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Global progress in tackling maternal and newborn deaths stalls since 2015

Global progress in reducing deaths of pregnant women, mothers, and babies has flatlined for eight years due to decreasing investments in maternal and newborn...

Malaria vaccine plays critical role in turning the tide on the disease in Ghana

While Ghanaian mother Charity Kesewaa Damoah has nursed her eight-year-old son through several debilitating bouts of malaria, his 14-month-old brother, John, is living proof...

Our lifetime opportunity to enable water, sanitation and hygiene for all

As the historic United Nations Water Conference commenced – the first in nearly 50 years – the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United...

Malnutrition in mothers soars by 25 per cent in crisis-hit countries, putting women and newborn babies at risk

The number of pregnant and breastfeeding adolescent girls and women suffering from acute malnutrition has soared from 5.5 million to 6.9 million – or...

Nearly 25 million Nigerians at high risk of food insecurity in 2023

Nearly 25 million Nigerians are at risk of facing hunger between June and August 2023 (lean season) if urgent action is not taken, according...

Children from poorest households benefit least from national public education funding, new UNICEF report says

Children from the poorest households benefit the least from national public education funding, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in a new report released...

Ethiopia’s nationwide integrated measles vaccination campaign targets over 15.5 million children

Ethiopia's  Federal Ministry of Health (MoH) officially launched a nationwide integrated measles vaccination campaign on December 22, 2022, in an event officiated by honourable...

Horn of Africa faces the most severe drought in more than two generations, UNICEF says

Around 20.2 million children are under threat of severe hunger, thirst and disease – compared to 10 million in July – as climate change,...

UNICEF calls for investment in world’s first child-focused climate risk financing solution

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is launching a new climate financing initiative to enhance countries’ climate resilience and disaster preparedness for children and...

More than 27 million children are at risk from devastating record-setting floods

Overwhelming flooding has affected at least 27.7 million children across 27 countries worldwide, with the number of children affected by flooding in Chad, Gambia,...

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