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Understanding the Relationship Between Child Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation: A statistical overview of their co-occurrence and risk factors
The well-being of millions of girls around the world is threatened by child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM). Both child marriage and FGM have existed for generations due to gender inequality. In many countries where both practices are common,
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Killed and Maimed: A generation of violations against children
Millions of children are living in conflict. Hundreds of thousands of children have experienced grave violations of their rights – a quarter of a million violations against children have now been verified by the UN. Of these, more than 40% have involved t
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The Secondary Impacts of COVID-19 on Women and Girls in Sub-Saharan Africa
This rapid review focuses on identifying evidence on the secondary impacts of COVID-19 on women and girls in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It aims to enable a greater understanding of the unique circumstances of women and girls in the region, which could assi
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Innovation for Localisation: Exploring the Impact of Channeling Unrestricted Funding to NNGOs in Emergency Contexts
The impetus for advancing solutions towards local leadership, dispelling the risk narrative, and as a result increasing L/NNGOs’ access to unrestricted institutional funding has never been greater. Despite this, research and evidence in this area is limit
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Childhood Morbidity and its Determinants: Evidence from 31 countries in sub-Saharan Africa
The global under-five mortality rate reduced from 93 per 1000 live births in 1990 to 39 per 1000 live births in 2018. Still, the rate increased in sub-Saharan Africa from 31% in 1990 to 54% in 2018. One of the main causes to these deaths is morbidity. In
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Education Cluster Strategy: North West and South West
Since October 2016, the western regions of Cameroon have been brought to a standstill by strikes, protests and armed conflict. This has a devastating impact on the lives of children, including their right to education. This strategy aims to ensure a coor
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The Health of Internally Displaced Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review
Around 41,3 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) were located around the world at the end of 2018. The same year, internal displacement in sub-Saharan Africa was higher than in any other region, with approximately 7,4 million people displaced due t
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Humanitarian Action for Children 2021: Cameroon
Urgent support is needed to save lives, ensure protection and access to quality learning opportunities in Cameroon. There is also an urgent need to alleviate the suffering of displaced, refugee, and host community children. The COVID-19 pandemic has also
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How the Humanitarian Response to COVID-19 Failed to Protect Women and Girls
During the spread of COVID-19, gender-based violence increased across the globe. This report raises the voices of 852 refugee and displaced women in 15 African countries across East Africa, West Africa and the Great Lakes regions, enabling them to express
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Thirty-Year Trends in the Prevalence and Severity of Female Genital Mutilation: A comparison of 22 countries
Female genital mutilation (FGM) refers to the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injuries to female genital organs for non-therapeutic reasons. FGM harms women's and girls' health and wellbeing and is widely considered a vi
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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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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