ECOWAS Urges Stronger National Action to Protect Children From Abuse and Exploitation

ECOWAS Urges Stronger National Action to Protect Children from Abuse and Exploitation

By Isatou Sarr The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare, in collaboration with regional and international partners, has convened a ministerial forum aimed at strengthening national and cross-border protections against child mistreatment in West Africa. The meeting held at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre, Bijilo, builds on the 2022 Biomedical Declaration, seeking to consolidate progress made in safeguarding…

ECOWAS and partners strengthen regional action to protect children in west Africa | Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, through the Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs (DHSA), convened two high-level engagements in Dakar, Republic of Senegal, from 20 to 24 October 2025, to advance collective action to protect children across West Africa. The sessions brought together Directors responsible for child protection from ECOWAS Member States, United Nations agencies, and civil society, to rein…