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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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Child Protection in Emergencies Facts and Figures
Compiled by the Child Protection Working Group (CPWG), this report presents facts and figures on child protection in emergencies. Data was collected for the 42 countries that have a Humanitarian Coordinator or that were on the Inter-Agency's Standing Comm
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Protection of Refugee Children in the Middle East and North Africa
This report highlights good practices undertaken by UNHCR, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, non-governmental organizations, and other partners across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in protecting refugee children in the re
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Livelihoods at the limit: Reducing the risk of disasters and adapting to climate change. Evidence from the consolidated Household Economy Analysis database
This report draws on the compiled Household Economy Analysis dataset and analysis tools to answer some of the most pressing questions about disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in a range of livelihood contexts:- Which single shock has th
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A Creeping crisis: The neglect of education in slow-onset emergencies
Save the Children's report, 'A creeping crisis: the neglect of education in slow-onset emergencies' focuses on the role and importance of education in mitigating the impact of droughts in east Africa and west Africa. It shows how food scarcity and malnutr
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Mettre fin à l’État d’Urgence Quotidien: Résilience et enfants au Sahel
18 million people are experiencing a major crisis in the Sahel. This crisis is neither onset by drought or a food shortage, but is rather the result of a lack of resilience against financial shocks in the region. This has real and severe consequences on t
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Programme conjoint UNFPA-UNICEF sur les Mutilations génitales féminines / excision: Accélérer le changement
The objective of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting: Accelerating Change is to contribute to the abandonment of FGM/C in 17 African countries within a generation. The programme’s holistic, cross-border approach is fo
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Ending the everyday emergency: Resilience and children in the Sahel
More than 1 million children face severe and life-threatening malnutrition in the Sahel region of West Africa in 2012. "Ending the Everyday Emergency" demonstrates that shortage of food deficit is only part of the crisis. Even more important is a ‘resilie
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Sahel, 6 meses después: Vivir, Sobrevivir, Avanzar. Save the Children ayuda a las familias afefctadas por la crisis alimentaria
Hunger is an everyday reality for families in West Africa. Gradual changes in climate and escalating global food prices mean the most vulnerable are increasingly being exposed to repeated peaks of acute crisis. Save the Children has been working to preven
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UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Accelerating Change 2011
The objective of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting: Accelerating Change is to contribute to the abandonment of FGM/C in 17 African countries within a generation. The programme’s holistic, cross-border approach is fo
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Alive, Surviving and Thriving: Save the Children supports families through the hunger crisis in West Africa
Hunger is an everyday reality for families in West Africa. Gradual changes in climate and escalating global food prices mean the most vulnerable are increasingly being exposed to repeated peaks of acute crisis. Save the Children has been working to preven
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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