Rapports

Written by Lourdes Collado, External Communications Manager, Save the Children Ousmane thinks he’s ten but isn’t really sure. When we meet him, he’s been helping his family plough fields and he’s covered in dried mud. We’re here…

Highlights Mali remains divided, and Islamist groups have consolidated their control in the northern regions of Timbuktu, Kidal and Gao. There are an estimated 174,000 internally displaced people in Mali and over 200,000 people have registered as…

Par Shantha Bloemen KIGALI, Rwanda, 30 juillet 2012 - Il y a trois ans, Esther est arrivée à l'orphelinat Mpore Pefa âgée de seulement quelques heures, nue et maculée du sang de son cordon ombilical. Un homme…

Plan Burkina Faso Country Director, Mark Wentling, is available for interview OUAGADOUGOU – The resources of aid agencies are at bursting point as the number of Malians refugees arriving in neighbouring Burkina Faso has now crossed the…

Reduces Strength of Military Contingent by Equivalent of One Battalion; Côte d’Ivoire Welcomes Extension, Says Government Wanted to Maintain Current Level The Security Council today, in line with the Secretary-General’s recommendation to reduce the strength of the United…

Highlights A total of 19,897 new cases of children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) have been treated in June in the 378 Community Management of Acute Malnutrition sites. As a result of a number of security incidences and…

Par Shushan Mebrahtu MARADI, Niger, 12 juillet 2012 - Dans le petit village de Madarounfa, à l'est du Niger, Sani Barmo, 81 ans, et sa seconde épouse, Hadisa Abdou, 40 ans, sont en train de préparer le…

by Katie Seaborne I’ve only been in Mali a few days, and I’m already exhausted. Having arrived three days earlier than planned because of the disruption of flights into Mali, my feet have barely touched the ground. It…

I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES • Protection of civilians and access, key issues following latest violence in Rutshuru as thousands flee • Aid agencies working to determine needs of affected people • Recruitment of minors, a concern for child protection specialists

By Shushan Mebrahtu MARADI, Niger, 12 July 2012 – In the small village of Madarounfa, in eastern Niger, Sani Barmo, 81, and his second wife Hadisa Abdou, 40, were preparing for their daughter Zahara’s wedding. She is…