November 20th, 2023: UNICEF Urges Media to Prioritize Child-Rights Coverage for Global Impact
The 5th Estate News || Monday 20th November 2023
About 1,800 Nigerian women and youth from Kwara State on Saturday benefitted from a cash donation programme aimed at improving their standard of living and their economic wellbeing.
Accountability is a vital aspect of responsible government leadership, and the people of Benue State had high hopes prior to the Alia/Odeh administration
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has made a notable shift in his administration’s policies by announcing the cancellation of the automatic deduction of 40% from federal universities’ Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).
The Tournament of Birds is set to commence on December 2, 2023, at AiBen’s Court in Kubwa, Abuja. This is a knockout-style tournament that will bring together 32 elite teams from every corner of Nigeria.
Academy (NDA) in Kaduna has announced the promotion of Lt. Col. Abubakar-Surajo Imam to the esteemed rank of Professor of Mechatronics Engineering.
Amid societal stereotypes and stigmas, men are frequently discouraged from expressing vulnerabilities or seeking help.
The Humana Foundation is investing $1.05 million in its partnership with the food bank to screen more seniors for food insecurity.
Theophilus Abba, Director of the Foundation, who spoke during the release of the inmates at the custodial centre in Lafia, said the gesture was part of their Corporate Social Responsibility to better the society.
ROCKWALL, TX (Nov. 19. 2023) Meals on Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall County is proud to announce a $1.29 million challenge grant from the J.E. & L.E. Mabee Foundation of Midland, TX, providing significant momentum and support for the construction of a Senior Life Center.
The CEO of Socialander, Bella Victor, has expressed his commitment to youth development as he recently organised the first-ever TEDxPAU event at Pan-Atlantic University (PAU) in Lagos.
Plans to build 239 homes on village fields in Leicestershire have been re-submitted, two months after councillors rejected the first application.
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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reiterated his commitment to ensuring growth and infrastructural development in the state.
African Development Bank Group President applauds Nigeria's North West Governors on zonal approach to development.
The United Nations Observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women takes place on Wednesday, 22 November 2023, 10:00 am – 11:30 am (EST) at the ECOSOC Chamber, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
A second WHO-led joint UN mission, working in collaboration with the Palestine Red Crescent Society, earlier today evacuated 31 babies from Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza, to a hospital in southern Gaza.
Mr Matthias Schmale, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, has advocated for ongoing assistance to address the humanitarian needs in northeastern Nigeria.
Walking through the Kabul Female Prison and Detention Center in Afghanistan, women are taking a few moments to speak about their lives – the challenges they face, what they need most now and what they hope for their future.
The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Manager of UNICEF, Maiduguri Field Office, Mrs Mamita Thakkar, made the call in a presentation as part of events to commemorate the 2023 World Toilet Day.
UNICEF has announced that 48 million Nigerians, representing 23 per cent of the country’s population, still defecate in open space.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is Advocating tree planting in schools as a way of teaching the students how to combat climate change, hunger and poverty.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has re-emphasized its commitment to work with the media to ensure Child Rights issues are widely communicated with duty bears and stakeholders called to action and held accountable for preserving the climate and increasing chances of children to survival and development
Each year on November 20, we mark World Children's Day to commemorate the 1989 adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history.
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