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Baby happy with her birth certificate

Birth Registration

Every child has a right to be registered.

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

Violence and Exploitation

Every child has a right to be protected from harm.

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

Child Protection

Every child has a right to be protected from harm.

cHILDREN IN COTE D'ivoire

Knowledge for Children in Africa

The publications cover a wide range of topics.

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

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

Young Child getting married

Burkina Faso: Artist Smarty is committed to fight child marriage

Child eating

Early action and scale-up of emergency response 2018

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

Statement on attacks in the Central African Republic

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

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

2018 Annual Report

For every child in West and Central Africa

Children released from Boko Haram

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