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

A group of volunteers, led by a fourth-year former architecture student, links two basements with a tunnel and turns them into an underground playground in the Syrian Arab Republic. to provide children with a relatively safe place to play and have fun together.

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Clooney Foundation to Open Schools for Syrian Refugee Children

August 1, 2017August 3, 2017 RMN News Amal Clooney, Education, Syria, UNICEF

The Clooney Foundation for Justice announced Monday a $2.25 million partnership, which includes a generous donation from Google.org, and a

Nafissa, 17 from Niger, was married at 16. Three months after marrying she became pregnant. She gave birth to a still born baby.

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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors Say NO to Child Marriage

July 21, 2017July 24, 2017 RMN News Child, Marriage, UNICEF

UNICEF international Goodwill Ambassador, Angélique Kidjo and UNICEF Benin national Goodwill Ambassador Zeynab Abib, along with seven of Benin’s greatest

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.

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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

On 12 July 2017 in India, Lilly Singh visited a school run by the Madhya Pradesh State government in Bhopal where she met with students 11- 14 years of age.

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Actress Lilly Singh Appointed UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

July 16, 2017July 18, 2017 RMN News Actress, India, Lilly Singh, New Delhi, UNICEF

Actress, comedian, and author Lilly Singh was appointed UNICEF’s newest Goodwill Ambassador at a special event on Saturday in New

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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Beyoncé Partners with UNICEF to Bring Safe Water to Children

July 2, 2017July 4, 2017 RMN News Beyonce, Children, UNICEF, Water

Global entertainer and humanitarian Beyoncé has teamed up with UNICEF through her BeyGOOD philanthropic arm to announce the launch of