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The Transform Africa Alliance, with representation from Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Madagascar and Mozambique, calls upon the Sudanese Government, humanitarian actors and the international community to work together to map out the whereabouts and needs of all children living in institutions across Sudan and provide them with vital humanitarian assistance. Appropriate response measures should be deployed to prioritise the safety, security, and health of children in orphanages and other institutional care…
More than 400 children have been killed in the civil war in Sudan. UNICEF Spokesperson Joe English discusses the ongoing violence in the country and the need for a peaceful solution.
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Twenty years on from Darfur’s genocide, it’s that same region that is seeing the most casualties today in Sudan’s latest conflict.
Paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been fighting the Sudanese army in Khartoum since mid-April. Mercy Juma travelled to the border of Darfur and Chad where she spoke to mothers who had fled the violence to try and save their children.
Nearly 300 orphans caught in the crossfire in Sudan's capital have been rescued in a daring and dangerous evacuation by humanitarian workers.
The evacuations were carried out following the deaths of 67 children at the Mygoma orphanage in Khartoum.
They died of starvation, dehydration and infections as fighting prevented staff from reaching the orphanage.
Khartoum has been hit by daily air strikes and heavy clashes between rival forces since 15 April.
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This study investigated process and outcomes of the Parenting for Lifelong Health (PLH) for Young Children and for Adolescents programs implemented as part of routine service delivery in postconflict settings.
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These group-based programs were delivered by trained facilitators to 97 caregivers (PLH for Young Children) and 108 caregiver–adolescent dyads (PLH for Adolescents) over 12 or 14 (respectively) weekly sessions. Routine monitoring data were collected by the implementing partners using standardized self-…
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Family constitutes more than simple living arrangements, and these systems are of pivotal development importance in sub-Saharan Africa. The diversity of family structures and types in sub-Saharan Africa has warranted an examination of the various policies and laws in the region. This paper examines all policy and laws related to families in the South, West, East and Central regions of sub-Saharan Africa. The paper highlights the sundry of policies and laws that are influenced by cultural and religious differences within and across regions. Issues relating to patriarchy and…
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Globalization of knowledge and scholarship raises the challenges of dialogue between Global North and South. Northern knowledge and voice remain privileged, while writing from the South often goes unread. This is true also in emerging adulthood and care-leaving scholarship. The special issue of Emerging Adulthood titled “Care-Leaving in Africa” is the first collection of essays on care-leaving by African scholars. It presents both care-leaving and emerging adulthood scholars from the Global North a unique opportunity to consider the implications of a rising…
This report aims to bring global attention to the challenges related to the reintegration of children associated with armed forces and groups, and promote better policy, practice and funding in the future. The findings are based on a literature review and primary research in Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo, and interviews with government departments, UN agencies, NGOs and civil society in Colombia, Iraq and South Sudan. The global financial analysis was undertaken in 2018.
This report identifies key barriers to reintegration programming that War Child has…
World Vision commissioned the research, 'No Choice', to better understand children associated with armed groups. Featuring primary and secondary research from Central African Republic, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq and South Sudan, this research helps us understand who joins and why, by lifting up the voices and experiences of girls and boys from these countries. The report also proposes solutions to end child recruitment, especially for those children who are so surrounded by hardship that joining an armed force or group seems like the least bad of only…
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The use of child soldiers has been increasing in the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, and the Central African Republic. To understand the implications of this on regional security, the study employed a strict textual analysis of the relevant literature on the use of child soldiers in these countries. The study found that the limited protection of refugee camps, poverty, and kidnappings are the major factors contributing to the recruitment of child soldiers. Moreover, the conflict over resources and that of religious differences has torn families apart and increase…