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Displaced by political conflict, Ivorian child refugees attend school at Liberia’s Bahn camp

25th June 2011 | by unicef | Ivory Coast | No Comments

NIMBA COUNTY, Liberia, 24 June 2011 – Forty-year old Philippe Cheugui used to teach history and geography at a school in Danane, a town in western Côte d’Ivoire. He was a successful teacher and public spokesperson, an inspiration to many. Report by Priyanka Pruthi VIDEO: 19 May 2011 – UNICEF correspondent Priyanka Pruthi reports on [...]

UNICEF helps provide counselling support for school children in post-crisis Côte d’Ivoire

19th May 2011 | by unicef | Ivory Coast | No Comments

The on-going political crisis in Côte d’Ivoire has had a tremendous effect on the country’s adolescents and children. Since the crisis began last November, more than 300,000 Ivorians have fled their homes. Field report by Edward Bally VIDEO: UNICEF correspondent Anja Baron reports on UNICEF-supported counselling for returning school children in post-crisis Côte d’Ivoire. About [...]

UNICEF provides vital assistance to thousands of displaced people in Côte d’Ivoire

10th May 2011 | by unicef | Ivory Coast | No Comments

More than half a million people were forced to flee their homes during post-election violence in Côte d’Ivoire, which began late last year. Houses burned to the ground and villages were destroyed. Report by Edward Bally. UNICEF Video: UNICEF’s Edward Bally reports on thousands of people who remain displaced in post-conflict Côte d’Ivoire. People ran [...]

Thousands of displaced Ivorians return home to face new challenges

6th May 2011 | by unicef | Ivory Coast | No Comments

UNICEF’s Edward Bally reports on the return home of displaced Ivorian families who were forced to flee Côte d’Ivoire due to post- election violence. Reine Kpea Zehe, her husband and sister-in-law pack two heavy bags filled with cooking pans and clothes on to a small barge on the Liberian side of River Nuon, a 50-metre [...]

UNICEF kicks off a post-crisis measles immunisation campaign in Côte d’Ivoire

29th April 2011 | by unicef | Ivory Coast | No Comments

After four and a half months of conflict, Côte d’Ivoire is finally getting back on its feet with a renewed immunisation drive. DUÉKOUÉ, Côte d’Ivoire, 28 April 2011 – Report by Gaelle Bausson Artists, youths, traditional and religious leaders, health personnel, volunteers and aid workers all joined the authorities and UNICEF to kick-off the vaccination [...]

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