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Children have the right to participate in decisions affecting their lives but often face obstacles in having their voices heard and getting involved in meaningful ways. The Joining Forces initiative aims to change that.

Sanyu* is clever and ambitious. Despite a two-year absence from school due to a lack of money, she is now among the five best performing pupils in her grade four class.

On January 2, armed groups shot men and boys in what was said to be a revenge attack near the borders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso.

In a typical year, 17-year-old Manimeghlai would be training for the cycling competition in an upcoming Special Olympics event. But, with the coronavirus, it has been a year of mostly staying inside.