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UNICEF and Ghana TVET Service launch landmark study to address skills gap in labour...
UNICEF Ghana, in collaboration with the Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Service, has released a major study revealing significant mismatches between...
UNICEF, FDA study uncovers hidden lead poisoning threat in Ghana’s consumer products
A new study conducted by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has uncovered alarming levels...
UNICEF urges urgent action as exclusive breastfeeding rates stagnate in Ghana despite global guidelines
Despite global health recommendations and years of public awareness campaigns, Ghana’s progress on breastfeeding remains stagnant, with significant regional disparities and critical shortfalls in...
UNICEF lauds Ghana’s $24m vaccine payment to protect children’s health
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended the Government of Ghana for fulfilling its 2025 co-financing obligation of $24.5 million for vaccine procurement.
UNICEF...
Four in 10 children globally will live in Africa by 2050 – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that by 2050, four out of ten children globally will reside in Africa.
It noted that this significant...
Scores of children raped by armed men in eastern DRC, UNICEF says
Scores of children caught up in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been subjected to sexual violence including rape...
Pneumonia: The biggest infectious killer of children worldwide – UNICEF
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says pneumonia is the biggest infectious killer of children worldwide, claiming more lives than any other...
UNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has issued an emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries in collaboration with the Gavi vaccine...
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom visits the Democratic Republic of...
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for the first time this week, as escalating violence and mass...
UNICEF vehicle takes gunfire in latest Israeli attack on aid convoys
A UNICEF aid convoy is hit by Israeli gunfire in the latest incident of humanitarian relief workers coming under attack in Gaza.
Political chief,...
UNICEF: Over 230 million females circumcised globally
Over 230 million women and girls have undergone female genital mutilation, most of whom live in Africa, according to a report issued on Friday...
Africa CDC and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Expand Partnership to Strengthen Health Systems...
Today, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and UNICEF announced an extended partnership dedicated to strengthening primary healthcare, supply chain...
Japan Provides $1.6 Million to Aid United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF’s) Flood Relief Efforts...
UNICEF Libya and the Embassy of Japan have announced their renewed commitment to supporting the flood-affected communities of eastern Libya during a courtesy call...
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Libya thanks the Government and people of the Netherlands...
UNICEF Libya and the Government of the Netherlands have signed an agreement of US$ 4 million to Protect Children on the Move in Libya...
As cholera remains a concern in the region, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and...
Thirteen countries in Eastern and Southern Africa are currently responding to cholera, most recently Comoros, Zimbabwe and Zambia. In some countries, 52 per cent...
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Ethiopia underscore...
Today, the world is observing the International Day of Zero for female genital mutilation (FGM) under the theme, “Her Voice. Her Future: Investing in...
Japan avails support for emergency cholera response in Manicaland Province of Zimbabwe through United...
The Government of Japan has announced a grant of USD 774,000 for the emergency cholera response in Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe, through UNICEF. This funding...
Sudan war ‘a living nightmare for children’: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative
“Sudan is experiencing a humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions. It's a living nightmare for children,” Mandeep O’Brien said this week in an interview with UN News.
Nearly 10 months...
Flood communities to benefit from $500k worth of supplies from US, UNICEF
The United States Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is partnering with UNICEF and the Ministry of Education to provide...
AfroFuture Foundation and UNICEF join forces
In a promising collaboration, the AfroFuture Foundation and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have pledged to work together for the improvement of Ghanaian...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Donates Computers and Projectors to the Ministry of...
UNICEF Sierra Leone handed over 113 laptops and 23 projectors to the Ministry of Communications, Technology, and Innovation for young people in 39 schools...
On World Children’s Day, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) calls for Climate Action in...
On World Children's Day, UNICEF joins partners to advocate for climate action, emphasizing the urgent need for increased investments to protect the future of...
1 in 3 children exposed to severe water scarcity – UNICEF
1 in 3 children – or 739 million worldwide – already live in areas exposed to high or very high water scarcity, with climate...
World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance...
Following devastating outbreaks in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2016 that saw exportation of cases to China, the EYE Strategy – a...
Joint statement by World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and ROTARY...
Today, we commemorate the 2023 World Polio Day (WPD) by joining the global community to create awareness about polio eradication and urge parents to...
Beyond Global Handwashing Day, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) calls for action for Hand...
UNICEF joins the world to emphasize handwashing with soap as a simple, effective, and cost-efficient means to prevent diseases and save lives, beyond Global...
UNICEF, Sanitation Ministry make strong case for handwashing
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources have courted the support of the media in...
Provide breastfeeding corners at workplaces – UNICEF, GHS advocate
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has partnered the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to advocate for baby-friendly environment for lactating mothers at workplaces.
The objective...
More than half of parents and pregnant women exposed to aggressive formula milk marketing...
More than half of parents and pregnant women (51 percent) surveyed for a new WHO/UNICEF report say they have been targeted with marketing from...
UNICEF launches first-ever ‘U-Report Challenge’ to boost Covid-19 vaccine uptake in Africa
A week after COVAX delivered its billionth dose in Rwanda, UNICEF has launched the first-ever U-Report Challenge, calling on all 13.3 million U-Reporters in...
UNICEF celebrates 75th anniversary in grand style [Photos]
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) office in Ghana has marked the 75th anniversary of the global scheme in a grand event Monday, December...
World Children’s Day: UNICEF unveils new mural designed by pupils
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Ghana on Friday, November 19, unveiled a new mural designed by school children across Ghana.
Under the theme 'A...
UNICEF removes controversial p*rn report
The United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) has removed a controversial report which asserted that children are unaffected by viewing sexually explicit material.
UNICEF in the report...
Preventing children from watching p*rn may infringe on their human rights – UNICEF Report...
A report published by the United Nations (UN) Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that pornography may not always be harmful to children.
And preventing children...
COVID-19 vaccine: UNICEF commends Akufo-Addo
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for taking the first dose of the 600,000 Covid-19...
WHO, UNICEF urge reopening of schools in Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have urged African governments to promote the safe reopening of schools during the...
2,928 babies were born on New Year’s Day in Ghana – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that an estimate of 2,928 babies were born in Ghana on New Year’s Day.
In
a statement signed...
NADMO refuses to declare state of emergency despite push by UNICEF, RED Cross, others
Despite appeals from some international humanitarian organisations and donor partners for the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) to declare a state of emergency in the northern...
Child marriages decline globally – UNICEF
Increased global effort over the last decade against child marriages has paid off as the risk of a girl marrying before her 18th birthday...
Poverty Still High In Ghana – UNICEF Report
A report released by UNICEF has revealed that even though Ghana has been able to eradicated extreme hunger and poverty, the situation of general...