Afghanistan + 2 more
Watch the Webcast In a move hailed as an important first step towards the protection of children in Afghanistan, that country's Government recently signed a landmark agreement to release children from the national security forces, Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General…
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31 January 2011 - The United Nations envoy on children and armed conflict today met with Afghan human rights leaders and members of the international community before wrapping up a two day visit to Kabul to co-sign a child…
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30 January 2011 - The Government of Afghanistan and the United Nations today signed a child protection plan to end recruitment and use of children in the Afghan National Security Forces and other violations. "Today's agreement contributes towards the placing…
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30 January 2011 - The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan today committed to take further action to protect children affected by armed conflict in Afghanistan by signing an agreement to prevent under-age recruitment into the Afghan National Security…
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28 January 2011 - An attack today at a popular city centre supermarket killed a number of civilians, including reportedly a child. Afghan police continue to investigate the attack, which occurred around 2.30 in the afternoon, during the end of week…
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KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 21, 2011) - One Afghan child was killed and 12 others were wounded in two separate improvised explosive device attacks in southern and eastern Afghanistan, today. In Zharay district, Kandahar province, Afghan civilians struck an IED resulting…
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Committee on the Rights of the Child 18 January 2011 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today examined the initial report of Afghanistan on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of…
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17 Jan 11 British soldiers marked a security success this weekend by facilitating a district governor's shura - a traditional Afghan public meeting - in the previously troubled town of Showal. Paratroopers from A Company, 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3…
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BACKGROUND RELEASE 13 January 2011 Situation of Children's' Rights in Afghanistan, Belarus, Denmark, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore and Ukraine to be Reviewed The Committee on the Rights of the Child will meet at the Palais Wilson in Geneva…
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1 January 2011, Herat - Abdul Karim (not his real name) is a nine-year-old Afghan child. He waits under the street traffic light in downtown Herat for the cars to come and cleans their windscreens in the hope of…
