Children in Timbuktu, Mali.
Grassroots Organizations Must Defend Children's Rights
Legal guarantees have not been enough to bring down the prevalence of female genital mutilation - rather it has been increasing and Guinea and other African countries, writes Dr. Mammadou Diallo, who has had a three-decade career in peacebuilding and public health and is currently deputy special representative of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau. He believes equal treatment for girls and respecting their rights is a component of building and preserving peace in communities and society.
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West Africa: Grassroots Organizations Must Defend Children's Rights
allAfrica, 2 October 2019
In the summer of last year, Amina was sent to spend the summer school vacation with her aunt in the upper region of Guinea. Three months later, she returned to her parents in the… Read more »
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UN, 31 October 2019
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Mamadou Diallo of Guinea as his new Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations… Read more »
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Africa: Together, We Can Stop FGM
This is Africa, 6 February 2018
As we mark the 2018 international day International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation we need to accelerate efforts of raising awareness and encourage concrete… Read more »
