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Kofi Annan

New report by Annan names factions that recruit child soldiers

16 December 2002
Rebel and government forces in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Liberia and Somalia are among those named in a new report by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan that lists conflict areas where children are used as soldiers.

Real Madrid football club teams up with UN labour agency to fight child employment

13 December 2002
Aiming to call attention to the worst forms of abusive child labour - a practice harming one out of every eight youngsters worldwide - the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) today announced plans to host a match with the Real Madrid football club.

Youngsters need greater voice in decisions that affect them, UN Children's Fund says

11 December 2002
Children have a right to be heard in decisions that affect them, and giving young people a constructive role is essential to both their development and the creation of a more cohesive, peaceful world, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says in its annual report launched today in Mexico City.