New York, 12 June 2013 – The annual report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict highlights progress made in 2012 to protect children living in countries affected by conflict, but also documents how the evolving character and tactics of war are creating unprecedented threats for them.
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June 12, 2013
June 11, 2013
New York: Children living in armed conflict zones face unprecedented threats to their lives, a UN report said on Wednesday, documenting grave violations including cases of sexual violence against children, their recruitment as soldiers and targeted attacks on schools.
June 11, 2013
12 June 2013 – Despite progress to protect children living in war-affected countries, the evolving character and tactics of conflict are creating unprecedented threats for children, particularly in Syria, Mali and the Central African Republic, a top United Nations envoy today said.
June 11, 2013
Attacks and threats against schools must stop, says UNICEF
Children living in armed conflict today face unprecedented threats. These include grave violations such as the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict, sexual violence against children, killing and maiming of children, and recurrent attacks on hospitals and schools.
June 08, 2013
Last Monday the organization, now known as the Council for Assisting Refugee Academics, or CARA, marked its 80th year with a ceremony at the House of Lords.
June 02, 2013
New York, 3 June 2013 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, condemns two deadly attacks that have killed at least 19 people, including 12 children, in Eastern Afghanistan.
June 01, 2013
In conflicts around the world, schools, teachers, and students have not just been caught in the crossfire, they have been intentionally targeted as a tactic of war. The Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack was formed in 2010 to help address this problem.
May 13, 2013
KANO, NIGERIA, 14 May 2013 (IRIN) - Around 15,000 children in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, have stopped attending classes since February 2013, according to a Borno State Ministry of Education official who preferred anonymity, as Boko Haram extremists continue a wave of attacks on state schools.
May 01, 2013
50 Countries will meet in London on May 7 to support the nation-building project in Somalia. It is crucial that women, children and displaced people are at the forefront of the debate.
I met Fatuma in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, late last year. A few days before, she had been raped by an armed militia man while she slept in one of the city’s camps for displaced people.
April 27, 2013
QUETTA:The Government Teachers Association (GTA) of Balochistan has barred its members from performing election day duties in 11 districts of the province following threats to their lives by banned militant organisations.
