Botswana Police Service launch child-friendly SOPs
Botswana: Botswana Police Service (BPS) launched the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Child-Friendly Policing yesterday (28/02/2023) in Gaborone.
Botswana: Another Child Friendly centre opens in Gantsi
Botswana: The Botswana Police Service (BPS) has received a Porta Cabin donation from the Japanese High Commission in partnership with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
Measles outbreak in Zimbabwe claims lives of 700 children: Reports
The recent outbreak of measles in Zimbabwe has resulted out to be more disastrous this time as the death toll due to measles has already crossed the mark of 700.…
USAID, EGRS campaign is committed to identifying ongoing areas of mutual interest
Over the past eight years, the Early Grade Reading Studies (EGRS) has been advancing knowledge on the system-wide improvement of early grade reading in both African languages and English as…
Tanzania grapples with hidden hunger crisis among young adults and children
KIGOMA, Tanzania: Doctors warned on the weekend of World Hunger Day, May 28, that rural areas of Tanzania are coping with a hidden hunger crisis among young people and children owing…
Nearly 18.5 M children in Nigeria are forced to leave school – UNICEF
Globally, Nigeria has the highest rate of out-of-school children, and till now, there are 18.5 million children who left their school, a figure that has risen since 2001, as per…
There are no winners in war, but numerous lives are shattered – UN refugee chief
On Thursday, amid reports that people were fleeing en masse from Kiev as a result of Russia's so-called "special military operation," UN humanitarians warned of the "devastating" consequences of military…
Over 20 million people from East Africa suffers from food and water crisis: UNICEF
As per United Nations Children's Fund's (UNICEF) data, more than 20 million people from Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Eritrea suffer from food and water shortages. It is estimated that they…
Nigerian extremists kills two and abducts 20 children, says residents
Nigeria: Extremist puts two people on the bounds of death and kidnapped 20 children in Nigeria's Borno state. The Islamist military igniting up more than ten decades-long insurgency, as per…