ONLY 3 OUT OF 10 CHILDREN IN BORNO, YOBE, ADAMAWA, ARE REGISTERED AT BIRTH-UNICEF

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over the low birth registration rate in Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa states. 

The Officer-in-Charge of the UNICEF Maiduguri Field Office, Joseph Senesie, revealed during a Media Dialogue on Journalism Ethics and Child Rights Reporting in Damaturu, that only 3 out of 10 children in these states have their births registered. 

Senesie stated that despite the low registration rate, UNICEF has supported the registration of over half a million children aged 0-59 months in the three states.

Senesie reaffirmed UNICEF's commitment to promoting the wellbeing of children in northeast Nigeria, particularly those affected by conflict, expressing confidence that training journalists would improve the quality and quantity of child rights stories from the region. 

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