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Their future in our hands: Children displaced by conflicts in Africa's Great Lakes region
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12 Jan 2006
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‘Their future in our hands’, a report from World Vision Africa, looks at how conflicts are affecting children in the Great Lakes Region of Africa. Focusing on the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, the study pays specific attention to children who are refuges, and those displaced within their own countries, and makes a series of recommendations for action by governments, NGOs and donors.
Although the report highlights some signs of hope, considering projects where children’s lives and happiness have been markedly improved, the overall picture is bleak. The study reveals that displaced children’s health, nutritional, education and shelter needs remain largely unmet and their access to basic services is limited. Precarious camp environments have increased children’s vulnerability to a multitude of abuses and exploitation.
Furthermore, while existing policies and standards regarding refugee children have facilitated positive progress in their protection and support, those for the protection and support of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), including children, are either non-existent or remain largely inadequate or under-implemented.
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