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World Food Programme (WFP)
Source: World Food Programme (WFP) |

Nourishing minds and bodies: homegrown school meals enhance food security and wellbeing among Gambian children, United Nation (UN) study finds

Findings are set to shape the future of school feeding initiatives in the Gambia and beyond, as school meals play a crucial role in attracting, feeding, and nurturing children while in school

Findings from a comprehensive impact evaluation of the Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSF) in the Gambia reveals that school meals enhance food security and dietary diversity, while improving mental well-being among Gambian children - especially girls. Conducted by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) through its Office of Evaluations,…

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Source: The Walt Disney Company Africa |

Disney To Spark Joy This Holiday Season

A feast of Disney festive programming awaits families across the country as Disney+, Disney Channel and Disney Junior offer up the latest and greatest festive series and movies

Disney kicks off biggest festive campaign to date: Spark Joy This Holiday Unique and exciting fashion showcase featuring local retailers features a surprise appearance by Mickey Mouse Award-winning filmmaker and lifelong Disney fan Taika Waititi creates enchanting original short highlighting what makes the holidays special. Brand-new retail offerings including Moana 2…

Médecins sans frontières (MSF)
Source: Médecins sans frontières (MSF) |

Médecins sans frontières (MSF): 16% of war-wounded patients at south Khartoum hospital are children

Doctors are also concerned about the spike in children arriving at the hospital severely malnourished

Approximately one in six war-wounded patients treated at the Bashair Teaching Hospital in south Khartoum since January 2024 have been under the age of 15, medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today. Many suffered gunshot, blast and shrapnel wounds. Doctors are also concerned about the spike in children arriving…

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Source: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) |

Regional Call-for-Action from the children of Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Children have the right to grow up in a world where every child is valued, included, empowered and protected

All children have the right to a quality education, to grow up in a safe and secure environment and to be protected from harm. Children’s rights are human rights, enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child.  Yet too many children cannot realize these rights and face exclusion,…

World Health Organization (WHO) - Ethiopia
Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Ethiopia |

Reactive measles vaccination campaign in Ethiopia reaches over 1.7 million children

This reactive measles vaccination campaign was conducted from 28 July 2024 to 4 August 2024 in the prioritized 44 measles outbreak affected woredas aiming to stop the ongoing measles outbreaks and prevent further spread

The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), with technical and financial support of partners including WHO and UNICEF, conducted a measles outbreak response vaccination campaign in four outbreaks affected regions of Amhara, Gambella, Oromia and South Ethiopia. The national cumulative administrative coverage showed that a total of 1,707,039 children under ten…

World Health Organization (WHO) - Ethiopia
Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Ethiopia |

Five regions in Ethiopia conducted- Polio vaccination with novel oral polio vaccine (nOPV2) vaccine to reach over 5.6 million children

This first round nOPV2 campaign was carried out efficiently in all the target woredas

Ethiopia conducted a polio vaccination campaign in five regions (Afar, Amhara, Gambella, Addis Ababa, and Sheger City of Oromia Region) with type 2 novel oral polio vaccine (nOPV2) targeting over 5.6 million aged below five years aiming to prevent transmission & circulation of variant poliovirus outbreaks. The campaign was officially…

World Health Organization (WHO) - South Sudan
Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - South Sudan |

South Sudan mounts a nationwide polio vaccination campaign: a massive push towards stopping the ongoing outbreak

In South Sudan, immunization coverage has been impacted by population movements and displacement related to the ongoing humanitarian crisis

A nationwide campaign aimed at vaccinating 3.3 million children from 0 to 59 months of age against polio launched in South Sudan using the novel Oral Polio Vaccine type 2.  The campaign led by the Ministry of Health, with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and other…

Amnesty International
Source: Amnesty International |

Ethiopia: End the month-long arbitrary detention of thousands in Amhara Region

Amnesty International research has found that since 28 September 2024 the task force has filled four makeshift detention camps across the Amhara region with thousands of civilians

A joint task force composed of Ethiopia’s federal army and Amhara regional security authorities must end the month-long arbitrary mass detention of thousands in the Amhara region, Amnesty International said today. Amnesty International research has found that since 28 September 2024 the task force has filled four makeshift detention camps…

Save the Children
Source: Save the Children |

Nigeria: One Million More Children Expected to Suffer Acute Malnutrition in 2025 as Hunger Crisis Deepens

New figures reveal 5.4 million children are now at risk of facing acute malnutrition by next April, compared to the 4.4 this past April

An additional one million children in Nigeria will be suffering from acute malnutrition by April next year without urgent action as extreme flooding, escalating violence and rampant food shortages fuel a deepening hunger crisis, Save the Children said.   Analysis of new hunger data from Cadre Harmonisé—the leading regional authority on…

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
Source: United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) |

Grassroots dialogue hosted by United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) inspires hope for a brighter future in Ezo

the people of this troubled part of Western Equatoria embraced the opportunity to gather at a special event, under the theme “Peace Begins with Dialogue”

The challenges faced by communities across Ezo County are immense. Residents are suffering from persistent insecurity, the dire humanitarian and economic situation, as well as the legacy of decades of war which destroyed key infrastructure and crippled public services. Despite these difficulties, the people of this troubled part of Western…