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voices important in climate change discussions |
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YORK/NUSA DUA (BALI), 12 December 2007 – Two
days after the presentation of the
Nobel Peace Prize to environmental
experts, UNICEF has released a publication
that outlines the concerns of children
and youth about climate change. |
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| LAW
ON CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS |
| On August 17 the Bill
of Statutory Law was presented to Congress “in
which the law on Children and Adolescents
is promulgated”, a proposal that
prioritizes eight basic themes: Nutrition,
Education, Sexual and Reproductive Health,
Special Protection, Civil Registration,
Maternal Mortality, Infant Mortality,
and Water and Sanitation. Based on what
you know about the country’s situation,
what would you propose doing to consolidate
these priorities? |
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 Colombia
wins international children’s television
prize with RCN, Citurna and UNICEF’s “One
Minute for my Rights”
At
the recent Third Ibero American Children’s
Television Festival, “Prix Jeunesse”,
in Santiago de Chile, Colombia won the prize
for the “best new ideas” category
with its project “One Minute for my Rights”,
developed by UNICEF in association with RCN Television.
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 Declaration
of the United Nations System in Colombia, on the
occasion of the attack in Algeria
December
11, 2007. The United Nations System in Colombia strongly condemns the terrorist
intolerance that has hit the capital of Algeria today.
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UN
General Assembly holds Special Session focusing
on children
NEW YORK, 11 December 2007 – Heads of State and other dignitaries
have gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York today for a landmark
conference to review progress towards A World Fit for Children, a plan
of action to improve the lives of children created by governments in 2002.
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 PROGRESS
FOR CHILDREN
New York, 10 December, 2007 -- A new report issued today by UNICEF reveals
a wealth of detailed information on progress towards the Millennium Development
Goals. |
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 RCN
Television and UNICEF launch
”One Minute for my Rights “
Bogotá, December 7, 2007. Beginning today, the airing of the “filminutes” prepared
by children and adolescents in four areas of the country affected by violence
and poverty will begin. The launching of the One minute for my rights initiative
was held this morning, allowing children to share with the Colombian public
their opinions, customs, environments and needs. This video series will be
on the air for a period of six months, in a children’s programme broadcast
on weekends. |
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 El
Espectador Prize goes to the Colombia-Pastas La
Muñeca 2007 Team
The
weekly newspaper El Espectador, together with its readers, awarded the
Team of the Year prize to the Colombia– Pastas La Muñeca Rollerskate
Racing Team for its sixth world title, which it won in August in the city
of Cali. In fact, there were nominees from skating in five different categories
of the 47th edition of the prestigious and traditional “El Espectador
Sportsman of the Year” event, held in Bogotá’s Hotel
Sheraton.
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 UNICEF,
One Laptop per Child, Google Launch Initiative
to Preserve and Share Stories around the World
NEW
YORK, 7 December 2007 – UNICEF, One Laptop per Child (OLPC) and Google
today announced the launch of “Our Stories” (www.ourstories.org),
a joint initiative to preserve and share the histories and identities of
cultures around the world by making personal stories available online in
many languages.
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 UNICEF
calls on young people
to stop HIV infection in Colombia
Bogotá,
December 3, 2007. In commemoration of World Aids Day, UNICEF is calling
on Colombian adolescents and youths to learn more about the epidemic, the
ways it is transmitted, how to protect against it, and the existence of
laboratory tests that make it possible to detect infection early and begin
timely treatments that will help to prolong life and increase its quality.
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 UNICEF
launches fundraising campaign for children affected
by Córdoba rainy season
Bogotá,
December 3/2007. The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has
launched a campaign to raise funds to sensitize the population to the damage
the rainy season is causing, particularly to children, and is issuing a
call to Colombians for solidarity with this cause, asking them to contribute
to it.
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PANDI News -
Children and Adolescents in the Colombian Press Today (Spanish)
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