MORE THAN 100,000 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN DISPLACED BY THE LATEST ESCALATION IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, UNICEF SAID ON SUNDAY, WARNING THE NUMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE AS VIOLENCE SPREADS.(PHOTO).

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 More than 100,000 children have been displaced by the latest escalation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UNICEF said on Sunday, warning the numbers are expected to rise as violence spreads. Since Dec. 1, intense fighting has uprooted more than 500,000 people, with children accounting for over 100,000 of those displaced in South Kivu alone, the UN agency said in a statement released Sunday. It said since Dec. 2, hundreds have been killed in the fighting, and children have been among the victims, with four students killed, six injured, and at least seven schools attacked or damaged. The rapid escalation has forced hundreds of thousands of children and families to flee within Congo and into neighboring Burundi and Rwanda, it added. Many people fleeing the violence have crossed into Burundi, with over 50,000 new arrivals reported between Dec. 6 and 11, nearly half of them children, UNICEF said, adding that the numbers are expected to rise as more displaced are identified. “Chi...

IF NOT FOR THE OFFICE OF WOMEN AFFAIRS AND SOCIAL WELFARE, MANY WOMEN IN ANAMBRA WOULD HAVE DIED OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE- ANAMBRA WOMAN REVEALS. (PHOTO).


 If not for the office of women affairs and social welfare, many women in anambra would have di€d of domestic violence- Anambra woman reveals


Lady Chinwendu Ubah, a victim of domestic violence came to appreciate Governor Soludo and his wife, Mrs Nonye Soludo for saving her. She narrated her ordeal in the hands of husband who was always assaulting her physically to a point she was admitted in the hospital.


She mentioned that Anambra state government, through the ministry of women affairs and social welfare, rescued her from untimely d€ath that would have occurred because of her husband’s frequent abuse


She Urged men to treat their wives with dignity and respect and not like objects, recognizing their humanity.

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