Reports

By Marge Francia UNICEF’s Observational Interim Care Centres provide new hope for children under quarantine and a new mission for the Ebola survivors who serve in them. FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 3 March 2015 – Picturesque mountains and lush…

Elections scheduled for August 2015 World Vision working with faith leaders to bring understanding BANGUI, Central African Republic (March 3rd 2015) – The Central African Republic needs urgent and concerted efforts to avoid a repeat of the deadly…

posted on FEBRUARY 25, 2015 by JOSPIN For my first article as a child reporter, I decided to introduce you to the Children’s Parliament of North Kivu, of which I am a representative. Children’s participation is…

An empty crèche for Ebola infants is a sign of a disease in decline but, for Yvonne and Matena, it also sparks vivid memories. Both women are nurses at the Save the Children-run facility in Macenta, Guinea.…

The EU Children of Peace initiative funds humanitarian projects for children in conflict regions, providing them with access to schools where they can learn in a safe environment. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a project…

Situation of displaced people in North-East in numbers 804,732 TOTAL NUMBER OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE LIVING IN HOST COMMUNITIES (SOURCE: GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 2015) 107,997 TOTAL NUMBER OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE LIVING IN CAMPS (SOURCE: GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 2015) 22 NUMBER OF IDP CAMPS…

For the second number of “Good Practices Guide” 2015, the civil registration services in Kinshasa thanks to UNICEF improves significantly the rates of birth registration in Kinshasa. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, birth registration is…

Pour ce 2ème numéro «Guide des bonnes pratiques » année 2015, la Division provinciale de l’Intérieur de Kinshasa appuyée par l’UNICEF arrive à réaliser des améliorations du taux d’enregistrement des naissances dans la ville de…

HIGHLIGHTS As of 11 February 2015, according to the Government of Sierra Leone, the cumulative number of laboratory confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD) cases is 8,169. The number of confirmed deaths is 2,998. Total survived and discharged…

Many desks will stand empty when schools in Liberia reopen after having been been closed for more than seven months. “Increased poverty and stigma due to the Ebola crisis may acts as barriers to returning to…