ACR Weekly Newsletter Vol. 5, No. 21 (24 May 2006)
INDIA: 12 children rescued from carpet factory [News] The district administration freed 12 children from a carpet-weaving unit in Bhadohi district of West Bengal after it was raided on Saturday.
The District administration and labour department official...
AFGHANISTAN: Vaccinating 2 million children against polio [News] More than 2 million children under the age of five will bevaccinated against the crippling polio virus next week in southern, southeastern andeastern Afghanistan, the United Nations Children's Fund (U...
EDUCATION: ‘Disaster Proof’ Schools to Save Lives, Says UN [news] The United Nations is launching a campaign to “disaster proof” schools to reduce the numbers of children crushed to death in earthquakes or washed away in floods. The campaign will be launched i...
CRIN Newsletter 19: Children and Violence [publication] The Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) has recently published its new yearly thematic Newsletter. The last issue focuses on Children and Violence, to coincide with the near completion of the UN S...
CHILDREN AND VIOLENCE: Day for Prevention of Child Abuse [event] Date: 19 November 2006
Child abuse, especially sexual abuse, is a universal and alarming problem and increased attention and efficient protection skills and prevention measures are necessary at fami...