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Peter Power Video Diary from Chad – Day 2

Second update from UNICEF Ireland Executive Director Peter Power in Chad. Peter was travelling to Abeche to see first hand the impact of the food crisis in the Sahel region of Africa, where the lives of one million children are now at risk from starvation and malnutrition. To donate to the UNICEF Ireland Appeal for … Continued

Peter Power Video Diary from Chad – Day 1

UNICEF Ireland Executive Director Peter Power’s video diary from his first day in Abeche, Chad. Here he is reporting from outside a UNICEF supported feeding centre for malnourished children.

Field diary: Journey to recovery from severe acute malnutrition in Niger

Field Report by Shushan Mebrahtu and Adamou Matti Dan Mallam UNICEF Communication Specialist Shushan Mebrahtu and Communication Officer Adamou Matti Dan Mallam travelled into the field assess the situation of families, especially children and women, amid the Sahel region’s intensifying nutrition crisis. Their report follows. AGUIE, Niger, 1 May 2012 – Two-and-half year old Oumarou … Continued

Crisis-affected children forced to drop out of school

In Niger, the food crisis has forced tens of thousands of children to leave school. Some are migrating with their families in search of work, others are simply too weak to attend. Report by Laura Huyghe and Shushan Mebrahtu Only a few months ago, 12-year-old Oumar Soumana was happily living with his family in Damana, … Continued

World Malaria Day Today – April 25th

Today is World Malaria Day.  Malaria kills a child under the age of five somewhere in the world every 40 seconds, which is equal to approximately 1,400 child deaths per day. Over one million people die from malaria each year, mostly children with the majority of malaria cases occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa alone. The majority … Continued

Children under siege: Sahel food crisis worsening

UNICEF Communication Specialist Chris Tidey travelled to Niger to assess the situation of families, especially children and women, amid the Sahel region’s intensifying nutrition crisis. Walking through the door into the intensive care ward, I am struck by sensory overload – children’s cries come seemingly from every direction; medical staff buzzing around me, inserting a … Continued

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