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| V-DAY
and UNICEF Call for an End to Rape and
Sexual Torture against Women and Girls
in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo |
| New
York, NY - August 6, 2007: Highlighting
the issue of violence against women
and girls in the Democratic Republic
of Congo (DRC), renowned playwright
Eve Ensler has chronicled her first-hand
encounters with women in eastern DRC,
where sexual violence has become a
routine weapon of war. Her account
appears in Glamour magazine today. |
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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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 Communications
Media Committed to Children
Journalists in intense reflection
about coverage of child-related themes
Bogotá,
12 July 2007. An exemplary debate on the role
of the communication media in the defense of
children’s rights was held this Wednesday
by directors, editors and journalists gathered
in the forum “Communicators Join Forces
for Children in Bogotá”. |
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 In
the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce
Civil society debates polices
for children
Bogotá, 10 July 2007. Convinced that in
the implementation of the functions of different
entities there has been an opportunity to see the
impact they are having on the lives of the city’s
children and adolescents, the District Secretariat
of Social Integration, the ICBF, UNICEF and the
Attorney General’s Office invited various
civil society actors to a dialogue: economic groups,
trade unions, non-governmental organizations, and
professional associations. |
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UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM IN COLOMBIA
Communiqué to public
opinion
The United Nations System in Colombia deeply laments
the tragic death of the 11 ex-deputy from Valle,
and accompanies the pain of each of their families,
as well as the sorrow that today enshrouds the
entire Colombian people. Acts of barbarism like
this frustrate the steps toward a constructive
dialogue that could allow the country to concentrate
its efforts on national reconciliation. |
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 UNICEF
rejects forced recruitment of children and adolescents.
Bogotá D.C., June 26,2007. The United Nations Children’s Fund,
UNICEF, manifests its profound concern at the recruitment of children and
adolescents into armed groups outside the law. |
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International
Day in Support of Victims of Torture: UN Secretary
General's message
On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture this Tuesday 26
June 2007, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon issues the following statement
in support of people worldwide and in the DRC and who suffer from torture,
as well as cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. |
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 PRESS
CONFERENCE - RESULTS OF THE IV MEETING OF GOVERNORS
FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Bogotá D.C.,
June 14, 2007. Tomorrow, beginning at 4:30
P.M. there will be a press conference in
the Rafael Carrillo Lúquez Public
Library in Valledupar (Cesar), to share with
the public opinion the conclusions of the
IV Meeting of Departmental Governors being
held in this city.
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PANDI News -
Children and Adolescents in the Colombian Press Today (Spanish)
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