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| Statement
by UNICEF Executive Director Ann M.
Veneman on Child Marriage |
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YORK, 13 April 2009 - UNICEF is deeply
concerned by reports that Saudi Arabian
tribunals have decided not to annul
the marriage of an eight-year-old girl.
Irrespective of circumstances or the
legal framework, the marriage of a child
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| EMERGENCY
IN COLOMBIA FROM HEAVY RAINS |
Given the serious
rainy season emergency that is punishing
the country, and which to date has left
more than a million persons affected,
including more than half a million children,
what measures do you think should be
taken to prevent a rain emergency? What
would you suggest so that all of us
together can help and give support for
the affected populations?
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UNICEF: Grave violations
of children’s rights during armed conflicts
must end
NEW YORK, 29 April 2009 – UNICEF today joined
the Secretary-General’s call for an end
to the recruitment and sexual exploitation of
children by armed groups in theatres of conflict,
at the Security Council discussion of the Secretary-General’s
annual report on Children and Armed Conflict.
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UNICENTRO Supports
UNICEF’s Humanitarian work:
UNICENTRO Shopping Centre in Bogotá is
supporting UNICEF’s projects in Colombia
in favor of child victims of the effects of the
rainy season emergency. UNICENTRO has been collaborating
with UNICEF for the past 12 years, donating a
space on the first floor where the organization
has a stand where visitors may acquire cards,
gifts and other products for all occasions. The
funds raised in this way are used to promote programmes
for the protection of the rights of children and
adolescents in Colombia.
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UNICEF promoting
the development of citizen competencies
The Ministry of National Education, in partnership
with the United States International Development
Agency (USAID), the International Organisation
for Migration (IOM), Corporación Opción
Legal and UNICEF are implementing the Pedagogy
and Child Protection Programme to create processes
for developing citizen competencies in schools.
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UNICEF launches the
Animated Series
Last
April 1 in the city of Bogotá, UNICEF and
the Fundación Instituto para la Construcción
de la Paz (FICONPAZ) launched the animated series
“The Diary of Dreams”, which recounts
the adventures of six Colombian children that
reflect on their rights and their chances for
enjoying them in their families and with the community.
In each chapter, the characters share their experiences,
concerns and dreams with the viewer.
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On World Malaria
Day, UNICEF highlights successes but calls for
greater effort
WASHINGTON, D.C. - 24 April 2009 – Progress
has been made in combating malaria, particularly
in Africa where the disease is most prevalent,
but more must be done to address the global scourge,
UNICEF said, as it released a new joint report
on the eve of World Malaria Day.
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Landmines and explosive
remnants of war continue to threaten children
GENEVA, 3 April 2009 – Landmines and explosive
remnants of war (ERW) continue to pose an enormous
threat to children worldwide, UNICEF noted today
in the lead up to the International Day for Mine
Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on 4 April.
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PANDI News -
Children and Adolescents in the Colombian Press
Today
(Spanish)
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