FG Targets 63,000 At Risk Children in Borno – Official The At-Risk-Children Programme (ARC-P) of the Federal Government is targeting 63,000 out-of-school children in Borno. The Borno Coordinator of the programme, Hajiya Inna Galadima, made this known during a stakeholders engagement on Monday in Maiduguri. Galadima, who was represented by Mr Mohammed Ali, the Monitoring
READ MOREUNICEF Worried About Discrimination Against Children Worldwide United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, UNICEF has said discrimination against children based on ethnicity, language, and religion are rife in countries worldwide. This was revealed in a statement by UNICEF’s Executive Director, Ms. Catherine Russell, she said systemic racism and discrimination put children at risk of deprivation
READ MORESri Lanka to Raise Age of Persons Considered Children Sri Lanka says it will ensure that gender equality proposes amendments to Children and Young Persons Ordinance to raise the age of persons acknowledged as a child from 16 years to 18 years. Sri Lanka’s Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) has been considering increasing the age of
READ MOREUNICEF Calls for Urgent Funding to Meet Humanitarian Needs in Ethiopia The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF has called for urgent funding to respond to the growing humanitarian needs in Ethiopia. UNICEF said that its Humanitarian Action for Children appeal requires 351.1 million dollars to meet the critical humanitarian needs of children, adolescents, women and
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