A lot has happened since the beginning of the year - Unicef
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A lot has happened since the
beginning of the year...
2020 started off on a high note, with activities and events to strengthen efforts to help
children realize their rights in Nigeria.
The onset of the coronavirus pandemic forced us to prioritize risk communications to help
prevent the spread of the virus, while ensuring that children and families are still able to
benefit from the essential services that will keep them safe in a post-COVID world, like
routine immunization and good nutrition.
For latest updates and resources to help you protect yourself and your family from COVID-
19, click the button below to read more:
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Unrelenting support from donors in the fight against COVID-19 in
Nigeria
EU and UN hand over urgently Reusable masks bring new
needed essential medical supplies to opportunities for conflict-affected
the Nigerian Government youth
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The EU and United Nations received delivery of To prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Borno
vital supplies to help the fight against the COVID- State, young people are producing face masks
19 pandemic in Nigeria. The shipment, along with and soap in vocational centres supported by
others coming soon, are procured through the UNICEF and the European Union.
One UN COVID-19 Basket Fund with a “Now I sew at least 30 face masks every day. I
significant contribution from the EU - and will be am not happy about the outbreak of COVID-19,
valued at more than USD 22 million. but I am pleased that I have an opportunity to do
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skill for me.’’ Abusa.
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Celebrating COVID-19 unsung heroes
The unsung early heroes of the
battle against COVID-19 in Nigeria
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document Nigeria’s children
When Mrs. Sogbola heard the phone ringing, she
reached for it with a sense of trepidation. She While COVID-19 is making the experience of
had recently returned home to Nigeria from the registering each new birth difficult, birth registrars
United Kingdom, where COVID-19 infection rates are braving the virus to ensure each newborn is
were skyrocketing. She felt alone and uncertain registered. The emergence of COVID-19 in
in this new reality, but the call ended up being just Nigeria has forced lockdowns in parts of the
what she needed. country. Some are working from home; many are
Read the inspiring story of how UNICEF not working - but civil registrar Chioma Agudosi
supported contact tracers helped in preventing has no choice. And she loves it.
the widespread of COVID-19 in Nigeria.
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Protecting the rights of children despite COVID-19
UNICEF’s community educators
COVID-19 brings relief for some lead charge in continuous learning
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UNICEF, in collaboration with UNODC and Amos, a UNICEF community educator in
partners, are working for the release of children Maiduguri, Borno State, in north-east Nigeria. But
locked up with adults in correctional facilities in the mother of two has found a way to make the
Cross River State. experience meaningful and rewarding
Read more on how UNICEF, UNODC and the by modelling home lessons and hygiene
Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI) are practices to families and neighbours
leveraging on COVID-19 to heighten advocacy to
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get children released from correctional facilities.
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On Nigerian Children's Day Celebration
UNICEF Nigeria names Cobhams
The future of the Almajiri children
Asuquo as National Ambassador
in a post-COVID-19 world
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As Nigeria celebrates Children's Day, UNICEF
Still on Children's Day celebration, UNICEF
Nigeria revealed the appointment of
Nigeria hosted a webinar on the future of the
internationally acclaimed, award-winning
Almajiri children in a post-COVID-19 world.
musician, producer and songwriter Cobhams
Speakers include, Peter Hawkins - UNICEF
Emmanuel Asuquo as a National Ambassador.
Country Representative, Mallam Nasir Elrufai-
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Executive Governor Kaduna State, Sheikh
Nurudeen Lemu- Board Chair ACRI and
Mohammed Sabo Keana - Team lead Almajiri
child rights Initiative. You can watch the replay on
Facebook if you missed it.
Watch now
UNICEF partners with media influencers to fight COVID-19
Africa Day benefit concert at home We go win (Corona) by Cobhams
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To celebrate Africa Day 2020, Idris Elba hosted
an online concert to raise funds to support the All hands have been on deck in the war against
work of UNICEF and WFP in the fight against the pandemic.
COVID-19 as it relates to food and health needs Award-winning Nigerian musician, Cobhams
for children and families in Africa. If you missed Asuquo, has released this heartfelt original song
it, Click here to view to fight COVID-19.
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U-Report and GenU leverage innovation and design thinking to
fight misinformation and engage young people
COVID-19 Innovation Challenge
Generation Unlimited virtual
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bootcamp - 5 teams win 1000 USD
In a bid to provide opportunities to youth in
seed funding
Nigeria and to find innovative ways to mitigate
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the effects of the pandemic on young people,
After an intensive 3-day virtual bootcamp Youth
UNICEF in collaboration with partners launched
Challenge co-hosted by UNICEF and UNDP and
COVID-19 Innovation Challenge on May 13 and
implemented by SAED Connect, 5 teams won
will run till June 10th, 2020. For details on how to
$1,000 funding to implement their solutions.
participate,
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Evidence-based reports on the impact of COVID-19 on children
under five in Nigeria
950 more Nigerian children under 19 million children internally
five could die every day without displaced by conflict and violence in
urgent action 2019 is highest number ever
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UNICEF estimates that an additional 950 UNICEF warns that internally displaced children
Nigerian children could die every day from – including those in Nigeria - are among the
preventable causes over the next six months as world’s most vulnerable to the COVID-19
the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts routine services pandemic.
and threatens to weaken the health system. Click for details
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Young UNICEF advocates influence their peers on right
behaviours amidst COVID-19
Young nurses share hope despite COVID-19 diary with UNICEF
pandemic on World Nurses Day young advocates
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Young nurse advocates who are social media UNICEF young influencers are taking action to
influencers inspired the public on World Nurses stay safe and get through the coronavirus
Day on ways to continue to stay safe and also pandemic. Through the COVID-19 diary
stood in solidarity with fellow health workers. challenge, young influencers are connecting with
Read more their peers through personal stories. Click to read
an inspiring story from one of our young
influencers.
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UNICEF empowers communities to take responsibility
Empowering children to stem the
Communities learn how to protect tide of COVID-19
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Thirteen-year-old Elizabeth Ogunsanya is
As UNICEF amplifies awareness campaigns in concerned about the potential effects COVID-19
Lagos state and other parts of the country, could have in her densely populated community.
communities are becoming more aware of how to To minimize the risk of community spread, she
protect themselves from COVID-19. takes to raising handwashing awareness among
her peers.
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EU and UN's early COVID-19 response in Nigeria
UN provides vital supplies for
EU supports UN with lifesaving Nigeria government’s COVID-19
assistance to fight COVID-19 response
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The United Nations (UN) recently received EUR The United Nations (UN) recently received EUR
1.2 million from the European Union for the 1.2 million from the European Union for the
provision of lifesaving preparedness and provision of lifesaving preparedness and
response activities for COVID-19 in Nigeria. response activities for COVID-19 in Nigeria.
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COVID-19 assets on Trello
We have created a repository of assets collected for COVID-19.
To view, click here.
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water for at least 20 seconds.
Together we will survive COVID-19!
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