中國兒童周2018「小畫家大夢想繪畫比賽」成績公佈
聯合國兒童基金香港委員會（UNICEF HK） 已於2018年3月18日（星期日）假西九文化區苗圃公園中央表演場地舉辦中國兒童周2018「小畫家大夢想繪畫比賽」，以「『童』創大世界」為題，為聯合國兒童基金會（UNICEF）「中國貧困兒童資助項目」籌募經費，支持改善中國山區的母嬰健康服務。今年，UNICEF HK首次與本地人氣漫畫角色「癲噹」合作，推出全新參賽組別「漫畫家挑戰組」，透過充滿正能量和夢想的癲噹，啟發小畫家以童心和想像力，為每一名兒童的生命創造一個好開始。此外，活動再次榮獲首席贊助周大福珠寶集團全力支持。 成績公佈 A組（6歲或以下） 冠軍：Li Tin Yu 亞軍：Lau Hei Lam 季軍：Cheng Natalia Kin Ting 優異獎（排名不分[...]
![[NAME CHANGED] Gertrude, 15, who attends grade CM2, the last year of primary school, stands against a wall in Ndenga village, Kaga Bandoro, Central African Republic, Saturday 4 November 2017. "I missed two years of school because the Séléka [rebels] attacked our village and we fled to the bush" says Gertrude. "While looking for food my father and my cousin were killed by the Séléka, and it made me very angry so I joined the anti-balaka group. I was 12 at the time. I used to cook for them. Now I am back to school and happy, but life is still very difficult because we are eight children at home, with my father dead and my mother handicapped. What I dream of in the future is to be able to do some trade, maybe have a little shop so I can support my family.”
As of October 2017, violent clashes and inter-communal tensions fuelled by armed groups have continuously increased in the Central African Republic (CAR). In the absence of an effective judicial system and basic security services by the public administration, armed groups have continued to perpetrate violent and destabilizing acts, of which the civilian population is the main victim. The targeting of minorities, including women and children, has resurfaced, with killings and attacks against communities multiplying.
Conflict and forced displacement is increasingly widespread and impacting previously unaffected parts of the country. As the crisis further expands towards the southeast and northwest of the country, there are new displacements and there is a significant risk that the condition of people previously displaced that remain in camps will deteriorate. Nearly one family out of four has already been forced to flee or seek refuge in neighbouring countries.
While the official opening of the 2017–2018 school year kicked off on 18 September, many schools remain closed in areas where violence and insecurity persists. According to the Ministry of Education, over 170,000 children had not started school by t](https://www.unicef.org.hk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/UN0149414-1200x800.jpg)
