Search results

Malnutrition

A child being fed with RUTF

Nutrition

See how UNICEF targets its actions to ensure good nutrition for every child in Nigeria

A girl being fed RUTF

23 September 2022

Over half a billion dollars pledged to tackle severe wasting since July in unprecedented international response to deepening child malnutrition crisis

At least 60 per cent of commitments will directly support UNICEF’s work in 15 countries hardest hit by the food and nutrition crisis

A mother and her children

New Sweden funding to expand access to improved nutrition, safe water for children in north-east Nigeria

A group of mothers carrying their babies and smiling

Investing in Systems, Scaling-up Care

The expansion of Nigeria’s integrated management of acute malnutrition programme

Download (PDF, 1,35 MB)

A woman and her baby

In Banki, therapeutic food keep vulnerable children alive

With micronutrient nutrition supplies, essential drugs and counselling, conflict-affected children in Banki are bouncing back from the brink of malnutrition

A woman and child

20 October 2021

Saving Baby Iliya

To save her sick child, a mother defies all odds to access nutrition services at a UNICEF-supported centre in Maiduguri

Young Nigerians Advocate For Better Food Systems

In this video, young Nigerians advocate for better food systems and sustainable agricultural development.

A man on the farm

In north-west Nigeria, a fight against child malnutrition

The WINNN project which is funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) targets malnutrition in children under 5

Government of Japan announces grant to fight malnutrition in north-east Nigeria

New funds will help communities respond to worsening nutrition among conflict-affected children

A woman in her farm

23 February 2021

In Kano State, an innovative solution to child malnutrition

The success of the dietary diversity project in Kano State presents Nigeria with something significant to share with the global community when the world mee