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Tackling sexual violence in the DR Congo

Cornelia Walther, Tue, Jan 18 2011 3:39 PM

Rape and sexual violence is a huge problem in DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo), especially in the conflict-affected east. Cornelia Walther reports on how the UNICEF-supported Panzi Hospital and its mobile unit are helping to treat and empower victims.

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UNICEF supports displaced families after the floods in Sri Lanka

Terry Ally, Wed, Jan 19 2011 3:50 PM

UNICEF's Mervyn Fletcher reports from the flood zone of Sri Lanka.

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DR Congo - Professional training for marginalised youth

Cornelia Walther, Wed, Jan 19 2011 6:17 PM

Travelling in DRC feels like leafing through an over-dimensional picture-book, with myriads of colours and shapes. Only studying the countless green-shades could take hours on end. After a couple of days in Bukavu, Eastern DRC, I am back in the capital...

DR Congo - Ways forward after the worst

Cornelia Walther, Thu, Jan 20 2011 6:24 PM

The FSH branch in Kavumu, a village about 30 minutes by car from Bukavu, has a similar mission as its sister institution in Bukavu, but it is specialised on support to survivors of sexual violence, providing a response to one of the most flagrant human...

Hopes for a brighter future in Sudan

Terry Ally, Sun, Jan 9 2011 4:15 PM

UNICEF's Anita Tiessen remembers her visit to Sudan and looks forward to a new era: Watching TV reports this week of people voting in the referendum in Sudan, holding their blue-dyed fingers proudly aloft at finally having had their voices heard, I was...

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