MORE THAN 100,000 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN DISPLACED BY THE LATEST ESCALATION IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, UNICEF SAID ON SUNDAY, WARNING THE NUMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE AS VIOLENCE SPREADS.(PHOTO).

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 More than 100,000 children have been displaced by the latest escalation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UNICEF said on Sunday, warning the numbers are expected to rise as violence spreads. Since Dec. 1, intense fighting has uprooted more than 500,000 people, with children accounting for over 100,000 of those displaced in South Kivu alone, the UN agency said in a statement released Sunday. It said since Dec. 2, hundreds have been killed in the fighting, and children have been among the victims, with four students killed, six injured, and at least seven schools attacked or damaged. The rapid escalation has forced hundreds of thousands of children and families to flee within Congo and into neighboring Burundi and Rwanda, it added. Many people fleeing the violence have crossed into Burundi, with over 50,000 new arrivals reported between Dec. 6 and 11, nearly half of them children, UNICEF said, adding that the numbers are expected to rise as more displaced are identified. “Chi...

TWO MORE LGAs IN BORNO STATE JOIN OPEN DEFECATION FREE LIST IN NIGERIA. (PHOTO).


 Two More LGAs in Borno State join Open Defecation Free List in Nigeria


Biu and Shani local government areas in Borno state have made the list of 130 local government areas in Nigeria declared open defecation free .

This came to light when the state authorities in collaboration with UNICEF and other partners launched the Borno state Open Defecation Free Roadmap and flagged off campaign for  ODF Borno state.

The occasion which  held at the Musa Usman Secretariat in  Maiduguri also  featured decoration of the wife of the Borno state Governor, Dr Falmata Babagana Umara Zulum as the wash Ambassador and presentation of ODF certificates to Biu and Shani local government chairmen .

One more photo below. 


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