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Child rights

Baby happy with her birth certificate
Programme
01/23/2019
Birth Registration
Every child has a right to be registered.
Children Jumping in Blue
Photo Essay
11/26/2019
Lighting up Children’s Rights
Landmarks in West and Central Africa turn blue on World Children’s Day to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
CRC
Video
11/18/2019
Convention on the Rights of the Child in Africa
Meet heroes of children’s rights for the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Girls in front of their school in the village of Tamroro, in the center of Niger.
Article
10/11/2019
Adolescent Girls in West and Central Africa
Over 61 million adolescent girls continue to face unimaginable challenges to access their rights
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Report
10/11/2019
Adolescent girls in West and Central Africa
The potential to transform the region
Elorm, 2 months old, seems to be very happy with her birth registration, in Accra, the capital of Ghana
Press release
08/10/2019
Effective birth registration essential for legal identity for all
Birth registration rates double when linked to health platforms
Nelida Karr
Press release
07/22/2019
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
Young Child getting married
Press release
07/05/2019
Burkina Faso: Artist Smarty is committed to fight child marriage
Statement
05/24/2019
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
Report
05/24/2019
2018 Annual Report
For every child in West and Central Africa