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Despite the political crisis, children return to school in Ivory Coast

Guest Blogger, Tue, Apr 5 2011 4:35 PM

Elena Hansteensen and Gaelle Bausson report from Côte d'Ivoire where UNICEF has helped children get back to school.

More than 800,000 Ivorian children are finally resuming their studies after several months in which their schools remained closed due to ongoing political conflict.

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Ralph Fiennes: Time is running out for West Africa's children

Ralph Fiennes, Fri, Mar 30 2012 5:56 PM

UNICEF UK Ambassador Ralph Fiennes calls for an urgent response to the food crisis in West Africa.

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Child marriage: A cause and consequence of poverty

jesswright, Fri, Mar 18 2011 12:15 PM

Farzana, 17, holds a crying toddler on her lap outside a UNICEF-supported child-friendly space in Multan, Pakistan. Farzana was married at the age of 15 to a distant relative, curtailing her education and childhood. “It hurts me a lot,” she says. “I wanted to study and make a life for myself.”

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Twenty years of the CRC

Guest Blogger, Thu, Nov 19 2009 5:14 PM

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child brings progress on child rights, but challenges remain In 1989, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) became the first legally binding international convention to affirm human rights for all children...

Children’s rights make a big step forward in Wales

Dragan Nastic, Thu, Feb 3 2011 5:34 PM

UNICEF UK’s Domestic Policy and Research Officer Dragan Nastic explains why the incorporation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) into Welsh law is a massive step forward for children in the region.

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Human traffick: a shelter for abused children

Andy Brown, Wed, Mar 9 2011 2:55 AM

How UNICEF is helping trafficked children get an education and reuniting them with their families. Poverty is relative. In the troubled border regions of Burma, there are people desperate enough to sell their own children into slavery...

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