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Protecting Children in the Central African Republic
Bangui, 29 November 2021. As the world commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Graça Machel Report, "The Impact of Armed Conflict on Children", UNICEF in West and Central Africa is launching an advocacy note, "Build Back Better Lives", to shed light on this issue. This publication has shown that the West and Cent...
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“We cannot afford to be complacent”
World Polio Day is celebrated on the 24 th of October each year. Central African Republic (CAR) elected to launch this year’s nationwide campaign in the town of Sibut, located about 200 kilometres north-east of the capital Bangui, led by the Minister for Health and Population in CAR Dr Pierre Somse, in the presenc...
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Rapid response mechanism to vulnerable populations in Ouham Pende
The ordeal of 25-year-old Martine Kondele, mother of four young children, began when, one day, two suspected members of a rebel group arrived in Garo her village north of Bozoum in Ouham Pende. According to Martine, “they did not stay long, but fear had automatically spread throughout the village”. It was early th...
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Nothing is there to stop the winds
The adolescent boys pushing the cart had been forced to make a pit stop. Heavy-laden with wood stacked more than twice their height, one tyre had gone flat and needed to be fixed before the journey could resume on foot. The combined strength of Fleuri Miabe and his 15-year old cousin was all they had and used to...
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Protecting against Tetanus by every means Central African Republic
The district hospital was bustling with the usual morning activities. It is one of many sites chosen to give the maternal and neo-natal tetanus vaccines to girls and women of reproductive age, and that means those from ages 14 to 49. UNICEF has provided all the 1,607,610 doses of the vaccine and the logistics requ...
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Central African Republic: 1 in 8 people face alarming food crisis as lean season approaches: UNICEF & WFP
BANGUI, 7 July 2021 – At least 80,000 children under the age of five are currently at risk of severe acute malnutrition across the Central African Republic (CAR) - a 29 per cent increase compared to projections for 2021 [1] , UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) announced today. The UN agencies also warned that over 632,000 people - more than…
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Central African Republic: Nearly 370,000 children now internally displaced amidst ongoing violence – highest number since 2014
BANGUI, 27 April 2021 – An estimated 738,000 people, half of whom are children, are now internally displaced across the Central African Republic (CAR) as a result of ongoing violence and insecurity. This is the highest level of child displacement in the country since 2014, and UNICEF is warning of the mounting risks for children, including…
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Central African Republic: child malnutrition rates soar as violence rages
BANGUI, 12 March 2021 – At least 24,000 children under five across 14 [1] of the Central African Republic’s 35 health districts are at risk of severe acute malnutrition following the recent spike in violence across the country – UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) warned today. Out of these 14 districts, which are now on alert [2] for a…
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Central African Republic: new wave of violence puts education on hold for one in two children across the country
BANGUI, 23 February 2021 – “We are extremely concerned about the impact of the recent escalation of violence in the Central African Republic on the education of hundreds of thousands of children across the country. “Only a few months after returning to school following closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, children are once again seeing their…
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Central African Republic: Surge in violence and displacement threatens thousands of children already affected by humanitarian crisis and COVID-19
BANGUI/DAKAR, 22 January 2021 – UNICEF is deeply concerned for the wellbeing of thousands of children estimated to be newly displaced by a surge in violence in several Central African towns, including the capital Bangui, prior to and following the country’s general elections. The crisis is likely to lead to higher rates of malnutrition as well as…
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A second chance at education
In 2014 Sosthéne Bengaï became an orphan. That year the Central African Republic plunged into a humanitarian crisis with that had a profound impact on communities across the country. Sosthéne grew up with two brothers and two sisters in Bouar, a town in the west of the country not far from the border of Cameroon. ...
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UNICEF launches Youth Advocacy Guide, written by African youth
NAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG 24 JULY 2019 – Seeking to help youth tackle the problems they see in their communities, UNICEF today launched the Youth Advocacy Guide. Co-created with young African citizens, the Guide aims to empower young people with skills to bring about positive change in their lives and communities. The...