What you need to know:In Kiryandongo District, one of Uganda’s largest refugee-hosting areas, the screening campaign is already underway. The Ministry of Health has launched a nationwide door-to-door ...

Andrés Kragelund, UNICEF USA Senior Director of Global Programs, on mobilizing support for UNICEF emergency humanitarian action for children in crisis.

What you need to know: The screening process involves an appetite test and weight checks to determine a child’s condition. Every two weeks, Ms Miriam Amoit Lapyem, a Village Health Team (VHT) member ...

The United Nations Children’s Fund has handed over nutrition commodities worth about N600 million to the Bauchi State Government to support the treatment and prevention of malnutrition among children.

For a district that hosts more than 82 tribes from across Uganda and neighbouring countries, Kiryandongo’s challenges are as complex as its diversity. Alongside its 365,000 total population, the ...

Zanele Maphisa’s story highlights the relentless poverty struggles in South Africa, serving as an urgent call for social support and community action.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has handed over 15,419 cartons of small quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQLNS) to the Bauchi State ...

Despite huge progress in reducing child mortality since 2000, 4.9 million children died of preventable causes in 2024 ...

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) South Sudan on Tuesday issued an urgent flash update indicating a deteriorating situation for children in Jonglei State, where violence and conflict are ...

South Sudan's army forced an estimated 100,000 people to flee across the border into Ethiopia after ordering the evacuation of the opposition-held town of Akobo earlier this month, Unicef said Tuesday ...

South Sudan's army forced an estimated 100,000 people to flee across the border into Ethiopia after ordering the evacuation ...