The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, issued an urgent appeal on Friday for nearly $59 million to support efforts to halt the rapid spread of mpox in six African countries, including Burundi, where youngsters have been most affected. “Children in Burundi are bearing the brunt of the mpox outbreak with alarming rates of infection and health…
Schools have been suspended for two weeks – just as children returned to learning after the holiday. MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, September 13, 2024/ — Heavy rains in Borno state, Northeast Nigeria, have led to the worst flooding in 30 years, affecting at least 239,000 people and leaving hundreds of thousands of children without shelter, clean water,…
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) facilities in northern Nigeria are grappling with an unprecedented surge in admissions of severely malnourished children, far surpassing previous years’ figures. Driven by life-threatening complications, this surge has left medical facilities struggling to cope with double the number of admissions compared to last year in certain locations. Disturbingly, this influx is…
As violence continues to escalate and millions of people face displacement in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF has reported a surge in grave violations against children, marking an unprecedented level of suffering in the region. UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom visited the area for the first time this…