Mauritania
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Mauritania's observes Day of Zero Tolerance on Female Genital Mutilation
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, 14 February 2008 – Hadia was a happy and healthy six-year-old girl living in a suburb of Nouakchott when her aunt Fatima came to visit. Fatima, who preached chastity and respect for traditions, did not need to fight hard to convince Hadia’s mother to engage in female genital cutting of her daughter.
An aggressive push to eradicate measles in Mauritania
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, 5 February 2008 – Last month, 18-month-old Mariem received an inoculation that will provide her with lifetime immunity against a disease which has already killed many children in Mauritania – measles.
Supporting the repatriation of child camel jockeys in Mauritania
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, 25 June 2007 – Like many 11-year-olds, Yacoub struggles with his studies. Unlike other children his age, however, he only started school two years ago. He has recently been repatriated from the United Arab Emirates, where he spent his early years as a child camel jockey.
Funds needed urgently to fight malnutrition in Mauritania
BRAKNA, Mauritania, 4 May 2006 – BRAKNA, Mauritania, 4 May 2006 – Emmenmnin Mini Ahmed Mamhoud is a young mother of three children, ages six, four and two. Just before she gave birth to her first child, Ms. Mamhoud and her husband decided to leave their traditional nomadic life. They fixed their tent in Bouhdida, a small town in Mauritania’s Brakna region, about 250 km east of the capital, Nouakchott.
'Hidden crisis' in Mauritania
GORGOL REGION, Mauritania, 30 September 2005 – Locust infestations and radical climate changes are but two contributing factors to the hidden food crisis in Mauritania, a vast country located at the western edge of the Sahara Desert.
Locust invasion in West Africa will get worse
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania/New York, 21 September 2004 – The desert locust problem in northwest Africa is likely to become more severe in October, with fresh swarms predicted to invade the region in the next month.
