BÉOUÉ VILLAGE, Côte d’Ivoire, 15 May 2007 — Béoué, 18, is slender and looks rather small for his age. When he is carrying the mud for the chicken coop that he and his friends are building, it becomes clear how strong he actually is. He is obviously used to organizing activities and delegat...
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ABOBO, Côte d'Ivoire, 18 August 2008 - Malaria is very common in Côte d'Ivoire, and especially so in the area of Abobo. Only 6 per cent of children in the country sleep under an insecticide-treated mosquito net. For several years, UNICEF and the Government of Japan have been working to reduce...
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ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, 2 June 2009 Its Tuesday morning and the children of the heavily populated neighbourhood of Abobo are warming up for a day of study. Once they pass fifth grade, they will have to present their Birth Registration papers. This means that at least half of them will not be abl...
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a plan that would work on a strategic national level to register millions of children. We would start with 150000 children, says Ms. Hirvonen, working with government and our partners, and we will try to improve the civil registry system, and also strengthen the system at the community level, so...
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Reggae singer Tiken Jah Fakoly comes from the Côte d’Ivoire , but lives in exile in Mali because of the recent political and ethnic strife in his country. He combines classic roots reggae with politically outspoken lyrics.
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NEW YORK, USA, 16 January 2008 -- UNICEF and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have united in a joint campaign to harness the power of football during the MTN Africa Cup of Nations: Ghana 2008 -- Africa's biggest international football competition. The campaign seeks to promote quality ...
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