Mauritania allocates 567 million ouguiyas to child protection
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kassataya
The Mauritanian government allocated more than 567 million ouguiyas to its child protection and development programme in the 2026 budget, said Cheikh Tourad Ould Abdelmalek, director of the national agency responsible for combating trafficking. The national report presented to an African committee also lists 41 operational local protection mechanisms and initiatives in education and training, according to Saharamedias.
Mauritania allocated more than 567 million ouguiyas in its 2026 budget to its child protection and development programme. Cheikh Tourad Ould Abdelmalek, director of the National Agency for the Fight against Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling, presented the figure during the review of the first periodic report from Mauritania on children’s rights, according to Saharamedias.
The presentation took place before the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child in Maseru, the capital of Lesotho. The report reviews the country’s child protection policies and programmes.
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