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Women and Girls empowerment: Are public policies enough? Author: Precious Ozemoya Abstract There are still the existence of discriminatory laws and practices which affect Women and Girls around the world. This paper tackles such issues within Africa which have an impact on Women and Girls...

Niger is in the grips of Islamist violence in its south and western regions - and children are among those bearing the brunt of the insecurity. Hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes for safety. But those who've stayed back are often out of reach of urgent humanitarian assistance...

The training modules were developed within the framework of the United Nations Development Account (UNDA) project on “Developing the Capacities of the Arab Countries for Climate Change Adaptation by Applying IWRM Tools”. The modules build upon work conducted under the Regional Initiative for the...

650 million people do not have electricity in Africa. This contributes to a widening gap of the digital and energy divide. Visit this link for more: http://www.energiespourlafrique.org/projet2.php?type=rub8ssr1&langue=an Here is a Tweet from Fayaz King - UNICEF Deputy Executive Director of Field...

Labour Market Intervention Project: A shift towards long-term economic resilience and recovery for women and children in Khana LGA By Annie Maurice Ekanem Ph.D. (Social Policy Officer, UNICEF Port Harcourt Field Office) and Dr. Guy Yogo (Chief Field Office, UNICEF Port Harcourt Field Office) Amid...

COVID-19 preventive measures have been labelled a luxury the poor cannot afford. Rivers is one of the states in Nigeria implementing these policies; with the greatest impact on its most vulnerable populations. This blog post assesses the readiness status of the poorest households in Rivers State in...

Africa is home to approximately two-thirds of the global population living with HIV and—despite a decline in HIV infection rates and AIDS mortality—the epidemic continues to take a toll across the continent. At the same time, Africa is home to 15 of the 20 countries with the highest prevalence rates...

This opinion piece differentiates sexual violence against children from other victims and urges that active research should be conducted to better protect vulnerable children in Sub-Saharan Africa. https://www.unicef-irc.org/article/987-the-missing-c-sexual-violence-against-children-in-sub-saharan...