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| Camps
swell as women and children flee fighting
in south Darfur |
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YORK, USA, 16 November 2006 – Thousands
of women and children have taken shelter
at a camp in south Darfur after a sudden
surge in fighting forced them to flee
their homes. An estimated 11,000 people
arrived at the Ottash Camp near Nyala
in October alone. |
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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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Radio brings young voices to Colombia’s
airwaves
Each December, UNICEF's International Children’s Day of Broadcasting
involves young people worldwide in media programming and production,
giving them a chance to express their opinions on major issues and develop
new skills. Here is one in a series of stories about youth media.
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 Life-saving
cards and gifts arrive in Colombia
Bogotá, November 28, 2006. UNICEF has brought
its new collection of Cards and Gifts to Colombia,
to contribute to the well being of Colombian children.
This year, the resources raised through the sale
of these products will be used to strengthen the
programmes for prevention of anti personnel mine
accidents throughout the country, especially important
since mines have been planted in 31 of Colombia’s
32 departments. |
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 III
Governors’ Meeting ends with a positive balance
for children
Santiago de Calí, November 14 de 2006. With
the participation of 28 governors, the III Governors’ Meeting
for Children and Adolescents was held in the city
of Cali. For two days, these regional authorities,
along with national and private agencies, worked
in six discussion groups that produced a series of
propositions for the 8 priority themes for children
on which the National Development Plan 2006-2012
aims to have an impact.
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 More
than 10 thousand young persons have benefited during
Phase II of “El Golombiao – The Game
of Peace”
Bogotá, November 22. At least 10 thousand young people from different
parts of the country have benefited from the implementation of Phase II
of “El Golombiao – the game of peace”, a project led
by the President’s Colombia Joven (“Young Colombia”)
programme, with support from UNICEF, IOM and the GTZ.
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PANDI News -
Children and Adolescents in the Colombian Press Today (Spanish)
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