Full Coverage: Children

29.07.2005 Le 27 juin, MSF a ouvert à Aguié son cinquième centre de nutrition thérapeutique au Niger, d'une capacité de 150 lits d'hospitalisation. Mais quinze jours après l'ouverture, le centre affiche déjà complet. Pour faire face à l'afflux d'enfants souffrant de malnutrition grave, il faut doubler le nombre de lits.

28.07.2005 The U.N. took what has been called "a decisive step in the right direction" Monday, passing a resolution requiring governments and armed groups to end the use of child soldiers and report on grave violations against children.

26.07.2005 Amnistie internationale a révélé ce mardi 26 juillet que des milliers d’enfants au Népal étaient confrontés à des exactions et violences graves dans le conflit en cours au Népal, où rebelles maoïstes et forces de sécurité se livrent à une lutte interne brutale depuis neuf ans.

Dans un rapport sur le Népal rendu public ce mardi 26 juillet, intitulé en anglais Nepal : Children caught in the conflict, l’organisation explique que des enfants népalais sont tués, détenus illégalement, torturés, violés, enlevés et recrutés de force pour des tâches militaires ; l’organisation accuse les deux parties au conflit de violer les droits les plus élémentaires des enfants.

25.07.2005 Palestine's art scene is remarkably vibrant; Ramallah and Gaza held successful theatre festivals this summer. Although some have questioned art's importance in a war zone, Abdelfattah Abu-Srour, of the Gaza Theater Festival, explains that theatre allows people to release the “anger, frustration, and pressure they live under, and to deliver their message in a peaceful, nonviolent, and civilized way.”

22.07.2005 Pour éviter une surmortalité dans les semaines à venir, des mesures exceptionnelles doivent être prises en urgence. C’est pourquoi Médecins Sans Frontières appelle à des distributions de nourriture dans les villages les plus touchés par la malnutrition.

Aujourd’hui, trois mois après de multiples appels à une aide d’urgence lancés par Médecins Sans Frontières ou d’autres acteurs, la réponse à la crise nutritionnelle au Niger reste très insuffisante par rapport à la gravité de la situation.

22.07.2005 The Communal Services Enterprise “Park” will open today its new office building with an Environmental Centre at the recreation and enternatinment park “Pionirska Dolina”, near Sarajevo.

22.07.2005 The second major phase of AfghanistanÂ’s child soldier demobilisation and reintegration campaign got underway in the west of the country this week, with 3,500 children likely to benefit in the next three months.

21.07.2005 A quarta edição da Análise de Mídia sobre Piores Formas de Trabalho Infantil, produzida pela ANDI e OIT, destaca as ações em torno de três das principais datas em que o combate à exploração da mão-de-obra de crianças e adolescentes mobiliza todo o País (Publicação DOC).

19.07.2005 Ce kit est principalement adressé aux jeunes âgés entre 7 et 17 ans désirant apprendre davantage sur les droits humains dans le monde. Mais, il peut également intéresser les animateurs souhaitant développer l'éducation aux droits humains de par des actions concrètes et des jeux faciles à réaliser.

19.07.2005 Since Brown v. the Board of Ed. and before, the Supreme CourtÂ’s make-up has been as important to kids as it is to adults. With expected decisions on education, military recruitment, and minors' rights, the coming term will be no exception, writes Connect for KidsÂ’ Susan Phillips.

15.07.2005 The Croatian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare expressed its concern yesterday, July 14, over the manner in which the media report on cases of criminal offences against children and young adults. According to the Ministry, the media violate the right to privacy, guaranteed and protected by the Convention on the Rights of Children and national legislation.

14.07.2005 The Youth for Development Prize is awarded every year to teams of young people who have run innovative projects on the basis of the MDGs, in areas such as the environment, development, or peace. Do you know anyone who fits the bill? Hurry, the deadline for nominations is July 15th.

13.07.2005 Niger needs long-term assistance to avoid chronic food insecurity in addition to continuing help for “silent emergencies” in health, nutrition, education and access to water, warns the UN Children's Fund.

13.07.2005 Women's groups in India have asked the government to take back the two-child norm which, they say, is strengthening caste hierarchy and also differentiated between those who had access to health care and those who did not.

12.07.2005 Mirko Markovic from the Ministry of Education of National Minorities, Jagoda Novak, coordinator of Roma educational program at Open Society Croatia attended the presentation of results of a pilot-programme on Roma education, held on July 7 in Beli Manastir, together with over 60 other representatives of international institutions, NGOs, implementers and project beneficiaries.

12.07.2005 Creative actions to promote fair trade chocolate are being organized at screenings of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" around the U.S. While we're enjoying Wonka chocolate bars, says Global Exchange, West African cocoa producers remain impoverished by unfair trade practices and hundreds of thousands of children work dangerous tasks on cocoa farms. You can make a difference in their lives this week!

08.07.2005 Manchester United football club has pledged to aid UNICEFÂ’s work with China to combat the trafficking of women and children.

07.07.2005 African girls qualifying for financial assistance will also get mentors and HIV/AIDS education through a scholarship program facilitated by the Academy for Educational Development. The group is working with community leaders and families to encourage them to send more girls to school.

07.07.2005 "All G8 leaders have signed the Millennium Development Goals and we are here to remind them of their responsibilities," said 13 year old Reitumetse from Lesotho, when he and other child representatives from some of the worldÂ’s poorest countries met Scottish First Minister Jack McConnell at the C8 Children's Summit Tuesday.

06.07.2005 UNICEF has set up a childrenÂ’s version of the G8 summit for them to discuss the issues and express their views.