UK Supports WFP's Innovative Help For Displaced People In Darfur
KHARTOUM – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a contribution of GB£19 million (approximately US$30.5 million) from the United Kingdom to assist the people displaced by conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.
Sudan worst in Africa with legal marriage at age 10
In Sudan, where the Personal Status of Muslims Act of 1991 allows children - boys or girls - as young as 10 to marry, 38 percent of young women were married before the age of 18.
Ethiopia and Angola double number of girls in school in 10 years
In Ethiopia, girls’ enrolment rose to 83 percent from 41 percent between 2000 and 2011 while Angola saw an increase to 78 percent from 35 percent, according to the African Report on Child Wellbeing
Demining personnel from the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) walk through a field during a mine sweeping exercise in in Rokon
Demining personnel from the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) walk through a field during a mine sweeping exercise in in Rokon, on the outskirts of the capital Juba, November 14, 2013. Picture taken November 14, 2013. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST DISASTER SOCIETY CONFLICT)
A South Sudanese girl walks through a field where a demining exercise is being conducted by the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in Rokon
A South Sudanese girl walks through a field where a demining exercise is being conducted by the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in Rokon, on the outskirts of the capital Juba, November 14, 2013. Picture taken November 14, 2013. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST DISASTER SOCIETY CONFLICT)
Demining personnel from the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) go through a sweeping exercise in a field in Rokon, on the outskirts of the capital Juba
Demining personnel from the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) go through a sweeping exercise in a field in Rokon, on the outskirts of the capital Juba, November 14, 2013. Picture taken November 14, 2013. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST DISASTER SOCIETY CONFLICT)
Members of Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) take a break before embarking on a demining exercise in Rokon
Members of Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) take a break before embarking on a demining exercise in Rokon, on the outskirts of the capital Juba, November 14, 2013. Picture taken November 14, 2013. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST DISASTER SOCIETY CONFLICT)
Women walk past members of Saudi security forces as they keep guard in Manfouha, southern Riyadh
Women walk past members of Saudi security forces as they keep guard in Manfouha, southern Riyadh, November 14, 2013. A Sudanese man was killed in a second flare of clashes since Saturday between Saudi riot police, citizens and foreign workers in Riyadh amid a clampdown on visas, state media said late on Wednesday. The report on the official Saudi Press Agency, which cited a Riyadh police spokesman, gave no further details about the dead man, but said the clashes had started as a dispute between Saudis and foreigners earlier in the day. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY IMMIGRATION)
Members of Saudi security forces pray in Manfouha, southern Riyadh
Members of Saudi security forces pray in Manfouha, southern Riyadh, November 14, 2013. A Sudanese man was killed in a second flare of clashes since Saturday between Saudi riot police, citizens and foreign workers in Riyadh amid a clampdown on visas, state media said late on Wednesday. The report on the official Saudi Press Agency, which cited a Riyadh police spokesman, gave no further details about the dead man, but said the clashes had started as a dispute between Saudis and foreigners earlier in the day. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY IMMIGRATION)