Chad
Over the last six months, Child Soldiers International has found worrying evidence of child rights violations by the Chadian army, and non-compliance with child protection commitments by the Chadian authorities. These include: inadequate provision of interim…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Goma, 24 July 2015: The commemoration of the African Child Day on 16 June gave rise to a month-long activism for child protection, initiated by MONUSCO with contributions from UNICEF and partner NGOs. The session was…
Burundi + 3 more
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Against the backdrop of recent political events within Burundi, Save the Children International, together with Terre des Hommes Lausanne and War Child Holland, conducted an inter-agency Rapid Assessment (RA) in Burundi in late June 2015.…
Burundi + 3 more
Highlights A majority refugees fleeing Burundi to neighboring countries are women and children in urgent need of protection and humanitarian assistance. Child Protection concern continue to increase, a total of 8 children have died directly as a result…
Niger
Le village nigérian d’Assaga, situé en bordure de la rivière Komadougou - 15 km à l’est de Diffa - a été attaqué dans la nuit du 27 juin par des insurgés de la secte Boko Haram. L’attaque…
Chad + 2 more
Highlights On 30 June, the National Assembly of Chad ratified the law project prohibiting child-marriages; a significant victory that will create a favorable environment for the implementation of UNHCR’s child protection strategy and also an encouraging step…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
This sensitization campaign on child protection was organized in the margin of the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. Célestine Assuie of MONUSCO child…
Rwanda + 2 more
4 June 2015: Plan International is continuing its support for thousands of refugees who have crossed into Rwanda and Tanzania amid continuing unrest in neighbouring Burundi. Some 28,868 people have already arrived at 3 refugee reception centres…
Guinea
HIGHLIGHTS The total number of confirmed cases of Ebola rose this week to 3,269 from 3,257 last week, according to WHO’s Epidemiological Situation Report. The total number of confirmed, suspected and probable cases increased to 3,729 from…
Nigeria
HIGHLIGHTS IDP numbers in Borno exceed 1 million. Over 200, 000 IDPs return to homes in Adamawa state. 60% of IDPs are living in school buildings. Child protection measures are being scaled up in the North-East. A toll-free information hotline for…
