98 Chibok Schoolgirls Still in Captivity
It has been nine years since 276 schoolgirls were abducted from their dormitory in Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, Nigeria, by Boko Haram terrorists. Development Diaries reports that since the Chibok abduction, 96 girls remain in captivity, and insecurity continues to keep children away from schools in parts of Nigeria. School children have […]
Ethiopia: 2.3 Million Children out of School – SCI
Save the Children International (SCI) has called for urgent funding to help re-open schools in Ethiopia. Development Diaries reports that more than 3.5 million children in the country are currently out of school following the impacts of armed conflict, making it one of the world’s worst education crises. The organisation said about 2.3 million children remain […]
Congo: How Conflict is Impacting Children – UNICEF
The armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has disrupted the education of about 750,000 children, the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has revealed. Development Diaries reports that the UN agency made this known in a statement indicating that children have been one of the worst hit demography. Conflict in the North […]
