Child protection

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Birth Registration

Every child has a right to be registered.

23/01/2019

Boy in a UNICEF-supported reintegration centre for children associated with armed groups

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Violence and Exploitation

Every child has a right to be protected from harm.

23/01/2019

Halimé was married at 14. She never attended school unlike her brothers.

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Every child has a right to be protected from harm.

16/01/2018

“All I want is peace,” says Aminata, who lives in settlement for displaced families in the outskirts of Mopti, central Mali

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Sharp increase in grave violations against children in Mali, warns UNICEF

13/08/2019

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Burkina Faso: Artist Smarty is committed to fight child marriage

05/07/2019

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Early action and scale-up of emergency response 2018

How FAO, UNICEF and WFP addressed the immediate needs of the most vulnerable people?

12/06/2019

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Statement on attacks in the Central African Republic

By Marie-Pierre Poirier, UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa

24/05/2019

Koumbéré Sankaré, 12, from Diambadougou village about 30 km from the city of Mopti, revises her lessons at night using a head lamp. Koumbéré attends a community learning center (CLC) following the closure of her school due to insecurity. Thanks to Norwegian support, UNICEF and its partner Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) have supported learning for 7500 children who are no longer in school because of school closures in the regions of Mopti, Timbuktu, Gao and Segou. "Even though our school is closed, thank

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2018 Annual Report

For every child in West and Central Africa

24/05/2019

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Nearly 900 children released from armed group in north-east Nigeria

New release brings total number of children released since 2017 to over 1,700

15/05/2019

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