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School children in the community school of remote village of Eredibaye, Ouaddai region, Sahel belt, Chad
Press release
05 March 2025

Fast Facts: 30 years of uneven progress for adolescent girls

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News note
20 December 2024

West and Central Africa faces deepening food crisis – UN agencies call for enhanced humanitarian action and lasting hunger solutions

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Press release
15 October 2024

Governments in Africa spend 16 times less on younger children than on older ones, study finds

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Press release
16 September 2024

Sahel, Lake Chad Basin countries coordinate joint polio eradication plan

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Press release
12 September 2024

UNICEF responding to severe flooding in West and Central Africa affecting 4 million people

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Press release
09 September 2024

UNICEF alarmed by continued attacks on education in conflict zones in Africa

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Press release
12 August 2024

Almost half a billion children live in areas experiencing at least twice as many extremely hot days as their grandparents - UNICEF

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Statement
15 July 2024

The Gambia’s decision to uphold ban on FGM critical win for girls’ and women’s rights

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Press release
14 July 2024

Global childhood immunization levels stalled in 2023 leaving many without life-saving protection

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Press release
12 June 2024

Ahead of the Day of the African Child, UNICEF says African governments still not spending what they need to secure quality education for the continent’s children.

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Statement
28 May 2024

UNICEF Regional Director condemns growing violence in the central Sahel - grave violations against children up by 70 per cent

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Press release
12 April 2024

Worsening hunger grips West and Central Africa amid persistent conflict and economic turmoil

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Press release
18 March 2024

UN Agencies Unite to Strengthen Community Resilience in Gulf of Guinea Amid Displacement Crisis

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Press release
22 February 2024

New UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Mr Gilles Fagninou, takes up position in Senegal

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Statement
24 January 2024

International Day of Education 2024: Advancing Learning for Lasting Peace

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Press release
21 December 2023

46.7 million children at risk of malnutrition, displacement, poor health & learning loss in West and Central Africa due to conflict and displacement

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