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UNICEF, Middle East and North Africa
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Sudan: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) condemns looting of life-saving supplies for children from Al Bashair hospital in Khartoum State

The looting, which included at least 2,200 cartons of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), has put the lives of over 2,000 children suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) at risk

UNICEF condemns in the strongest possible terms the looting of vital humanitarian supplies—intended to save the lives of malnourished children and provide critical healthcare to mothers and newborns from Al Bashair Hospital in Jabal Awlia, Khartoum. The looting, which included at least 2,200 cartons of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), has…

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

Nations United Children’s Fund (UNICEF) condemns looting of life-saving supplies for children from Al Bashair hospital in Khartoum State

The collapse of health services, the closure of schools for 17 million children, and record levels of child displacement have created an unprecedented emergency

UNICEF condemns in the strongest possible terms the looting of vital humanitarian supplies—intended to save the lives of malnourished children and provide critical healthcare to mothers and newborns from Al Bashair Hospital in Jabal Awlia, Khartoum. The looting, which included at least 2,200 cartons of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), has…

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) refugee surge strains humanitarian support in Burundi and Uganda

World Food Programme urges action to avert ‘escalating hunger crisis’

When gunshots rang out near her home in the Congolese city of Uvira last month, Mapendo knew it was time to leave. Gathering her children and other family members, she crossed the fast-flowing Rusizi river into neighbouring Burundi, joining desperate throngs fleeing the violence gripping swathes of eastern Democratic Republic…

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Source: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) |

“Life is dangerous for women in this camp”: In the Central African Republic, survivors of sexual violence lose critical support as funding is slashed

In 2025, UNFPA needs US$16.5 million for its programmes in the Central African Republic, especially for the most underserved communities

 “Life is dangerous for women in this camp,” said Mariam Zakaria, 32, who recently fled brutal violence and conflict in Sudan, returning to the Central African Republic, her home country. “If you want to work, someone might not hire you unless they can take advantage of you. And if a…

West Africa Think Tank (WATHI)

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Source: West Africa Think Tank (WATHI) |

In the face of attacks of boorishness and malevolence, the fight for women's rights continues

In the current climate, where all forms of extremism are commonplace, where boorishness is tolerated, where the law of the strongest is celebrated, we must continue to explain why we must eliminate inequalities between men and women, while working intensively on "how we do it" and "with whom

In his column published on March 8, International Women's Rights Day, Gilles Yabi, founder and executive director of West Africa Think Tank (WATHI), (www.WATHI.org/) reminds us that the issue of women's rights, equal opportunities and equal rights between girls and boys, between men and women, is raised in much the…

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

Tens of thousands of families displaced by fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DR Congo) South Kivu as United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) scales up humanitarian response

Children face killings, recruitment by armed groups, and sexual violence as conflict cripples schools, health services, and access to clean water

The resurgence of conflict in the province of South Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has forced more than 850,000 people—nearly half of them children—to flee their homes. Many are living in precarious conditions, taking shelter in schools, churches, or in the open, with limited access to clean…

Save the Children
Source: Save the Children |

More than 400 children in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recruited into conflict in first two months of 2025

Some of the children were reported to have been picked up from their communities and taken to the bushes to be trained to handle weapons against their will

More than 400 children in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were recruited by armed actors in January and February this year, with some as young as 14 years and some reported picked up from schools and the streets and put at immediate risk of violence, said Save the Children.…

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

Bridging Immunity Gaps: Nigeria’s Fight Against Poliovirus in High-Risk Communities

WHO deployed over 6,000 personnel across national, state, LGA, and ward levels to support planning and implementation

In Jere Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State, four-year-old Amina* from Mairi Ward in Buladina settlement has received intermittent immunization since birth. Despite multiple vaccination efforts, she has missed several recommended doses for her age, leaving her vulnerable to poliovirus infection. “Amina missed some doses because we are often…

Save the Children
Source: Save the Children |

Sudan’s Zamzam refugee camp: children’s lives on the brink as medical and food supplies dry up

Heavy shelling and heightened violence in recent weeks have put children at increased risk and further complicated efforts to deliver humanitarian assistance

The warning over essential supplies at North Darfur’s Zamzam camp comes after families and children have endured seven months of living in famine conditions, with crippling food shortages and a lack of basic services. Heavy shelling and heightened violence in recent weeks have put children at increased risk and further complicated efforts…

Save the Children
Source: Save the Children |

Children facing extreme hunger crisis put at risk by aid cuts as clinics close

Due to aid cuts, Save the Children is forced to close about 121 health and nutrition sites in Somalia, cutting off support for more than 250,000 people

Recent cuts in foreign aid have forced Save the Children to suspend lifesaving programmes for malnourished children as a reported 131 million children live in areas experiencing acute food crises globally. In a remote corner of northern Afghanistan, where winter has set in, health workers are battling the clock to…

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