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Birth Registration

Every child has a right to be registered.

23/01/2019

Girls in front of their school in the village of Tamroro, in the center of Niger.

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Adolescent Girls in West and Central Africa

Over 61 million adolescent girls continue to face unimaginable challenges to access their rights

11/10/2019

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Adolescent girls in West and Central Africa

The potential to transform the region

11/10/2019

Elorm, 2 months old, seems to be very happy with her birth registration, in Accra, the capital of Ghana

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Effective birth registration essential for legal identity for all

Birth registration rates double when linked to health platforms

10/08/2019

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Nelida Karr, UNICEF's youngest ambassador in the region

The Equatoguinean singer has been named UNICEF National Goodwill Ambassador during the celebrations of the Day of the African Child 2019

22/07/2019

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Burkina Faso: Artist Smarty is committed to fight child marriage

05/07/2019

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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

A mother and child playing, photographed against the sky

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07/02/2019

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