The 2008 UNICEF and UN reports on children accused of witchcraft in the DRC

Record summary

United Nations and UNICEF materials from the late 2000s discussed children accused of witchcraft in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, especially in urban settings where abandonment and religious deliverance practices were reported. These documents provide a documentary trail for examining how occult diagnosis became linked to child protection, humanitarian intervention, and public theology. They are useful comparison points but often summarize partner reporting rather than independently investigate every allegation. The scope and terminology should be checked in the original French or English documents.