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Asia Child Rights

A Comprehensive Portal on Child Rights in Asia from AHRC

ACR Weekly Newsletter Vol. 4, No. 46 (16 November 2005)

GLOBAL: UN agencies launch pro-child HIV/AIDS drive [News]
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), UNAIDS and otherpartners recently launched a global campaign to spur action for the millions ofchildren affected by HIV/AIDS. "Millions of children are missing parent...

PAKISTAN: Child beggars line roadsides [News]
Five-year-old Shahzeb cannot read the notice he holdsup. Scrawled on a piece of white cardboard are four large letters in English. Theyread simply, 'HELP'. "My big brother made this notice for me. I...

PAKISTAN: Aftershocks may scar children forever [News]
Nine-year-old Faizan Sudhir Kiyani hasn't spokenmuch since the quake that killed two of his siblings and turned his world upsidedown. It is a scar he must live with for the rest of his life. But with...

KYRGYZSTAN: Intestinal diseases on the increase [News]
Lack of access to clean drinking water and anunregulated street trade have fuelled a rise in intestinal disease in Kyrgyzstan,according to health officials. Alla Sarkina, deputy head of the Republica...

CHILDREN AND HEALTH: New Approach to School Health Promotion [course]
Date: 1-15 February 2006Location: Karachi, Pakistan The Child-to-Child Trust is organising an international short course on"Child-to-Child: A FRESH Approach to School Health Promotion" to be held...

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