Thousands of people have fled to the Nigerian town of Damboa following violent clashes. The town was already hosting a number of displaced people in several makeshift camps scattered around the area. The humanitarian needs remain critical in north-eastern Nigeria, a region that remains volatile. ...

By Paul Obi in Abuja The United Nations (UN) Special Envoy to Nigeria, Leila Zerrougui, on Saturday said children in the north-eastern part of Nigeria are in desperate need of protection from acts of terrorism and violence perpetuated by Boko Haram insurgents. Zerrougui, a special envoy repres...

Thousands of people forcibly displaced by militants in north eastern Nigeria are still dealing with the trauma of the conflict , among them many children. DAR ES SALAM CAMP, CHAD, February 5 (UNHCR) – Since militants attacked the Nigerian town of Baga a month ago, more than 14,000 people have fou...

4 May 2017 – Children in north-east Nigeria continue to be brutalized as a result of Boko Haram’s insurgency in the region and the ensuing conflict, a first-of-its-kind United Nations report has concluded. “With tactics including widespread recruitment and use, abductions, sexual violence, attack...

RANGOON — Burmese groups advocating for the rights of disabled people said they plan to meet with Rangoon Division lawmakers and political parties on Saturday in order to discuss how the government can improve access to education for disabled children. Thiha Tun from Rangoon’s Eden Center for Dis...

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says it is saddened by the recent killing of two ethnic Nuba refugees in the Yei area of South Sudan and is concerned about the wellbeing of more than two dozen abducted children who are still missing. In a press release on Friday, UNHCR pointed out that 39 refugees ...

A mass vaccination campaign to protect more than 4 million children (4 766 214) against a measles outbreak in conflict-affected states in north-eastern Nigeria is planned to start this week. The two-week campaign, which starts on 13 January, will target all children aged from 6 months to 10 years...

GAZIANTEP, Turkey, April 25 (UNHCR) – Refugee children from Syria have few reasons to smile. The two-year-long conflict in their homeland has brought great suffering to them and their parents. But on Wednesday in Turkey, one group of Syrian refugee children received something to bring a small bit of...

A SPECIAL care centre for children with autism is due to open in Mawlamyine, the capital of Mon State, in early 2018, according to the Myanmar Autism Association. “There are approximately about 30 children suffering from autism in the town,” said U Kyaw Swa Aung, one of the centre organisers. “Th...

Global aid agency Save the Children has welcomed an announcement by Foreign Minister Julie Bishop of increased humanitarian assistance to Myanmar to help support education and resilience to natural disasters for displaced communities, the agency said in a statement on 1 August. Australia’s lates...