Children in West and Central Africa
UNICEF in the region
Polio immunization
Maternal and newborn health
Antenatal Care
Skilled delivery attendance
The continuum of care
Maps
Nutrition
In the Sahel
HIV/AIDS in the region
Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT)
Pediatric care for infected children
Protection, care and support for affected and vulnerable children
Primary prevention to reduce new infections among adolescents
Education
Water and sanitation
Water
Sanitation and hygiene
Handwashing
Child protection
What has been done?
Directions of child protection in the region
Child protection systems
Community protection mechanisms
Justice for children
Female genital mutilation and cutting
Violence against children
Birth and civil registration
Child labour, migration and trafficking
Child protection in emergencies
A selection of stories and information material around the issue of FGM/C | Une sélection de reportages et de matériel d'information sur les MGF/E
• A childhood lost to violence in Guinea
• Central African Republic: Partnering to change social norms and abandon FGM/C• Former traditional practitioner helps moving towards the abandonment of female genital cutting in Niger | Un ancien praticien traditionnel contribue à l'abandon de la pratique de l'excision au Niger
Towards the abandonment of FGM/C in Burkina Faso
Spot: Non à l'excision, campagne UNICEF/UNFPA/OMS/CIAF
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Resources | Ressources
Overview
The situation in the region
Changing a social convention
Documents
Innocenti Digest - Changing a Harmful Social Convention: Female genital mutilation/cutting
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A statistical exploration Features
Niger: Villages say ‘no’ to female genital mutilation
A childhood lost to violence in Guinea
Partnering to change social norms in CAR
Former traditional practitioner helps moving towards the abandonment of female genital cutting in Niger
Video
Related links | Liens connexes
• UNICEF Innocenti• WHO | OMS • UNFPA • Donor Working Group | Groupe de travail des donateurs• Interafrican Committee | Comité interafricain • Tostan
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