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New York, Nov 27 (JEN): Former child soldiers and girls used as sex slaves in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) desperately wish to be reunited with their communities – to return to school or get jobs ¬ a United Nations envoy said Tuesday, urging authorities to seize every opportunity to better protect children affected by conflict-related violence. more
Schools in northern Mali barely functioning: UN mission

New York, Nov 20 (JEN): Schools in and around Timbuktu and other parts of northern Mali are barely functioning following the occupation of the region earlier this year by armed groups, a joi ...

MP: Little hands paint issues of child protection

Bhopal, Nov 13 (JEN) Nishita, a student of class seven from a school in Bhopal city of Madhya Pradesh, hand paints a picture of how child labour impacts children. In a poster painted by her, ...

UN urges Benin to focus on child protection

New York, Nov 9 (JEN): A United Nations independent expert Friday urged the Government of Benin to make child protection a priority in its agenda, following a visit to the country which rev ...

UN concerned about child recruitment in DR Congo

New York, Oct 25 (JEN): The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said Thursday it is extremely concerned about persistent reports of child recrui ...

UNICEF: 70 percent children in CAR still not in school

New York, Oct 19 (JEN): Seven out of 10 primary school students in the Central African Republic (CAR) have not returned to school since the conflict started in December 2012, according to a ...

UN marks International Day of the girl child

New York, Oct 12 (JEN): Marking International Day of the Girl Child, senior United Nations officials Friday highlighted the power of innovation to get more girls in classrooms and improve th ...

UN seeks urgent action to eradicate child labour by 2016

New York, Oct 9 (JEN): A United Nations senior official on Tuesday warned that if countries do not step up their efforts, they would fall short of reaching the agreed target of eradicating c ...

UN seek ways to stop online child abuse

New York, Sept 28 (JEN): Experts from the fields of law enforcement, research and academia gathered this week at a United Nations meeting in Vienna to find ways to combat the exploitation o ...