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REGIONAL OVERVIEW Introduction Insecurity, violence and widespread human rights violations by armed elements against the population in the Central African Republic (CAR), including torture, sexual violence, extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearance, generated new refugee influx into Chad, Cameroon,…

REGIONAL OVERVIEW Insecurity, violence and widespread human rights violations by armed elements against the population in the Central African Republic (CAR), including torture, sexual violence, extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearance, generated new refugee influx into Chad, Cameroon,…

YAOUNDE/BATOURI, Cameroon – How does one comfort the family of an abused adolescent girl, or assist a pregnant survivor of sexual assault? In Batouri, in eastern Cameroon, these difficult tasks are the responsibility of two Catholic…

The crisis caused by the Boko Haram insurgency threatens to undermine development throughout the region. UNITED NATIONS, New York/DAKAR, Senegal – Thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced in the Lake Chad Basin region, the…

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova participated on 26 September in the High-Level Event on "Curbing the threat of Boko Haram and building stability in affected countries: A long-term strat‎egy to build community resilience, particularly of women, adolescent…

Key Findings Scope and scale of crisis Borno, Yobe and Adamawa state are most affected by the Boko Haram insurgency. The northeastern states are hosting the majority of IDPs. 1.3 million IDPs are in Adamawa, Borno, Gombe, and…

Situation Overview The North-East Nigeria is the host of around 24.5 million people, who represent 13.4 % of the Nigerian total population. The Region is made up of 6 states, four of which are directly affected by…

MOKOLO, Cameroon – Conditions are often harrowing for women and girls in Cameroon’s Far North Region. Violence, child marriage and maternal death are all too familiar experiences in this part of the country. But these grave concerns…

Human Rights Council MORNING 1st July 2015 Human Rights Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Côte d’Ivoire The Human Rights Council this morning heard an oral update from Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on human…

Mr President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Excellencies, Following this Council's request that my Office document and report on Boko Haram's violations and abuses of human rights, members of our staff have swiftly deployed. Our teams have travelled to…