A 17-year-old girl, ‘Aminata,’ forced to live with Boko Haram for two years, sits in an internally displaced persons camp in Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria. UNICEF/Abubakar

Use of Children as ‘Human Bombs’ Rising in Nigeria

August 23, 2017August 26, 2017 RMN News Bombs, Children, Human, Nigeria, UNICEF

UNICEF said Tuesday it is extremely concerned about an appalling increase in the cruel and calculated use of children, especially

On 18 July 2017 in Maiduguri, Malala Yousafzai (center) is shown around the school in Bakassi camp by student, Fatima Grema (left) who has been displaced by the conflict in northeast Nigeria. During her visit to Nigeria, education activist Malala Yousafzai met with girls displaced by the Boko Haram crisis.

Middle East and Africa World

Malala Is Back to Draw Attention to Education Crisis

July 19, 2017July 21, 2017 RMN News Boko Haram, Education, Malala, Malala Yousafzai, Nigeria, UNICEF

During her visit to Nigeria, education activist Malala Yousafzai met Tuesday with girls displaced by the Boko Haram terrorism. While

(left) Syrian refugee and education activist Muzoon Almellehan speaks with Salmata, 21, from Tala village as she sits on a bed alongside her three-week-old malnourished triplets at the nutrition ward in Bol Regional Hospital, Lake Region, Chad, Tuesday 18 April 2017.

Middle East and Africa World

25 Million Children Out of School in Conflict Zones: UNICEF

April 24, 2017April 25, 2017 RMN News Children, Conflict, School, Syria, UNICEF

More than 25 million children between 6 and 15 years old, or 22 per cent of children in that age

In Diffa, Niger, a family uprooted from Malam Fatouri, Nigeria, by Boko Haram shelter at a site for displaced civilians on 18 August 2016. Photo: UNICEF / Sam Phelps

Middle East and Africa World

Over 6 Million Needy People to Get $100 Million UN Aid

January 31, 2017February 2, 2017 RMN News Aid, António Guterres, UN

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres released US$100 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to sustain aid operations

Health Healthcare Middle East and Africa

Vaccination Campaign Covers 4.7 Million Children in Nigeria

January 29, 2017January 30, 2017 RMN News Children, Nigeria, UNICEF, Vaccination

In a major vaccination campaign concluding this week, 4.7 million children are being vaccinated in response to a measles outbreak

Families fleeing violence in Ramadi, Anbar province, walk across Bzebiz Bridge into Baghdad province in Iraq. Photo: UNICEF / Wathiq Khuzaie

Business Europe Finance

Global Economic Impact of Terrorism: $89.6 Billion

November 16, 2016November 17, 2016 RMN News Boko Haram, Economic, Islamic State, Terrorism

The total number of deaths caused by terrorism decreased by 10% to 29,376 in 2015, according to the Global Terrorism