We aim to ensure that women, children and adolescents, particularly in vulnerable and deprived areas, benefit from increased access to and use of quality services and information to prevent and treat malnutrition, including in emergencies. Child deaths due to lack of safe water and unsafe sanitation are among the highest in Africa. Families and communities in northern Nigeria are facing a worsening humanitarian crisis driven by years of conflict and violence by Boko Haram and other non-state armed groups. Sep 2, 2025 · The intervention, procured through the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF), is a joint investment between the Plateau State Government and UNICEF, and aims to preventmalnutrition in children aged... Jun 6, 2024 · In several Nigeriancommunities in the northeastern Gombe state, UNICEF is training thousands of women to boost their families’ nutrient intake. Jun 7, 2024 · To accelerate actions to prevent, detect and treat severe child food poverty and malnutrition, the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) was launched in Nigeria last year with the support of several... Sep 4, 2025 · The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for concerted efforts to save Nigerianchildren from malnutrition. UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Ms Wafaa Saeed, stated this in a press release made available to journalists as an assessment of her recent visit to Plateau and Bauchi States. Aug 21, 2024 · The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has raised the alarm over the worsening malnutrition crisis in northeast Nigeria, warning that millions of children are at risk of severe acute ...