Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. Globally, an estimated 13% of adolescent girls and young women give birth before age 18. In Africa, nearly one-third of teenagers become pregnant. In East Africa, adolescent pregnancy rates surpass the global...
AU Adopts Online Child Online Safety and Empowerment Policy
The 44th Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council, which took place from February 14–15, 2024, in Addis Ababa, adopted the African Child Online Safety and Empowerment Policy, which seeks to provide a strong framework for implementing children’s...
Keeping children safe online
Online Safety In line with the AU theme of the year, which is Educate and African Fit for the 21st Century, there will be a significant increase in the digitization of education. Since the emergence of COVID-19, most schools have opted to conduct online classes and...
Educate an African Fit for the 21st Century
Educate an African Fit for the 21st Century The African Union has declared 2024 the year of education, with the theme being, Educate an African fit for the 21st century.- Building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, lifelong, quality, and...
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
Overview of FGM Female genital mutilation, also known as female genital cutting or female circumcision, is the practice of modifying or removing sections of the female genitalia for non-medical purposes and is recognized internationally as a violation of human rights,...
23rd Ordinary Session of the CSO Forum Outcome Statement
8th November 2023 Civil Society Organizations Forum on the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (CSO Forum) Communique to the 42nd Session of the ACERWC Salutations: • The Child representative, Jees from Benin in West Africa, The Honourable...
An Africa Fit for Children
Climate Change Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Such shifts can be natural, due to changes in the sun’s activity or large volcanic eruptions. But since the 1800s, human activities have been the main driver of climate...
Sudanese children who survived from war celebrated the day of the African Child in Cairo – Egypt
The commencement of conflict and violence in Sudan has been ongoing for two months. Over 1.8 million people, including children, have been forced to flee their homes as a result of hostilities between the two armed forces competing for power. This crisis has affected...