Reports

STATEMENT KINSHASA/Goma, May 22, 2012 – Around 20 children are reported among victims of recent violence in North and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). UNICEF condemns acts of violence that target children and…

Kinshasa/Goma, le 22 mai 2012 – Une vingtaine d’enfants ont été signalés parmi les victimes des violences récentes dans le Nord et le Sud Kivu en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC). L'UNICEF condamne les actes de…

By now, I’ve developed a method of hammering my keyboard, typing one letter at a time, in the backseat of a Land Cruiser, on a bumpy road in rural Zinder, south Niger. We’re heading to the village…

Implementation Political insecurity, persecution and violence stemming from the disputed presidential elections in Cote d'Ivoire led to a massive influx of up to 178,000 Ivoirians seeking refuge in the border counties of eastern Liberia in late 2010…

By William Lloyd-George NIAMEY , May 4, 2012 (IPS) - It was tough for Hassan Toure to decide to stay in his small town on the outskirts of Kidal, in northern Mali. The government troops had withdrawn…

2 May 2012 – At least one million children are at risk of dying of malnutrition in the central-western part of Africa’s Sahel region due to a drought crisis, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said…

Les groupes armés commettent des viols et utilisent des enfants soldats (Bamako, le 30 avril 2012) – Les rebelles touaregs séparatistes, les groupes islamistes armés et les milices arabes qui ont pris le contrôle du nord du…

Armed Groups Commit Rape, Use Child Soldiers (Bamako, April 30, 2012) – Separatist Tuareg rebels, Islamist armed groups, and Arab militias who seized control of northern Mali in April 2012 have committed numerous war crimes, including rape,…

Highlights Mauritania faces an unprecedented double emergency. The southern regions of Mauritania which are affected by a nutrition crisis are now hosting refugees fleeing conflict in Mali. As a result of the nutritional crisis affecting much of the…

Highlights The recent conflict situation in the North of Mali has exacerbated a larger food insecurity and nutrition crisis affecting the entire Sahel region. Across the Sahel, over 15 million people – including 3.5 million Malians –…