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Marius Biyekele, UNICEF Congo Child Protection Specialist
Safeguarding indigenous children’s rights in Congo

Safeguarding indigenous children’s rights in Congo

Experts speak Insider

By Alexandra Brunais, Marius Biyekele

Story also available in: Français
The indigenous peoples of the Republic of the Congo, who constitute approximately 10 per cent of the country’s total population, lead a semi-nomadic life based on hunting and gathering deep within the nation’s dense forests. They are a widely marginalized population affected by extreme poverty, lack of access to basic social… Read more →←
UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake addresses members of the African Group in New York City in the United States of America. Beside him are (left-right) Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations Ambassador Téte António and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau to the United Nations and Chair of the African Group in New York Ambassador João Soares Da Gama.
One in three children will be born in Africa in 2050

One in three children will be born in Africa in 2050

Experts speak

By Alexandra Brunais

In 2013, about 53 percent—or $2.1 billion—of UNICEF’s expenditures were invested in Africa to accelerate results for children. Remarkable progress has been made in the past decades: under-five mortality rates have decreased by 45 percent between 1990 and 2012, and primary school enrolment has improved, among other successes. But… Read more →←

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