in Kenya for more than four decades, has been increasingly focused on equipping students with the skills needed to

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