Informes

Kisangani, 20 March 2010 - The training, taking place in February and March 2010 at the instruction centre of Kapalata in Kisangani, was provided by MONUC Civilian Police with financial support from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). MONUC's…

By Eva Gilliam ABIDJAN, Côte d'Ivoire, 15 March 2010 - While Côte d'Ivoire is steadily working towards a sustainable peace after years of conflict, many children and women continue to be victims of rape and other forms of gender-based violence…

Project Objectives [from section 2 of PCN] The proposed development objective is to provide improved coverage and quality of services for street children, in particular those targeting street girls focusing on family- and socio-economic reintegration. Project Description [from section 3 of PCN] The…

Monrovia, Liberia - UN Deputy Envoy Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu has stressed the importance of infrastructural improvements as "an essential component" in the reform and strengthening of the justice system in Liberia. Ms. Mensa-Bonsu was speaking at a ground-breaking ceremony for the…

PRESS RELEASE N°03/2010 Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, 12th February 2010 - As the world celebrates the International Day against the use of Child Soldiers, UNICEF calls for the release of all children in DRC forcedly recruited into armed forces…

Mousorro, Chad, 12 February 2010 - 16 year-old Hameed has a glazed look on his face when he talks about his life as a Chadian child soldier in Sudan's troubled Darfur region. "I've lost count of how many people I…

COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE N°03/2010 Goma, République Démocratique du Congo, 12 février 2010 - A l'occasion de la journée internationale de lutte contre l'utilisation des enfants soldats, l'UNICEF appelle à la sortie de tous les enfants associés aux forces et groupes…

Kananga, 11 February, 2010 - A training session for Congolese Special Police for Protection of Women and Children is being held from February 9, to February 19, 2010 by MONUC's Police component in Kananga in collaboration with UNICEF (United…

(excerpt) 1. Uganda: reintegration of child soldiers a major challenge "Many former child soldiers, abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and forced to commit atrocities, have to deal with their trauma alone", JRS Peace Education Advisor, John Paul Akera, told Dispatches…

N'djamena, Chad, 29 January 2010 - A recent release of child soldiers in north western Chad brings the total number of children demobilised since 2009 to 240. Aged between 11 and 18, all 15 Chadian children were transferred from the…