Liberia
HIGHLIGHTS According to the Ministry of Health, as of 12 January, the cumulative total of suspected, probable and confirmed cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Liberia stood at 8,331. Last week witnessed the lowest weekly total…
Liberia
Highlights: · According to the Liberian Ministry of Health, as of 3 January, the cumulative total of suspected, probable and confirmed cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Liberia stood at 8,162. There were 17 confirmed new…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Families living in the eastern provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu and Orientale are due to be reunited with their children today after months or even years apart. The 147 boys and five girls all belonged…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Des familles vivant dans les provinces du Nord-Kivu, du Sud-Kivu et de la Province Orientale (est de la République démocratique du Congo) s'apprêtent à retrouver dès aujourd'hui leurs enfants après des mois voire des années de…
Guinea
HIGHLIGHTS The number of confirmed cases grew by 4 percent, from 2,309 in the week 50 to 2,379 in the week 51, the worst week since the start of the EVD outbreak in Guinea The number of health…
Côte d'Ivoire
Halima, 10, used to work in the cocoa fields. Now, she’s in her first year of school and dreams of becoming a teacher. See why she's on track to realize her dream. Download this video By Louis…
Sierra Leone
UNICEF Sierra Leone Ebola SitRep 31 December 2014 Highlights · As of 30 December 2014, the cumulative number of laboratory confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD) cases is 7,419. The number of confirmed deaths is 2,410, while 1,808 have…
Central African Republic
Bangui, 1 January 2015 – The long-forgotten and -neglected crisis consuming the Central African Republic (CAR) for the last 30 years has spiralled out of control, and the most vulnerable pay the heaviest price. Since 2013,…
Sierra Leone + 2 more
Carol Guensburg The image has haunted Andrew Brooks for months, but UNICEF’s regional child protection specialist for West Africa described it as if it were yesterday. An ambulance pulls up to an Ebola treatment unit, and attendants rush…
Central African Republic + 4 more
Despite only having about 200 fighters, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) continues to terrorize civilians and communities across central Africa. The LRA command structure continues to revolve around leader Joseph Kony, who controls a force dispersed…
