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Ebola Teatment Centre of Butembo, Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Almost 30% of Ebola cases are children - an unprecedented proportion - and the impact is not limited to those who have been infected.

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Un enfant affecté par Ebola dans une crèche soutenue par l'UNICEF

Statement

Statement by Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF Representative in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Janette a rejoint un camp pour personnes déplacées à Bunia

Article

Families suffer the consequences of violence in eastern DRC

After her life went up in smoke from the attack, Janette ended up in a camp for displaced persons in Bunia

Afin de contenir cette flambée de rougeole, une campagne de vaccination a été lancée d’urgence avec le soutien de l’UNICEF pour protéger 67.000 enfants.

Article

Protecting children against Ebola and measles

For thousands of families and children in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the combined threat of Ebola and measles is unprecedented.

A care giver holds a baby, at a UNICEF crèche in Beni

Press release

Number of children orphaned or left unaccompanied by Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo rising fast

Des jeunes impliqués dans la lutte contre Ebola en RDC

Press release

Inter-Agency Statement on Ebola outbreak in the DRC

Tomorrow marks one year since the Government of the DRC declared an outbreak of the Ebola virus disease.

Claude takes his exams alone in his room in isolation, surrounded by nurses and doctors.

Article

Students like no others during the end of year exams

In Ebola-affected areas of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, students take their end of year exams in treatment centers.

Students put a poster of sensitization on the walls at La Vérité school.

News note

Geneva Palais briefing note two days before the one-year milestone of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Less enfants représentent aujourd'hui plus d'un tiers des cas d'Ebola à l'est de la RDC

Article

Helping the youngest victims of Ebola

Almost 3.000 children are orphaned or separated from their parents after the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Un enfant et sa mère en RDC

Report

Main results of the MICS-Palu survey 2017-2018

Situation, living conditions and well-being of women, men and children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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An Ebola survivor cares for a separated young child at the Ebola Treatment Centre in Beni

News note

Impact of the Ebola outbreak on children in the DRC

This is a summary of what was said by Marixie Mercado, UNICEF spokesperson in Geneva at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Crèche at the Ebola Treatment Centre of Butembo, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Statement

Ebola outbreak in DRC

Remarks from UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Omar Abdi at the High-Level Event on the Response and Preparedness for the Ebola Outbreak

Beya Tshitende est un relais communautaire engagé dans la lutte contre la poliomyélite dans la Province du Kasaï

Article

Vaccination: from refusal to acceptance

During each polio vaccination campaign, community relays mobilize to vaccinate as many children as possible.

Un groupe d'enfants au Kasai

Report

UNICEF DRC in 2018

Beyond the challenges of long-term development, the country faces one of the world’s largest and most complex humanitarian crises.

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