West and Central Africa

On 26 June 2019, children take part in an emergency attack simulation, as they practice sheltering and evacuation in the event of an armed attack, at the Yalgho Primary School in Dori, Burkina Faso.

Press release

Geneva Palais briefing note on children in Burkina Faso

11/10/2019

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo with one of the girls who lives at the Saint Joseph Parakou orphanage, Parakou, Benin on 2 October 2019.

Press release

Batonga Foundation, TOMS and UNICEF partner to give girls in Benin new shoes

10/10/2019

Photo Essay

In Niger, girls take their shot at a better future

A girls’ football team is helping break down social barriers, one kick at a time

10/10/2019

Health worker Nsiri Lowoso vaccinate three month old Zoe Nukandila as his mom, Arellete Ytshika, hold him, Saturday 10 Nov, 2018 at the Centre De Sante Le Rocher Maternity in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo. He was vaccinated against measles and rubella, tetanus and polio.

Press release

As measles deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo top 4,000, UNICEF rushes medical kits to health centers and vaccinates thousands more children

09/10/2019

Democratic republic of the Congo. A woman holds a baby.

Press release

1,000 Ebola survivors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Joint Press Release by the UN Emergency Ebola Response Coordinator, World Health Organization, World Food Programme, UNICEF and Save the Children

04/10/2019

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News note

Geneva Palais briefing note: 123,000 children affected by flooding in Niger

This is a summary of what was said by Marixie Mercado, UNICEF spokesperson in Geneva – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

27/09/2019

Democratic Republic of the Congo. A baby looks at his mother at an Ebola treatment centre.

Article

Inside the nurseries caring for children impacted by Ebola

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, nurseries are providing a safe space for children and babies facing the prospect of separation from their parents

17/09/2019