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Human Rights Council debates UN expert’s report on violence against children

The Geneva-based Human Rights Council today held a special debate on violence against children looking at how best to follow-up on last year’s study by an independent United Nations expert that calls for a wide range of measures, covering the responsibility of governments and others, to stamp out the global scourge.

UNICEF seeks entries for children’s television award on AIDS awareness

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences called for entries for the 2007 International Children’s Day of Broadcasting (ICDB) award honoring broadcasters for programming best reflecting the theme Unite for Children. Unite Against AIDS.