Syria: After week of ‘horrific’ incidents, UNICEF calls for end to all violence against children
Jul 22, 2016, at 01:37 pm
New York, July 22 (Just Earth News): In a week marked by the brutal on-camera murder of a 12-year-old boy in Aleppo and the killing of more than 20 children killed during air strikes in Manbij, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for an immediate end to all forms of violence against children in Syria and urged all parties to the conflict there to make every effort to avoid the loss of civilian lives.
UN-backed partnership, support fund launched to end violence against children
Jul 13, 2016, at 02:21 pm
New York, July 12 (Just Earth News): A United Nations-backed partnership and fund were launched on Wednesday to make achieving the new global target to end abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence and torture against children a public priority and a collective responsibility.