Full coverage: Children

31.03.2004 La Clean Clothes Campaign informa che da delle indagini nelle filande e nelle tessiture di Vedasanthur nel Tamil Nadu (India) è stato rilevato un quadro drammatico: salari al di sotto del minimo legale, violazione delle leggi sulla previdenza sociale, nessuna misura di igiene e sicurezza, negazione dei diritti sindacali, straordinari forzati, lavoro minorile. La Clean Clothes Campaign – campagna internazionale abiti puliti – fa una richiesta di azione urgente verso le autorità della regione del Tamil Nadu per chiedere il rispetto delle leggi, la riabilitazione dei bambini lavoratori, un incontro con la Campagna.

31.03.2004 The United States has some of the best schools and universities in the world. But it also has a substantial number of students who are being "left behind, falling through the cracks." Rod Paige, Secretary of Education of the United States, explains his government’s efforts to improve the quality of education and to ensure that no child is left behind.

31.03.2004 Actor and writer Sir Peter Ustinov, who died early Monday in Switzerland at the age of 82, was a uniquely effective and beloved UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for more than 35 years. “The children of the world have lost a true friend in Sir Peter Ustinov,” said UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy.

30.03.2004 Children as young as 7 and 8 are going missing in large numbers throughout Afghanistan, and no one is sure how many or where they are going. Agencies concerned with children surmise that some are being abducted as slave laborers or beggars, while others are being used to ferry drugs across borders.

30.03.2004 "Urrej të gjithë rreth meje. Nuk dua të jetoj më. Dua të vras veten. Urrej veten time. Ju drejtova për ndihmë një kleriku. Pedofil dhe ai..".

Këto fjalë prekëse dhe tronditëse, të një 15- vjeçari shqiptar, viktimë e pedofilisë dhe përdhunimit, ishin të vendosura me gërma të mëdha në sallën ku u organizua konferenca njëditore ndërkombëtare me temë "Dhuna ndaj fëmijëve dhe grave", e cila u zhvillua në kryeqytetin grek Athinë.

29.03.2004 IOM, Organizata Nderkombetare per Migrim, ka strehuar dje ne nje nga qendrat e mbrojtjes se trafikut ne Tirane, "familjen" e gjobes 100 mije EURO. Izabela N, 26 vjecarja nga Lushnja, vajza e saj 4 vjece Kristina dhe i dashuri i saj francez Alan Monuz, jane tashme nen mbrojtjen e autoriteteve ne Shqiperi, derisa deshmite e tyre qe cuan ne shkaterrimin e nje rrjeti te trafikut te prostitucionit ketu dhe ne France, te marrin vleren e proves juridike ne gjykate.

28.03.2004 Pour alimenter le conflit armé qui dure depuis dix ans au Burundi, des chefs militaires ont recruté et enlevé des mineurs, ruinant leur enfance et leur avenir. En octobre 2001, le gouvernement burundais et l'UNICEF ont signé un protocole d'accord selon lequel l'UNICEF apporterait au gouvernement un soutien technique et financier afin de développer un plan de démobilisation et de réinsertion des enfants soldats. Dans ce rapport, Amnistie internationale explique les enjeux.

26.03.2004 At one time or another, most children think about running away from home. One classic destination for these wayward dreams is the circus. The more adventurous may even fantasize about finding fame and glory under the bigtop. Montreal's Cirque du Soleil teaches the art of the circus - and of life - to street kids in Chile.

26.03.2004 At an unusual gathering, over 50 Afghan religious leaders assembled in eastern Afghanistan agreed to work toward protecting the rights of women and children and preventing maternal mortality--a grave problem in Afganistan. Similar workshops are scheduled for different parts of the country in coming months.

26.03.2004 Comment enseigner aux enfants palestiniens les valeurs de respect, de démocratie et de justice alors que le peuple vit sous oppression ? Comment encourager les jeunes à continuer leurs études alors qu'un mur les empêche d'atteindre leurs établissements scolaires ? Comment les éducateurs peuvent-ils arriver à faire la promotion de la paix dans un contexte de violence inouïe ?

26.03.2004 Republika e Serbise, Byroja e Librave Shkollore dhe Materialeve Mesimore (ZUNS) njoftoi fillimin e fushates “Libra kunder dhunes” dhe i ben thirrje qytetareve qe te japin mbeshtetjen e tyre per kete fushate.

26.03.2004 Dragan Jočić, Minister of Interior in the Government of Serbia, announced yesterday, at the opening of the 6th Stability Pact Conference on Children Trafficking that the fight against human trafficking in the region will be one of the top priorities of the Government.

26.03.2004 An Indian organisation is strengthening primary schools in central India by providing Internet access, community-centered and rights-based education. Give the mission a push.

26.03.2004 A new report warns that unless action against vitamin and mineral deficiencies moves onto a new level, the developing world's children will remain at risk and the UN will not achieve its goals of eradicating extreme poverty, improving maternal health and reducing child mortality by two-thirds by 2015.

26.03.2004 Haitin opetusministeri on vedonnut maan lasten vanhempiin että nämä lähettäisivät lapset takaisin kouluihin, jotka ovat pääosin avautuneet maan levottomuuksien rauhoituttua. Monilla alueilla vain puolet oppilaista uskaltautuu kouluun. Unicef on toimittanut pitkään eristyksissä olleeseen Haitin pohjoisosaan koulu- ja terveystarvikkeita.

26.03.2004 Fueron asesinados extrajudicialmente el 24 de mayo del 2002 en la ciudad de Saltillo, Estado de Coahuila, México, mientras dormían, por un soldado uniformado del ejército mexicano que Ud. comanda. Casi dos años después, el caso sigue impune...

25.03.2004 Ministar unutrašnjih poslova u Vladi Republike Srbije Dragan Jočić najavio je juče 24. marta, prilikom otvaranja 6. konferencije Pakta za stabilnost jugoistočne Evrope o trgovini decom da će borba protiv trgovine ljudima u regionu biti jedan od prioriteta u radu Vlade Srbije.
Predsedavajuća Radne grupe za borbu protiv trgovine decom Pakta za stabilnost jugoistočne Evrope Helga Konrad naglasila je da je porast broja dece koja su žrtve trgovine karakterističan za postkonfliktna društva, siromašne zemlje i države u kojima postoji organizovani kriminal.

25.03.2004 UNITED NATIONS, Mar 24 (IPS) - Simple and cheap measures, similar to fortifying salt with iodine, could help control vitamin and mineral deficiencies that afflict up to a third of the world's people, particularly children, the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in a study released Wednesday.

25.03.2004 A multi-faith group drawn from the U.S., India and Iraq have been working together throughout March to give life-saving heart operations to Iraqi children.

24.03.2004 Lack of key nutrients such as iron, Vitamin A, and iodine are compromising the mental capabilities and immune systems of millions of poor children, concludes a new report by the Micronutrient Initiative and UNICEF. Adding these micronutrients to common food products could quickly and cheaply turn the situation around, but needs a push from governments.