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PHOTO OF THE WEEK: 12 April 2013
A transition centre in Monrovia, Liberia helps vulnerable children, including survivors of gender-based violence.
Deeply ingrained gender inequities continue to place Liberian girls and women at risk. During the country’s 14-year civil war, which ended in 2003, many girls and women were subjected to rape or other violence; national recovery is continuing. UNICEF supports programmes to prevent gender violence and aid those affected.
©UNICEF/Shehzad Noorani
To see more: www.unicef.org/photography
Want to know what Katy Perry has been up to?
She has just been to Madagascar with us to bring attention to the situation of children in one of the poorest countries in the world, still recovering from a political crisis.
“In less than one week here, I went from crowded city slums to the most remote villages and my eyes were widely opened by the incredible need for a healthy life – nutrition, sanitation, and protection against rape and abuse - which UNICEF are stepping in to help provide.”
We know that through her visit the word about the need of children in Madagascar will spread much further.
Thank you, Katy!
You can read more here.
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![CAN YOU SEE ME? Gabriela, age 6Gabriela [NAME CHANGED], a survivor of rape, now lives at the Nidia White Women’s Centre, in North Atlantic Autonomous Region of Nicaragua. The centre is the only one of its kind in the region, sheltering children and women who have been sexually exploited or suffered other forms of abuse. UNICEF supports programmes that promote the protection of all children from abuse.
©UNICEF/Marco Dormino
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CAN YOU SEE ME? Gabriela, age 6
Gabriela [NAME CHANGED], a survivor of rape, now lives at the Nidia White Women’s Centre, in North Atlantic Autonomous Region of Nicaragua. The centre is the only one of its kind in the region, sheltering children and women who have been sexually exploited or suffered other forms of abuse. UNICEF supports programmes that promote the protection of all children from abuse.
©UNICEF/Marco Dormino
To see more: www.unicef.org/photography
![CAN YOU SEE ME?
[NAME CHANGED] Celine, 16, attends a sewing class at a UNICEF-supported centre for girls who have survived sexual violence, as well as their children, in Bukava, DR Congo. She was raped two years before by a member of an armed group and became pregnant. “I don’t know how I’ll take care of my son and little brother,” she said. Conflict continues to take its toll on Congolese children, including through sexual violence, often used as a weapon of war.
©UNICEF/Asselin
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CAN YOU SEE ME?
[NAME CHANGED] Celine, 16, attends a sewing class at a UNICEF-supported centre for girls who have survived sexual violence, as well as their children, in Bukava, DR Congo. She was raped two years before by a member of an armed group and became pregnant. “I don’t know how I’ll take care of my son and little brother,” she said. Conflict continues to take its toll on Congolese children, including through sexual violence, often used as a weapon of war.
©UNICEF/Asselin
