Statement
UNICEF Regional Director condemns growing violence in the central Sahel - grave violations against children up by 70 per cent
DAKAR, 29 May 2024 – “The distressing rise in violent incidents in the central Sahel region of West Africa (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger), including the killing of children, must stop if children are to realise their basic rights to life under the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and the United ...
Press release
Vaillante, an original UNICEF series about child marriage, to launch on Canal+ POP
DAKAR (SENEGAL), 8 March 2022 - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is proud to announce that Vaillante , an original miniseries that sheds light on child marriage, will be featured across West and Central Africa on Canal+ POP starting on 8 March to commemorate International Women’s Day. On 8 March, Vailla...