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Nutrition in the WHO African Region
Today, nutrition is considered a fundamental pre-requisite to health and well-being, and a primary indicator of future human capital development. The first 1000 days of a child's life is especially crucial. Physical growth and cognitive development within
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Cartographie et Analyse du Systeme National de Protection de l’Enfant au Cameroun
The mapping and analysis of the child protection system is complementary to other initiatives underway and will provide a holistic view of the child in Cameroon. It provides information on the supply of social services as well as child protection mechanis
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Hear Our Voices: Do adoloscent girls' issues really matter?
In pursuit of uncovering the truth about being a girl, Plan International interviewed over 7,000 girls and boys across four regions: Asia, Central and South America, Eastern and Southern Africa, and West Africa. The study uncovered the daily realities tha
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Ready for Action: Campaigning at the grassroots and in coalition
In countries across the world, people are finding ways to challenge injustice and improve lives. They are campaigning for change with energy and clarity of purpose, often against great odds. So much can be learned from the real-life examples and inspiring
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UNICEF Briefing paper on Children working in West and Central Africa
This briefing paper focuses on children in the Sahelian countries, who are enrolled in Qur’anic schools and beg as part of this education. In this region, Islamic education predates colonization and the establishment of mission and secular state schools.
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Atelier des experts sur la formation des agents des forces de sécurité aux droits de l'enfant en Afrique francophone
Report from a 5-day workshop held in Dakar, Senegal, 19-23 September 2011, organised by the International Bureau for Children's Rights (IBCR) in collaboration with UNICEF and Save the Children Sweden. The workshop brought together some forty international
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Food Security and Gender Concerns: The Sahel food crisis (February 2012)
This fact sheet provides information about expected food shortages in the Sahel Region during 2012. It includes key gender and food security messages with the aim of challenging humanitarian and development actors is to pinpoint the root causes of the cri
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In the Best Interest of the Child: Harmonising Laws on Children in West and Central Africa. Addis Ababa: The African Child Policy forum
This report reviews the extent to which a number of West and Central African countries have harmonised their laws along the lines of what is required under the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the African Charter on the rights and Welfare o
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Eliminating health inequities: Every woman and every child counts
Health inequities are affecting the life and future of all vulnerable groups of society across the world, creating systems of social injustice. This report provides evidence that health inequities can and need to be addressed through a holistic approach.
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Science in action. Saving the lives of Africa’s mothers, newborns, and children
"Science in action: Saving the lives of Africa’s mothers, newborns, and children" presents an overview of the current status of maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) in sub-Saharan Africa and reports a new analysis of how many lives could be saved if
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A fair chance at life: Why equity matters for child mortality
'A Fair Chance at Life' draws attention to one of the most pressing development challenges of our age –the toll of preventable child deaths in the world’s poorest countries, which in 2008 claimed nearly 9 million lives. This is a scandalous waste of human
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When the safety net fails. Children in West and Central Africa and the risk of HIV infection
The overall aims of the study were to improve the offer of psychosocial support services for children in West and Central Africa and to stimulate the creation of a network of services providers. The specific objectives were to assess the mental health and