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Ongoing violations of child rights highlighted as UN monitoring body opens annual session

Ongoing violations of child rights highlighted as UN monitoring body opens annual session

Jan 17, 2017, at 01:49 pm

New York, Jan 17 (Just Earth News): Children face the ongoing violations of their rights worldwide, including poverty, violence and discrimination against them, a senior United Nations human rights official told the body that monitors implementation of a global treaty on the matter.

Ahead of elections in Central African Republic, UN urges focus on children's needs

Ahead of elections in Central African Republic, UN urges focus on children's needs

Feb 13, 2016, at 03:18 pm

New York, Feb 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS) As voters in the Central African Republic (CAR) prepare for the second round of presidential and legislative elections on Sunday, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is urging the candidates to make strong commitments to invest in the survival, education and protection of children to ensure lasting peace in the country.

Hailing Somalia's ratification, UN renews call for universalization of child rights treaty

Hailing Somalia's ratification, UN renews call for universalization of child rights treaty

Oct 03, 2015, at 02:19 pm

New York, Oct 3 (IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon led a chorus of United Nations officials in hailing Somalia's ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and in renewing the call for the last remaining country that has yet to join the treaty to do so.

Child rights being violated in conflict situations with total impunity, says UN official

Child rights being violated in conflict situations with total impunity, says UN official

Jul 02, 2014, at 06:26 am

New York, July 2 (IBNS) The rights of children are being violated in conflict situations with total impunity, a United Nations official said on Tuesday, as she presented a report on grave abuses committed against children in places such as Iraq, Syria, South Sudan, Nigeria and the Central African Republic (CAR).