UN survey: 32.5% of children 6-15 exploited as child labor & 30% of girls 12 -17 had been sold into marriage. Displaced civilians in northern Central African Republic (CAR) are facing such hardships and more. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Danish Refugee Council surveyed 300 families from a population of 17,000 people near the town of Ndélé between May and September. “One in five families reported having lost at least one family member during the first half of 2011 to insecurity, a lack of health services, or shortages of food,” UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic told reporters in Geneva. The dangers for children are not limited to Central Africa, but they are particularly acute in the center of the continent, including in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): See Film Report: “TEEN GIRL CONGO-DANGER & OPPORTUNITY” - diplomaticallyincorrect.org/films/movie/teen-girl-congodangeroptimism/25349 Displaced families said they married their underage daughters to members of the host communities and sent children to farm and fish for these communities in exchange for housing, food or money, said Mr. Mahecic. UN staff also received reports of gang rape by armed groups. Displaced people in the area had almost no access to humanitarian help before June this year when a ceasefire was signed between one of the main rebel groups and the CAR Government, according to UNHCR. The agency said it hopes that the improved security will allow for a strengthened UNHCR presence in this part of the CAR to respond to the protection and assistance needs of the displaced populations. Education is one of the few hopes for children in the country and region as a whole, particularly for those victimized. (VICTIMIZED CHILDREN & EDUCATION” - diplomaticallyincorrect.org/films/movie/victimized-children-education/25315 Most of Displaced Outside of CAR: Ndélé in CAR, located around 700 kilometres from the capital, Bangui, was once considered the country’s breadbasket, noted UNHCR. However, because of the various rebel groups and armed banditry since 2005, many of its residents have been reduced to living in the bush, unable to do farming. UNHCR assists more than 176,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) and some 20,000 refugees in CAR. They are mainly from Sudan’s Darfur region and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Child Labor and its exploitation/abuses is not limited to Central Africa. It can be found on any continent, among the domicile population, (See Film Report – “BOLIVIA MINE CHILD LABOR” - diplomaticallyincorrect.org/films/movie/bolivia-child-mine-labor/27583), and refugee populations are especially vulnerable, (See Film Report – “FLEEING MYANMAR-YOUNG REFUGEES” - diplomaticallyincorrect.org/films/movie/combating-child-laborindia/27291) Also: Read: “115 Million CHILDREN do HAZARDOUS WORK” - diplomaticallyincorrect.org/films/blog_post/115-million-children-do-hazardous-work-by-susan-sacirbey/28838 Read: “THAILAND HUMAN TRAFFICKING – Not Just SEX SLAVES” - diplomaticallyincorrect.org/films/blog_post/thailand-human-trafficking-not-just-sex-slaves-by-ambassador-mo/34678 Photos - Courtesy UN: 1978-2011, Combating Child Exploitation/Labor By Ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey




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