Democratic Republic of the Congo
By Cornelia Walther LUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of the Congo,16 August 2011— On June 24, a fundraising gala organized following this year’s Day of the African Child gathered over 100 local authorities, development partners, businesspeople, parents and children…
Côte d'Ivoire + 1 more
JANZON AXIS, GRAND GEDEH COUNTY, 5 August 2011 (IRIN) - When Ivoirian villages were attacked during the post-election violence, causing hundreds of thousands to flee, many children were separated from their parents. "I fled with my older…
Côte d'Ivoire + 1 more
Watch the Webcast SC/10329 Security Council 6584th Meeting (AM) Permanent Representative Outlines New Government’s Efforts to Bolster Security, Disarm Former Combatants, Repatriate Refugees While efforts to achieve national reconciliation in Côte d’Ivoire, prepare for legislative elections later this year and make…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Uvira, 8 July 2011 – The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) is seriously concerned by the living conditions of children detained for minor offences at the Central prison of Mulunge…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
KINSHASA, 29 June 2011 (IRIN) - Two years after the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) promulgated the Law on Child Protection, an estimated 3,000 children remain in prisons across the country. The law, which came into effect…
Chad + 8 more
Tunisie - Les mineurs non accompagnés et les enfants migrants séparés de leurs parents sont exposés aux risques de maltraitance, d'exploitation et de violence en recherchant la sécurité dans les camps de déplacés à la frontière…
Chad + 8 more
Unaccompanied minors and child migrants separated from their parents are at risk of abuse, exploitation and violence as they seek safety in the camps for the displaced on the Tunisian-Libyan border. UNICEF, with the support of IOM…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Day of the African Child 2011 The Day of the African Child has been marked on 16 June every year since 1991, when it was initiated by the Organization of African Unity. Here is one in a…
Niger
NIGER, NIAMEY 16 June 2011 – On the occasion of the Day of the African Child, the government of Niger and UNICEF are pulling their forces together to develop a new child protection system that will…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
L’ONU devrait allouer des ressources supplémentaires pour répondre aux attaques de la LRA et à de possibles violences liées aux élections New York, le 9 juin 2011 – Le Conseil de sécurité des Nations Unies devrait faire…
