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ACR Weekly Newsletter Vol.4, No. 44 (02 November 2005)
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PAKISTAN: Parents retrieve quake children from hospitals [News]
Bouncing from one end of his bed to the other,10-year-old Muhammad Shafiq is luckier than most. Having survived the deadly quakeof 8 October in Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, ...
CENTRAL ASIA: Disabled child institutionalisation continues [Report]
The placement of children with disabilities in institutions remains problematic throughout much of Central Asia, a new report by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has revealed.
"The number...
AFGHANISTAN: Increase in people living with HIV/AIDS
The rapid spread of HIV/AIDS in Afghanistan could cripplethe desperately poor country unless urgent prevention and treatment measures aretaken, the Afghan health ministry warned this week. Availa...
STREET CHILDREN: New Resource from UNESCO Bangkok [website]
UNESCO Bangkok has just launched a new website on street children. The mainobjective of this resource website is to facilitate knowledge sharing betweenprofessionals and others working with children i...
CHILDREN IN EMERGENCY: Child and Youth Participation Fair [event]
Date: 14-16 November 2005Location: Phuket, Thailand
A three-day event will be held in Thailand to share experiences of child and youthparticipation in the response to the tsunami and other recent dis...
SMALL ARMS: Small Arms Survey 2005: Weapons at War [publication]
The Small Arms Survey 2005 is dedicated to exploring issues surrounding armedconflict, including the sourcing of weapons to conflict areas, weapons use, conflictdeaths, and post-conflict disarmament i...
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