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

“Girls’ Rights Cannot Wait”

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Press release
10 October 2025

«Les droits des filles ne peuvent pas attendre»

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Press release
01 October 2025

UNICEF and partners launch First Foods Africa, a bold initiative to end child food poverty and malnutrition

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Press release
11 September 2025

Education Under Crisis: School Closures Nearly Double in Five Years in West and Central Africa

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Press release
05 August 2025

Joint statement World Breastfeeding Week

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Press release
30 July 2025

80,000 children at high risk of cholera as outbreaks spread across 12 countries in West and Central Africa

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Statement
05 May 2025

Statement from UNICEF Regional Director, Gilles Fagninou, on violence against children in West and Central Africa

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Press release
23 April 2025

Increases in vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks threaten years of progress, warn WHO, UNICEF, Gavi

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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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