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Overspending on military short-changes children, UNICEF says

9 December 2004
More than half the world's 2.2 billion children are being deprived of maximum mental and physical health because some governments have chosen policies that intensify the impact of poverty, war and HIV/AIDS and reduce the chances of halving extreme poverty by 2015, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) chief says in a report issued today.
Child trafficking

New initiatives by Asian countries seek to cut demand for child sexual exploitation – UNICEF

10 November 2004
Three years after Asian countries committed themselves to fighting the commercial sexual exploitation of children, new initiatives in the region are leading the way in countering the scourge, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today.
Olara Otunnu

UN peacekeeping missions leading bid to protect kids caught in war, envoy says

27 October 2004
United Nations operations deployed to strife-torn countries are leading the effort to protect the youngest victims of war, the UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict says.

98 States behind schedule in reducing child mortality, UNICEF study reveals

8 October 2004
Almost 100 countries are behind schedule in reaching the globally agreed goal to reduce the rate of child deaths by two-thirds by 2015, a study released today by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reveals.

UNICEF study shows dire situation for women, children in southern Sudan

16 June 2004
A girl born in southern Sudan is 10 times more likely to die in childbirth or pregnancy than to complete primary school, a new study by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) shows as it observes Day of the African Child today.
School girls taking part in the survey

To mark Day of African Child, UNICEF launches student surveys of absenteeism

15 June 2004
On the eve of the Day of the African Child, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today launched a global survey of the 121 million children who are not attending school that will be carried out by youngsters who are, with the aim of expanding enrolment everywhere.

UN report spotlights hidden problem of children exploited for domestic labour

11 June 2004
Up to 10 million children – mostly girls – are trapped in low-paid jobs as domestic servants, where they are at risk of sexual abuse, physical exploitation and human trafficking, the International Labour Organization (ILO) says in a new report.

Global events planned to spotlight plight of child domestic labourers, UN says

31 May 2004
With rap music and pinwheels, marches and solemn statements, numerous organizations across the planet will mark the third World Day Against Child Labour on 12 June this year with a specific focus on efforts to spare young people from working as domestics, the United Nations Labour Organization (ILO) has announced.

Kyrgyzstan ratifies treaty on combating worst forms of child labour - UN agency

24 May 2004
Kyrgyzstan has become the 150th country to ratify the fundamental worldwide standard for combating the worst forms of child labour, putting the treaty within sight of universal ratification by all 177 members of the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO), the agency announced today.
UN Security Council in session

UN Security Council condemns recruitment of child soldiers

22 April 2004
The United Nations Security Council today condemned the recruitment of child soldiers and called on Secretary-General Kofi Annan to create a monitoring mechanism, preferably within three months, "to provide timely objective, accurate and reliable information on the recruitment and use of child soldiers in violation of applicable international law."