Save the Children International says more than 161 million Nigerians lack safe water, exposing millions of children to preventable diseases.
Katsina has domesticated the National Safe Schools Policy aimed at protecting students and teachers.
Children from the Child Rights Advocacy Club in the Mashi council area of Katsina have raised serious concerns about worsening climate-related and environmental conditions.
A UNICEF report also indicated that 10.5 million primary school-aged children (25.6 per cent) were not enrolled in school.
Save the Children International has launched the distribution of assistive devices to children with special needs and referral to specialists.
Ms Nwagugu said that she was a lover of the green environment.
‘‘We believe in a world in which all children survive.’’
The permanent secretary thanked all the partners for supporting nutrition activities to reduce the burden of malnutrition.
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