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| ‘Albania
Reads’ – IKEA donation brings
new books to schoolchildren in need |
| NEW
YORK, USA, 25 February 2008 – UNICEF
and IKEA are re-igniting enthusiasm
for reading amongst a generation of
children in Albania who have been deprived
of books. |
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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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 In
the Fight against HIV/Aids
The
Staying Alive Foundation is launching its 2008
prizes to recognize innovative projects in schools,
juvenile centers and clubs, using radio, television,
the press, Internet and personal relations to
reach youths at risk and protect them from HIV.
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 Launching
of Caracol Junior:
a project on child and youth participation in radio
communication
Bogotá,
February 22, 2008- As a result of a joint effort among Fundación
Plan, Caracol Radio and the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF,
Caracol Junior was launched last February 21 – a project that has
permitted 640 children and youths from the cities of Bogotá, Cartagena,
Cali, Medellín and Tumaco to produce radio items – exercising
their right to participation and expression.
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 INTERNATIONAL
MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY Message from the Regional Director
for UNICEF in Latin America and the Caribbean
Panama, February 21, 2008 - On the occasion of International Mother Language
Day, Nils Kastberg, the Regional Director of UNICEF in Latin America and
the Caribbean called on the region to celebrate its rich diversity, by
also ensuring every child enjoy their right to speak their native language
and to receive an education that respects their values, as defined by the
Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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 UNICEF
Appeals for $856 Million
to Aid Children and Women in Emergencies
GENEVA – 12 February 2008. UNICEF launched its Humanitarian Action
Report (HAR) 2008 today, calling on donors to provide $856 million to assist
children and women who are victims of emergencies in 39 different countries
around the world. |
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PANDI News -
Children and Adolescents in the Colombian Press Today (Spanish)
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