Democratic Republic of the Congo
Thousands of separated and displaced children in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are at extreme risk of sexual violence, including rape, or of being kidnapped and recruited into armed militias. In the face of the growing…
Cameroon
Highlights The number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) due to floods has now gone up to 88,640 (50,824 persons in the North and 37,816 in the Far North region). This is because of the newly flood affected…
Niger + 1 more
Highlights On 31 October, the Komadougou River burst its banks causing unprecedented flooding in the department of Diffa. As of 6 November, 41 villages have been completely swamped in Chetimari and Gueskerou. Approximately 3,000 people have been…
Mali
HEADLINES The Islamists from the Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) said on 20 November that they had captured the town of Menaka in clashes with ethnic Tuaregs - known as the National Movement…
Democratic Republic of the Congo + 5 more
Reference: IP/12/1392 Brussels, 18 December 2012 The European Union's Nobel Peace prize money will fund four projects under the EU Children of Peace initiative and details of the projects were announced today by Jose Manuel Barroso, the President…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Plusieurs enfants ont abandonné, depuis le mois de novembre dernier, le chemin de l’école à Goma, chef-lieu de la province du Nord-Kivu à cause de l’instabilité sécuritaire dans la province et des rumeurs sur une probable…
Rwanda + 1 more
By Patrick Slavin KIGEME, Rwanda, 10 December 2012– The clapping grows louder as hundreds of onlookers cheer for their six young friends from the Democratic Republic of Congo who dance in front of the new education facilities. Soon…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
On Tuesday – International Children’s Day - the situation for children in the Kivu’s of the Democratic Republic of Congo became progressively grave. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs stated in their…
Mauritania + 1 more
Highlights Despite the abundant rainy season and avoidance of a humanitarian catastrophe thanks to the combined emergency response of the Government supported by the humanitarian community with the assistance of donors and technical and financial partners, there…
Mali
HEADLINES The UN Security Council has unanimously approved Resolution 2071 (2012) requesting a plan for a military operation in northern Mali within 45 days. To lay the roadmap the AU, EU and UN met with the Malian…
