Reports

New report calls for concerted action to improve care standards for children in Africa A newly published research report highlights how eight African countries have failed to implement UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children; lack…

Posted by Mary Matheson, Plan film director/producer 19 June 2014: The sun is going down and the light in the dank meeting room is fading, but the horror stories keep coming – the darkness seems to fall…

We've launched a new phone number for our child helpline services in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). From today, children in Kinshasa and Goma just need to dial 117 to get through to a listening, caring…

By Leah Finnegan, Conflict and Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy Adviser, Save the Children A young man – probably not much older than me – slumps on a chair, his head in his hand. He begins to rock…

SARH, 15 juin 2014 (IRIN) - La violence en République centrafricaine (RCA) a forcé 97 000 civils à se réfugier au Tchad voisin. Parmi eux, environ 1 200 sont des enfants non accompagnés ou séparés qui…

SARH, 12 June 2014 (IRIN) - The violence in Central African Republic forced 97,000 civilians to flee across the border to Chad. Some 1,200 of those in flight were unaccompanied or separated children, who now long…

UNICEF Response to date Nutrition: •Intensification and quality insurance of Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) though training of 335 health staff and 73 NGO staff (IMC, MSF, AHA) as per national protocol and technical supervision in the…

Highlights In Bangui, 15 civilians were reported killed and scores kidnapped following targeted attacks attributed to ex-Seleka gunmen at the Fatima IDP site on 28 May. This incident, preceded by the brutal killing of 3 Muslim youth…

Highlights  Fighting broke out in Kidal on 17 May, resulting in at least 28 dead, 3,450 displaced and Kidal coming under control of armed groups. While a cease-fire was declared days later, the situation remains tense.…

Faits saillants  Les populations civiles sont objet de nombreuses exactions dans le sud du Territoire d’Irumu.  Les spécialistes de la protection s’inquiètent de la détérioration de la situation sécurité dans le Haut-Uele Contexte général  …