All posts tagged "Unicef"
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185HealthUNICEF, UK Gov’t install Oxygen Plants in Kayunga to save lives
KAYUNGA–When Mr Nathan Lubega, started experiencing COVID 19 like symptoms, his wife and some family members in Bugerere took him to the...
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2.7KEDUCATIONBelgium funds UNICEF’s urban cash for vulnerable adolescent girls
KAMPALA – A total of 3,000 vulnerable in and out-of-school girls in Kampala have every reason to smile after the government of...
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351News600 schools benefit from Iceland US$300,000 for water, sanitation, hygiene
KAMPALA – The Government of the Republic of Iceland has 17 March given UNICEF US$300,000 (approx. 1.1bn Uganda Shillings) to provide critical...
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312NewsVIDEO: WHO Director-General Dr Tedros statement on Female Genital Mutilation
Sunday, 6 February marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for female genital mutilation (FGM). This year’s theme is “Accelerating Investment to...
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880NewsUK’s special envoy on gender equality Alicia Herbert OBE visits Uganda
KAMPALA — The UK’s Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on Gender Equality, and Director of Education, Gender, and Equality, Alicia Herbert OBE, visited...
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298Special ReportsDeath of a friend’s sister after female genital mutilation inspires award-winning app
What if girls and women who are at risk of or have survived female genital mutilation (FGM) could receive the right services and...
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1.6K3EDUCATIONSchools reopen in Uganda after nearly-two-year COVID closure
Uganda has ended the world’s longest school closure, ordering millions of students back to the classroom after a gap of nearly two...
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1.4KEDUCATIONUK, Ireland and UNICEF support Uganda’s school re-opening
KAMPALA – As schools in Uganda prepare to reopen after a prolonged period, the UK and Ireland have partnered with UNICEF to...
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1.2KEDUCATIONMakerere’s College of Education to champion quality education amidst Covid-19 disruptions
Makerere University is taking the lead to ensure that quality education remains a priority as the country grapples with the consequences of...
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440ENVIRONMENTGlobal Handwashing Day: Investments in health, education, and improved water supply are all jeopardised if handwashing with soap is not included in national development plans
A new report by WHO and UNICEF, released today on Global Handwashing Day, reveals that giving everyone in the world’s poorest countries...
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4921EDUCATIONCOVID-19: Uganda among the only 5 countries in the world to keep schools shut throughout the pandemic, says UNICEF report
KAMPALA – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, “more than 600 million children in countries not on academic break are still affected by...
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238NewsPoverty, conflict and displacement leave children at risk from renewed Bubonic plague outbreaks in Ituri region of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
UNICEF is increasingly concerned about the impact on children of a resurgence of Bubonic plague in the eastern province of Ituri in...
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640MenstruationWhy do women/girls have periods?
Medically reviewed by Valinda Riggins Nwadike, MD, MPH — Written by Scott Frothingham A period (menstruation) is normal vaginal bleeding that is...
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398Special ReportsApplying feminist principles to GBV data collection: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
What does feminist-informed (GBV) research during COVID mean to you? This was the question colleagues from Coalition of Feminists for Social Change (COFEM), Sexual...
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384FEATURESIt’s time to talk about fraud in aid agencies/NGOs
Some years ago, researchers from a British university contacted the member agencies of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) to ask them how...
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How NGO managers steal funds
As much as NGOs play an important role in changing people’s lives, an increase in fraud and corruption cases has left donors...
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1.1K1AnalysisEducation system, situation in Uganda
Uganda is one of the most diverse and dynamic countries in Africa. Rivers flow through the country’s south, spilling into and out...
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365EDUCATIONTeenage mother of three-year-old rejoins school to chase her nursing dream
Elvina Cheyech, a 22-year-old Senior Four student at Pokot Secondary School, Amudat District (approximately 420km Northeast of Kampala), last saw her baby...
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Health
Sudan kicks off second response campaign against polio outbreak
As the world is gearing up for mass vaccination for their populations to slow the global COVID-19 pandemic, Sudan launched a different,...
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2521NewsCORONAVIRUS: PS Atwine rules out schools re-opening
Learners at all levels will have to wait a little bit longer after Dr. Diana Atwine, the permanent Secretary in Ministry of...
