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UNESCO issues voluntary sex education guidelines to help young people

27 August 2009
New voluntary sexuality education guidelines have been issued by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to help young people learn how to protect themselves against HIV and against abuse and exploitation.
Members of the Secretariat of the first-ever Global Model United Nations Conference

Children’s schooling under threat from deepening poverty, warns UN official

5 August 2009
Poverty is the biggest threat to the educational development of children around the world, a senior United Nations official today warned hundreds of students gathered for the start of the first ever Global Model UN (GMUN) conference.
UNICEF Executive Director Ann Veneman

Saudi Arabia: UNICEF chief voices concern over eight-year old girl’s marriage

13 April 2009
The head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today expressed her deep concern over reports that a Saudi Arabian court has ruled that the marriage of an eight-year-old girl is legally binding.

UNICEF lauds first-ever children's rights law in Southern Sudan

9 April 2009
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has hailed the first-ever law recognizing children's rights launched today in Southern Sudan, extolling the Government for its efforts to create a society in which children can grow and develop to their full potential.
Child Soldier - Children In Armed Conflict

Greater efforts needed to protect children’s rights, says top UN official

11 March 2009
A landmark treaty adopted 20 years ago has transformed the way the world views children but greater efforts are needed to ensure that their rights are protected and advanced, the United Nations human rights chief said today.