Congolese civil society has reservations about the figure of 361,000 put forward as the number of children working in copper and cobalt mines in the provinces of Haut Katanga and Lualaba, and is calling on UNICEF to check its statistics objectively with supporting sources. On the sidelines of DRC Mining Week, human rights organizations specializing … Lire la suite de Press release : “361,000 children in the copper and cobalt mines of Haut Katanga and Lualaba in 2024: the civil society has reservations about the UNICEF figure and requests additional information”.