Senegal + 5 more
West Africa: the added value of protective accompaniment for children Terre des hommes (Tdh), concerned about the protection given to children on the move, organised a workshop on Wednesday, 16th July on the added value of protective…
Sierra Leone
Summary The cumulative number of Laboratory confirmed cases are 458 whiles confirmed death is 153 with a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) based on confirmed cases of 33.4% (26/07/14). Eighty two (82) patients are currently admitted at the Kailahun…
Ghana
Ghana - In August 2014 IOM Ghana will roll out a series of community-based child protection and counter-trafficking training sessions as part of a UNICEF-backed project. The project, entitled: “Technical Support to Government of Ghana to address…
Niger
UNITED NATIONS, New York – When Zeinabou, from in the Zinder Region of Niger, was 15, her parents forced her to drop out of school and marry an older man. The brief marriage would be marked…
Central African Republic + 4 more
Regardez : Mia Farrow, Ambassadrice itinérante de l’UNICEF, parle de sa récente visite en République centrafricaine en s’interrogeant sur « un contexte marqué par la violence, les déplacements, les souffrances et les privations. » Par Tanya Bindra BODA,…
Central African Republic
By Tanya Bindra BODA, Central African Republic, 7 July 2014 – “There’s not only the loss of possessions, a home or the lives of family members…there’s the trauma of insecurity, the sense that they don’t have any…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
LA HAYE/BUNIA, 6 juillet 2014 (IRIN) - Les actions de grande envergure menées contre les chefs de milices en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) n'ont pas réussi à freiner le recrutement d'enfants au sein des groupes…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
HIGHLIGHTS Age 15: the ICCs criminal threshold Greater awareness of child recruitment post Lubanga Focus on individualized care for ex-child soldiers Reintegration difficult, takes time THE HAGUE/BUNIA, 3 July 2014 (IRIN) - Recent high profile moves against militia commanders in the…
Mali
SC/11453 Security Council 7210th Meeting (PM) The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) until 30 June 2015, within the authorized troop ceiling of 11,200 military and 1,440 police…
Côte d'Ivoire
SC/11450 Security Council 7207th Meeting (AM) The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) until 30 June 2015, adjusting it in line with progress on the ground, including the improved security…
