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UNICEF and partners celebrate 15th anniversary of breastfeeding declaration

Celebrating the 15th anniversary of a landmark declaration promoting breastfeeding, the United Nations agencies most directly concerned with child survival listed such gains as six million infants’ lives saved per year, global breastfeeding rates up 15 per cent and thousands of hospitals in 150 countries now “baby-friendly.”

Security Council starts work on measures to protect children during war

A newly-formed Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, chaired by France, has started work on implementing a resolution approved in July to promote the rights of children affected by armed conflict anywhere in the world.

UN expert fighting sex trafficking calls for coordinated child protection in Greece

Even though the number of registered cases of child sexual exploitation and trafficking in Greece is small and measures have been taken to counteract these crimes, a United Nations human rights expert said today that the country still needs a comprehensive approach to child protection due to new regional conditions.