Democratic Republic of the Congo
GENEVA (4 July 2024) – UN experts* said today they are alarmed by reports of widespread trafficking in persons, particularly for sexual slavery and exploitation, and rising child and forced marriages stemming from conflict and displacement…
Sierra Leone
En réaction à la signature, le 2 juillet, de la loi sur l’interdiction du mariage des enfants 2024 par le président Julius Maada Bio, Samira Daoud, directrice régionale d’Amnesty International pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest et l’Afrique…
Sierra Leone
Reacting to the signing into law of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2024 on 2 July by President Julius Maada Bio, Samira Daoud, Amnesty International Regional Director for West and Central Africa, said: “We welcome this…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
In response to the recent escalation of violence in the Kanyabayonga, Kayna, and Kirumba towns of Eastern DRC, the Acting Country Director of CARE DRC, Abdoulaye Zongo said: “CARE is deeply alarmed by the escalation of violence…
Mali
I. Aperçu général de la situation sécuritaire et de protection La situation de protection et de sécurité dans le centre et le nord du pays est restée volatile et préoccupante pendant le premier trimestre de 2024, avec…
Ghana
JOINT SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS Ghana is in West Africa and has a population of over 32.83 million with an intercensal growth rate of 2.1%, the lowest since independence. The population is mostly youthful, with about 50% below the…
Mali
Dans ce rapport Ampleur de Violence Basée sur le Genre Information sur les profils des personnes survivantes Information sur les présumés auteurs Accès aux services de prise en charge holistique Recommandations INTRODUCTION Depuis le début de la crise sécuritaire au Mali en 2012,…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Geneva / Goma, 2 July – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is calling for immediate and sustained action to respond to the severe humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the…
Chad + 8 more
Regional Overview MID-YEAR UPDATE Since the devastating conflict broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in mid-April 2023, the magnitude of displacement within Sudan and into neighbouring and other countries is…
Nigeria
01 July 2024 Damaturu, 1 July, 2024 - The first time Amina Tijani (name changed) 17 years old, visited the Women and Children Health Facility in Damaturu, Yobe State, she looked around anxiously and was unsure whether…
