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Radhika Coomaraswamy

UN Special Representative to send adviser to Sri Lanka to look at abuse against children

27 June 2006
Warning that the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are continuing to “recruit and use child soldiers” in Sri Lanka and highlighting allegations of “grave violations” against children by all parties in the conflict, the United Nations Special Representative for Children affected by armed conflict said today she was appointing a Special Adviser to undertake a fact-finding mission to the island.
Soweto student protest in 1976

UN marks Day of the African Child with call to fight violence against youngsters

16 June 2006
Celebrating the Day of the African Child today, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called on the world to recognize that youngsters are the continent’s greatest resource and rise to the challenge of helping them overcome the many scourges they face, including violence, this year’s theme.

Joining in World Cup football fever, UN agency to wave ‘red card’ against child labour

7 June 2006
With World Football Cup fever in full swing, the United Nations labour agency is preparing to wave a symbolic ‘Red Card’ against child work as part of a series of global events beginning this week to mark the World Day Against Child Labour.