2. Administrative measures
In Côte d'Ivoire, child abuse, including physical violence, ill-treatment, lack of access to water, food and
basic services have had in recent years a considerable propensity due to sociopolitical and economic
crisis exacerbated by armed conflicts in 2002 and 2011.
Thus, several policy measures have been taken to ensure a protective environment for children, which
include:
Since 2010, the Ivorian Government with the support of UNICEF has initiated the process of drafting
and adoptinf the National Child Protection Policy which aims primarily to prevent and deal with all forms
abuse, violence and exploitation committed against children. This policy has a multisectoral action plan.
It was adopted in 2013 and focuses on four strategic areas that are:
1) prevention;
2) support for children victims;
3) to combat impunity;
4) Strengthening means of implementation: legal, regulatory and institutional framework, human
resources, monitoring and evaluation system of coordination, partnerships and budget.
- The National Social Protection Strategy also adopted in 2013 which devotes one of its four axes,
notably axis 3 to support for vulnerable groups in prevention and response to risk of abuse, violence,
exploitation, discrimination and exclusion.
The Government has also implemented actions to combat violence against children, including through:
- The establishment, by Decree No. 2000-133 of 23 February 2000, of the National Committee to
combat Violence against Women and Children (CNLVFFE), which is responsible for coordinating the
formulation and implementation of support actions - counseling, prevention and integrated management
of child abuse and gender-based violence. Since 2006, the Committee’s operations is ensured by a
Coordination Unit hosted by the Ministry in charge of the child and formed by a multidisciplinary team of
social workers, sociologists and criminologists.
This Committee has also initiated the creation, since 2003, of 15 counseling offices (including 6 in
Abidjan and 9 basedin social centres within the country) whose mission is to provide psychosocial
support and health and legal aid to women and children victims of violence. These offices organise
home visits, advise families in difficult situations and carry out social investigations.
de tous : parents, enfants, travailleurs sociaux et vise à donner des informations sur les conduites à
tenir face à un enfant en dificulté (viol, maltraitance, attentat à la pudeur, enlèvement, exploitation
économique). Du 13 avril 2004 au 31 décembre 2009, ce sont 3345 appels qui ont été reçus. Tous les
cas de dénonciation de violences sur les mineurs ont été déférés à la Brigade de Protection des Mineurs
et les enfants victimes ont bénéicié de placement temporaire hors de leur cadre familial.
- The establishment of a free helpline by the Ministry of Human Rights to report all violations of
children's rights and counseling / legal support to victims during the 2002-2005 period.
Furthermore, assistance services to victim are provided by the Legal Clinics of AFJCI and toll number
called helpline "SOS children in difficulty" was set up in 2004 by BICE in partnership with Coast d’Ivoire
Telecom.
The BICE free helpline runs daily without interruption, 24 hours 24. It is available for everyone: parents,
children, social workers and aims to provide information on how to behave when facing a child in a
difficult situation (rape, abuse, molestation, kidnapping, economic exploitation). From 13 April 2004 to
31 December 2009, 3345 calls were received. All cases of violence on minors reported have been
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