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December - 2008

When child sexual abuse is present, indifference is acceptance
By Nils Kastberg, UNICEf’s Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean

Every hour, every day, 228 children (1) – and especially girls – are sexually exploited in Latin America and the Caribbean. On World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse we have to raise our voices against this social scourge. This date reminds of the urgent need to guarantee the right of children and adolescents to fully enjoy their rights in a protective environment. It’s time to recognize the magnitude of this problem, and act accordingly.

When children get their beds wet

In many of the country’s riverside communities, the rhetorical figure of “crossing the river” when children wet their beds has lost all meaning, because the river wets everybody’s bed, twice a year, all their lives.

UNICEF providing $ 1350,000 dollars to deal with floods emergency in Colombia

Bogotá, December 22. In response to the serious rainy season emergency that is punishing the country – which to date has left more than 1,157,000 persons affected, including around half a million children and adolescents – UNICEF, as part of the United Nations Emergency Team (UNETE), will provide $1,350,000 dollars to address the immediate needs of children and women in the most affected communities in the Middle Magdalena and La Mojana regions, and especially the indigenous and Afro-descendant communities in the Department of Chocó.

World gathers in Brazil to reinvigorate fight against sexual exploitation of children

RIO DE JANEIRO, 25 November 2008 - Nearly 3,000 participants from over 125 countries are in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to exchange lessons and experiences in the fight against child sexual exploitation, review progress, and reinforce commitments.

LAW ON CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

On August 17 the Bill of Statutory Law was presented to Congress “in which the law on Children and Adolescents is promulgated”, a proposal that prioritizes eight basic themes: Nutrition, Education, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Special Protection, Civil Registration, Maternal Mortality, Infant Mortality, and Water and Sanitation. Based on what you know about the country’s situation, what would you propose doing to consolidate these priorities?