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Press Release
Joint Statement Attributable to UNICEF Representative
Anthony Bloomberg and the UN Humanitarian Coordinator Ronald Sibanda
UNICEF Angola & UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Angola Welcome the
Release of 60 Abducted Children
LUANDA / GENEVA / NEW YORK, 26 May 2001 - UNICEF Angola and the United
Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Angola welcome the release of 60
Angolan children and two adults who were abducted from the ADPP Children's
Town near Caxito on 5 May 2001.
The UNICEF Representative in Angola and the UN Humanitarian Coordinator
in Angola remain concerned about the plight of other children abducted
in Angola who are still not accounted for.
The UNICEF Representative and the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Angola
reiterate their strong condemnation of abduction and other gross violation
of the rights of children caught up in the conflict. They reiterate
their appeal for all abducted children to be released forthwith.
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For further information, please contact:
Jose Luis Mendonca, UNICEF
Angola, (2442) 331-010
Julie Thompson, OCHA, Angola, (2442) 444-321
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UNICEF
urges demobilization/reintergration of child soldiers Tues.
29 Oct.
UNICEF
negotiates with LTTE for recruited children Thurs.20 June
UNICEF calls
for release of child soldiers by LRA Tues. 5 Mar
UNICEF hails new
treaty banning child soldiers Tues. 12 Feb. 2002
2001
Ex-child soldier
addresses Security Council Tues., 20 Nov
UN leaders hail new step banning children
as soldiers Tues.20 Nov
Five months later, child soldiers go home
to Sudan, Wed., 29 August
Ex-child soldiers begin new lives in Rwanda
Mon, 20 August
Sri Lankan children still recruited for wars
Friday, 20 July
Sierra Leone releases 150 more child soldiers
Monday, 4 June
Côte d'Ivoire intercepts child soldiers
from Burkina Faso June
In Angola children released, but worry persists
Sat, 26 May
Hundreds of child soldiers freed in Sierra Leone Friday,
25 May 20
In Angola, a call for release
of 60 abducted children
Tues., 8 May
UNICEF renews aid for children in Sierra Leone
Thurs , 19 April
Carol Bellamy on the airlift of child soldiers
in Sudan Tues, 27 Feb
2,500 demobilized child soldiers out of Sudan Tuesday, 27
Feb
UNICEF finds 163 Congolese child soldiers in Uganda Tuesday,
20 Feb
UNICEF assesses Congolese child soldiers in Uganda
Wed, 14 Feb
UNICEF applauds agreement with Uganda on child
soldiers Fri, 9 Feb
Children in armed conflict to the Panel on
Optional Protocol Wed., 31 Jan
Security council debates issue of children in war Wed, 26
July
Angola: Call for immediate release of 21 abducted
children Fri, 14 July
2000
Sudan rebels give UNICEF a guarantee
on child soldiers, Oct 24
Bellamy in Winnipeg on war-effected children Wed, 13 Sept
Graça Michel calls for an end to impunity
against war crimes Wed., 13 Sept
UNICEF hails new Security Council decision
on children and war Fri,
11 Aug
Bellamy to Security
Council on protection of children in conflict
Wed, 26 July
Hague Appeal for
Peace: Children as catalysts for peace Wed.,
12 May
1999
To the
Humanitarian Issues Working Group: the catastrophe in Kosovo Tues.
6 Apr
To the Security
Council: A peace and security agenda for children Fri.,
12 Feb
ons is not clear. However, children
abucted in conflict countries are often used by armed groups to carry
goods and ammunition and to cook and clean. In the worst cases, children,
particularly young girls, may be sexually abused and both girls and
boys may be used in combat, whether as soldiers or as defensive shields.
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For further information, please contact:
Kent Page, UNICEF
Angola, (2442) 331-010
Julie Thompson, OCHA Angola, (2442) 444-321
***
UNICEF
urges demobilization/reintergration of child soldiers Tues.
29 Oct.
UNICEF
negotiates with LTTE for recruited children Thurs.20 June
UNICEF calls
for release of child soldiers by LRA Tues. 5 Mar
UNICEF hails new
treaty banning child soldiers Tues. 12 Feb. 2002
2001
Ex-child soldier
addresses Security Council Tues., 20 Nov
UN leaders hail new step banning children
as soldiers Tues.20 Nov
Five months later, child soldiers go home
to Sudan, Wed., 29 August
Ex-child soldiers begin new lives in Rwanda
Mon, 20 August
Sri Lankan children still recruited for wars
Friday, 20 July
Sierra Leone releases 150 more child soldiers
Monday, 4 June
Côte d'Ivoire intercepts child soldiers
from Burkina Faso June
In Angola children released, but worry persists
Sat, 26 May
Hundreds of child soldiers freed in Sierra Leone Friday,
25 May 20
In Angola, a call for release
of 60 abducted children
Tues., 8 May
UNICEF renews aid for children in Sierra Leone
Thurs , 19 April
Carol Bellamy on the airlift of child soldiers
in Sudan Tues, 27 Feb
2,500 demobilized child soldiers out of Sudan Tuesday, 27
Feb
UNICEF finds 163 Congolese child soldiers in Uganda Tuesday,
20 Feb
UNICEF assesses Congolese child soldiers in Uganda
Wed, 14 Feb
UNICEF applauds agreement with Uganda on child
soldiers Fri, 9 Feb
Children in armed conflict to the Panel on
Optional Protocol Wed., 31 Jan
Security council debates issue of children in war Wed, 26
July
Angola: Call for immediate release of 21 abducted
children Fri, 14 July
2000
Sudan rebels give UNICEF a guarantee
on child soldiers, Oct 24
Bellamy in Winnipeg on war-effected children Wed, 13 Sept
Graça Michel calls for an end to impunity
against war crimes Wed., 13 Sept
UNICEF hails new Security Council decision
on children and war Fri,
11 Aug
Bellamy to Security
Council on protection of children in conflict
Wed, 26 July
Hague Appeal for
Peace: Children as catalysts for peace Wed.,
12 May
1999
To the
Humanitarian Issues Working Group: the catastrophe in Kosovo Tues.
6 Apr
To the Security
Council: A peace and security agenda for children Fri.,
12 Feb
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