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

Half of Yemen Population Lives on Less Than $2 a Day. Photo: UNICEF

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7 Million People Face Hunger Crisis in Yemen

April 25, 2017April 27, 2017 RMN News Hunger, UNICEF, WFP, Yemen

The continuing violence in Yemen is fuelling one of the worst hunger crises in the world, with nearly 7 million

A young girl from Mosul takes water from a tap stand at a UNICEF-supported Temporary Learning Space in Hassan Sham Displacement Camp, Ninewa Governorate. Photo: UNICEF (Representational image)

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27 Million People Lack Safe Water in Countries Facing Famine

March 29, 2017March 31, 2017 RMN News Famine, UNICEF, Water

Water shortages, inadequate sanitation, poor hygiene practices and disease outbreaks are posing an additional threat to severely malnourished children in

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Half of Yemen Population Lives on Less Than $2 a Day

March 28, 2017March 29, 2017 RMN News UNICEF, War, Yemen

After two years of brutal conflict, families in Yemen are increasingly resorting to extreme measures to support their children, said

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WHO Issues Ethics Guidance to Protect Rights of TB Patients

March 24, 2017March 25, 2017 RMN News Ethics, Human Rights, Patients, TB, WHO

New tuberculosis (TB) ethics guidance, launched by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to help ensure that countries implementing the

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More Than 1 Million Children Affected by Drought in Kenya

March 3, 2017March 4, 2017 RMN News Children, Drought, Kenya, UNICEF

The onset of a severe drought in 2016 has hit arid and semi-arid regions in Kenya, affecting over 2.7 million