HUMANITARIAN ACTION DURING ARMED CONFLICT: THE CASE OF UNICEF AND PLAN INTERNATIONAL IN THE PROMOTION OF CHILD PROTECTION IN SOME SELECTED DIVISIONS OF THE NORTH WEST REGION OF CAMEROON

Authors

  • Nkwenti Roxan Bih (Ph.D.) University of Buea

Keywords:

Child Protection, Armed Conflict, Humanitarian Action and Challenges

Abstract

During conflict, children become more vulnerable due to the fact that they lack protection as the social structures (homes, church, schools and hospitals) responsible for their protection, wellbeing and development are usually fractured due to violence. In order to alleviate suffering of the vulnerable (children), humanitarian action serves as a means to recall to parties international laws regulating armed conflicts. With respect to this study, UNICEF and Plan International are in constant strive to ensure that children are being protected in the Boyo, Ndonga-Matum, Ngoketunja and Mezam Divisions in the North West region of Cameroon. The vulnerability of children often leads to sexual abuse, drug consumption and trafficking, maltreatment and exploitation. By adopting questionnaires and observation for the analysis of data, results show that the activities of UNICEF and Plan International have a positive impact on the four Division adopted for the study especially in the reduction of child abuse, providing shelter and food, and health amenities.

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Published

2022-11-13

How to Cite

Nkwenti Roxan Bih (Ph.D.). (2022). HUMANITARIAN ACTION DURING ARMED CONFLICT: THE CASE OF UNICEF AND PLAN INTERNATIONAL IN THE PROMOTION OF CHILD PROTECTION IN SOME SELECTED DIVISIONS OF THE NORTH WEST REGION OF CAMEROON. Intent Research Scientific Journal, 1(1), 35–45. Retrieved from http://intentresearch.org/index.php/irsj/article/view/3

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2022): IRSJ

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