We are making progress. In Obanliku local government area in cross river state, Nigeria, we’ve worked with communities to change attitudes and beliefs about child marriage, ensuring young girls go to school instead. In Northwest Nigeria, we are working with faith leaders and survivors of violence to reduce stigma and change behaviour, resulting in […]

By Emma Elekwa, Onitsha; Bassey Anthony, Uyo and Chris Njoku, Owerri How eight-year-old boy was swept away in Anambra Flood victim rescued, hospitalized in Owerri Residents groan as floods rage in Akwa Ibom communities These are not the best of times for many communities in different parts of the country where the rainy season is […]

We believe that child marriage is an extreme violation of children’s rights – it brings down the darkness in the life of a girl and destroys childhoods.” – Young Leaders’ Open Letter to Decision MakersChildren and young people have issued a powerful open letter to decision-makers calling for a ban on child marriage. THEY ARE […]

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND RESILIENCE FCF ensures that its recovery and development programs build family and community resilience to natural and man made crises by incorporating relevant elements of Disaster Risk Reduction. In countries that suffer recurrent disasters, FCF facilitates communities and families to more effectively protect their lives and livelihoods and mitigate the effects […]

ABOUT FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOODS WHAT WE DO Emergencies can cause extreme hardship. There is often destruction of homes and infrastructure, like roads and bridges, plus a breakdown in normal economic processes. As a result, people in disaster-stricken areas often lack access to food or are unable to earn money to buy food. FCF organizes […]

Human Rights Instruments CORE INSTRUMENT UNIVERSAL INSTRUMENT Convention on the Rights of the Child ADOPTED 20 November 1989 BY General Assembly resolution 44/25 Share Download: PDF View ratification status by country Table of Contents Entry into force: 2 September 1990, in accordance with article 49 Preamble The States Parties to the present Convention, Considering that, […]

In the aftermath of World War II, the plight of Europe’s children was grave, and a new agency created by the United Nations stepped in to provide food and clothing and health care to these children. In 1953, UNICEF became a permanent part of the UN and began a successful global campaign against yaws, a […]

We’re dumbfounded of what is happening in Ukraine. About three children have been killed and four injured in Vinnytsia missiles attack. https://www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62163071.amp Ukraine round-up: Deadly attack ‘act of terrorism’ – Zelensky A deadly attack on a Ukrainian city far from the front line was “an open act of terrorism”, the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has […]

  Vulnerable groups such as women and children can access essential health and nutrition services in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. Health and nutrition systems are strengthened to meet the immediate and longer term needs of the affected populations. Families and communities are supported to understand, monitor and protect themselves from public health risks, […]