Human Rights
/Infancy and adolescence
/World Peace and Security
- Wed Jan 29 2003
Nepal's Dilemma
Nepal is a classic case of neoliberal economic policies playing havoc with the social fabric of a poor developing country, says the Nepali delegation to the WSF, arguing that it is only worsening the vicious circle that is manifest in the conflict between the government and a Maoist group.
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Infancy and adolescence
- Sun Jan 26 2003
Youth Camp: Language of rebellion takes shape under the trees
For a taste of the passion of tomorrow's activists, head towards the shores of Lake Guaíba, where youth from across the world are raging about injustice and learning about rebellion under the trees.
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Health
/Infancy and adolescence
- Thu Dec 26 2002
HIV/AIDS Community Response Database
This online database of programs serving children affected, infected or orphaned by HIV/AIDS lists grassroots programs throughout the world that provide care and support.
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Infancy and adolescence
- Fri Dec 13 2002
State of the World's Children 2003: Child Participation
This year's annual report from UNICEF focuses on child participation - the 'right' of all children to have their opinions taken into account when decisions are being made that affect them. The report includes nine tables and three maps, which present a comprehensive set of economic and social indicators on the well-being of children worldwide.
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Infancy and adolescence
/World Peace and Security
- Wed Oct 16 2002
"My gun was as tall as me": child soldiers in Burma
Burma has the largest number of child soldiers in the world and the number is growing, Human Rights Watch said in an extensive new report released today.
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Health
/Infancy and adolescence
/Gender
- Thu Oct 10 2002
World report on violence and health
This report from the World Health Organisation describes the magnitude and impact of violence throughout the world, the key risk factors for violence, and the types of intervention and policy responses that have been tried, and makes recommendations for action at all levels. It includes sections on: child abuse and neglect, youth violence, violence by intimate partners, sexual violence, elder abuse, suicide, and collective violence.
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Education
/Infancy and adolescence
- Tue Oct 08 2002
Education under occupation: Palestinian children talk about life and school
This study describes the results of focus groups carried out in four of the worst affected Palestinian areas.
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Health
/Infancy and adolescence
- Wed Oct 02 2002
Young people and HIV/AIDS: opportunity in crisis
This UNICEF/UNAIDS/WHO report states that, worldwide, there are 11.8 million young people aged 15-24) living with HIV. In the context of this statistic, the authors set out to consider this group's role in controlling the epidemic and to consider their specific needs, which, they claim, are often ignored.
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Health
/Infancy and adolescence
/Toxic Chemicals and Waste
- Wed Oct 02 2002
Lead poisoning is not child's play
Children in Latin America can no longer play freely on the ground: industrial waste of heavy metals contaminate their bodies, stunting growth, causing deafness and even mental disabilities.
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Human Rights
/Infancy and adolescence
/Gender
- Wed Oct 02 2002
Violence against girls in Sudan
In this alternative country report, submitted to the Committee on the Rights of the Child by the World Organisation Against Torture, the OMCT expresses its grave concern at the widespread violence against girls in the private and community spheres as well as at the hands of state officials.
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