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| ‘UNICEF
launches its global website in Chinese |
| NEW
YORK, USA, 15 January 2007 – UNICEF’s
has launched the newest edition of
its global website in Chinese. |
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| 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? |
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Preparations begin for the Latin American Sanitation
Forum
Bogotá D.C., February 13, 2007. Preparations have begun for Sanitation
Forum 2007, the first initiative on this theme to be held in Latin America,
to take place in Colombia in the month of November. During the Forum,
to be called A challenge to overcome poverty and inequity in Latin America,
a Meeting of Latin American Countries will be held -- a gathering in
which each country will be able to present its experiences in the area
of sanitation, and share its roadmaps with the other participants.
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 Adolescent
voices challenge the lack of opportunities through
radio
Bogotá D.C., February 12, 2007. A group of
100 adolescents has found radio to be a way of enjoying
themselves and learning by doing in the department
of Chocó, where opportunities for recreation
and integral development of young people are limited.
These adolescents are part of the University of Chocó’s
School of Communication, broadcasting over FM frequency
97.3 |
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 UNICEF
and Morgan Stanley Begin Selection Process for
Junior 8 Summit
NEW YORK/LONDON 9 February 2007 - UNICEF and the Morgan Stanley International
Foundation announced today the beginning of the selection process for 13
to 17 year-old young people to attend the Junior 8 2007 Summit ("J8
Summit") in Wismar, Germany which will be held in conjunction with
the meeting of world leaders at the G8 Summit Germany 2007 this June.
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 Photographic
Competition to Commemorate World Breastfeeding Week
Bogotá D.C., Februrary 6, 2007. Professional and amateur photographers
have until March 15 to submit their photographic entries in the contest organized
by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA). The contest is part
of the preparations for the celebration of the World Breastfeeding Week,
held annually between August 1 and 7. |
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 Paris
Conference on Child Soldiers Concludes with Commitment
to Stop the Recruitment of Children
6 February 2007, Paris / Geneva - Representatives of 58 countries meeting
in Paris today committed themselves to putting an end to the unlawful recruitment
and use of children in armed conflicts. |
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PANDI News -
Children and Adolescents in the Colombian Press Today (Spanish)
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