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ACR Weekly Newsletter Vol. 5, No. 26 (28 June 2006)

TIMOR-LESTE: Thousands of Children Displaced by Civil Violence [News]
Ongoing ethnic and political tensions in Timor-Leste have escalated into large-scale civil unrest in Dili, with the districts practically cut off and isolated from the capital city. As people flee the...

Java Earthquake: Child begging poses increased risks [News]
Save the Children is working to address increasing safety concerns surrounding children begging on the streets in the earthquake-affected area of Java. An estimated 40,000 children have been affected ...

US: Trafficking in Persons Report 2006 [Report]
More nations around the world are enacting laws to prevent human trafficking and prosecuting people who engage in this form of 21st century slavery, according to this year's Trafficking in Persons Rep...

SMALL ARMS: Global Week of Action against Small Arms 2006 [event]
The global gun epidemic is killing 1000 people every day, according to a report released recently by the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA). With 640 million guns already in the world ...

Youth and Violent Conflict: Society and Development in Crisis [Report]
The United Nations Development Programme’s Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR) released its report Youth and Violent Conflict: Society and Development in Crisis?". The report represents a...

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