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Afghan children (file photo)

Better protection urged for detained Afghan children following UN-backed study

26 June 2008
Children held in detention in Afghanistan continue to face violations of their rights, including maltreatment and lack of access to education and health services, according to a United Nations-backed study which highlights the need to ensure better protection for young people in conflict with the law.
Children at Buduburam refugee settlement in Ghana

Young people’s voices must be heard, UN officials stress on Day of African Child

16 June 2008
United Nations officials are today marking the Day of the African Child by highlighting the need to ensure that the voices of young people are heard in their schools, communities and countries.

Greater access to education key to combating child labour – UN

12 June 2008
The United Nations is urging improved access to education as the right response to address the plight of the estimated 165 million children between the ages of 5 and 14 worldwide who are involved in child labour.
Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict

Chad, Central African Republic: UN envoy welcomes release of child soldiers

2 June 2008
Chad has agreed to release all former child combatants held in detention, while armed rebel groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) have also committed to freeing any children in their ranks, a top United Nations envoy announced today after a six day trip to the two countries.

UN-organized global walk raises funds to combat child hunger

2 June 2008
Over 250,000 people in 70 countries took to the streets yesterday in a global walk organized by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and its largest corporate partners, TNT and Unilever, which raised more than $500,000 to feed hungry schoolchildren.