Central African Republic
Headlines Violence in the past 72 hours has triggered the displacement of approximately 60,000, people to 20 identified sites in the capital. In addition to the displacement in large sites, an unknown number of people are displaced…
Mali
Objectif général Déterminer l’impact de la crise malienne sur les enfants vivant dans le nord du Mali, et plus spécifiquement l’impact des séparations familiales sur les enfants (notamment leurs conséquences au niveau psychosocial pour les enfants et…
Ghana
ACCRA / GENEVA (2 December 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Gulnara Shahinian, urged the Government of Ghana to consolidate the important steps it has taken with strong and sustainable…
Nigeria
Hundreds ‘Disappeared’ by Security Forces; Vigilante Movement on the Rise (Abuja, November 29, 2013) – Boko Haram has abducted scores of women and girls, used children as young as 12 in hostilities, and killed hundreds of people…
Chad
New York – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Leila Zerrougui, welcomes the significant progress made in the past six months by the Government of Chad to prevent the recruitment of children by its national army. In…
Central African Republic + 3 more
SC/11183 Security Council 7066th Meeting (AM) Reiterating its strong condemnation of war crimes and crimes against humanity by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and its use of children in armed conflict, the Security Council today demanded that the group…
Burkina Faso + 1 more
Highlights • Overall, the cumulative number of children newly admitted for SAM treatment in 2013, from January until end of October is 59,805 or 62.3% of the annual target for the Sahel nutrition response. • For the Mali+3…
Central African Republic
Sonia Lowman Communications Officer 310.826.7800 SLowman@InternationalMedicalCorps.org November 18, 2013 - Los Angeles – With support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, International Medical Corps will rapidly scale up to meet the critical health needs of families who have been…
Benin
COTONOU (8 novembre 2013) – La Rapporteuse spéciale des Nations Unies Najat Maalla M'jid a exhorté ce matin les autorités béninoises à inscrire la protection des enfants parmi les priorités politiques en vue de protéger tous…
Benin
COTONOU (8 November 2013) – UN Special Rapporteur Najat Maalla M’jid on Friday urged the Government of Benin to make the protection of children a priority in its political agenda, after a visit to the country…
