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UN agencies call for “dramatic” scaling up of efforts to curb child mortality

27 June 2003
With 10 million children dying each year from largely preventable illnesses, two United Nations agencies today called on the international community to put child survival “back on the agenda” and regain lost momentum by dramatically scaling up nutritional and preventive measures.

UNICEF and partners launch campaign to combat child discrimination in Europe

16 June 2003
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partners today launched a regional advocacy campaign to create an inclusive environment in which no children in Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) are left vulnerable to violence, exploitation and abuse.

On Day of African child, UNICEF calls for registration of every infant

16 June 2003
Marking the Day of the African Child today, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called on countries to register all youngsters at birth in order to ensure their right to a legal identity.