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A newborn

Press release

12 November 2019

Nigeria contributes highest number to global pneumonia child deaths

Handwashing

Article

WASH facility ignites change in a rural community

Installed with funds from the European Union, UNICEF and Plateau State Government, the new water facility now supplies safe water to the entire community.

A child raises up his clean hands after handwashing

Article

Championing CRC Article 4: A royal example

The article calls for governments and other constituted authorities to ensure the rights of the convention are protected

A child drinking from a cup

Press release

16 October 2019

Poor diets damaging children’s health worldwide, including in Nigeria, warns UNICEF

Young people in Nigeria

Article

The Nigeria We Want

UNICEF and partners host the first edition of the Naija Youth Talk event to mark the 2019 International Literacy Day.

Sanitation champions

Photo Essay

A child sanitation champion’s impact on a community

Akisa, a primary school student in Benue State, promotes safe water, sanitation, and hygiene in school through the Environmental Health Club

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