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UNICEF launches USD 1.4 billion appeal in response to most extreme crises GENEVA, 7 March 2011 - UNICEF released the Humanitarian Action for Children Report (HAC) 2011 today, requesting $1.4 billion in its annual appeal to donors to assist children…
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The participation of women and girls in today's Afghanistan is more crucial than ever in shaping the nation of tomorrow. 8 March 2011 - Women in Afghanistan are taking their places at all levels of society. All Afghans should be…
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OSRSG/030311-5 New York, 3 March - "Children killed in Afghanistan by air strikes is a cause of serious concern," said Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Radhika Coomaraswamy. Early last year, the international forces introduced technical directives aimed…
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Women are set to make history on the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day by joining together on bridges across the world, and calling for urgent action in Afghanistan; described as 'one of the worst countries in the world…
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Conservative Forces Hostile to Women's Rights Drive Proposed Regulation (New York, February 13, 2011) - An Afghan government move to take over the operations of women's shelters threatens the safety of women and girls in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch said…
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Kabul, 9 February 2011: About 739 children lost their lives in the conflict-related security incidents in Afghanistan from 1 January to 31 December 2010, according to figures compiled in an annual report of Afghanistan Rights Monitor (ARM). The report /Civilian Casualties…
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By Radhika Coomaraswamy, Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict 8 February 2011 - As we landed in Kabul, we were informed that Hamida Barmaki, her four children and husband had been killed in a suicide bomb attack…
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6 February 2011 - More than 300 children showed off their photos and drawings, performed plays with puppets, climbed a six meter high wall and zipped around on skateboards at an exhibition in Kabul to show how Afghan youth…
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Committee on the Rights of the Child ROUNDUP 4 February 2011 Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Denmark, Afghanistan, Belarus, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, New Zealand, Ukraine, Singapore and Mexico The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its three-week-long…
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Summary The present report, which has been prepared pursuant to Security Council resolution 1612 (2005), is presented to the Council and its Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict as the second country report on the situation of children and…
