Children
Not on A-1: Child Labor in Congo’s Diamond Mines
UNICEF is supporting efforts to find child labourers a way out of the diamond mines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is a disturbing video, but important.
Map of the Day: Where Girls Marry Younger Than Boys
Today’s map of the day comes from Children’s Chances. It shows the differences in the minimum age to legally marry between boys and girls. As you can see, there are dozens of countries in which girls are permitted to marry at a younger age than boys.
Not on A-1: Fighting Malnutrition in Somalia
A video from Unicef offers some key insights into how the international community and local partners are taking on this problem. Watch and learn.
Stunting: “The Least Understood, Most Under-appreciated Development Issue in the World”
CNN teams up with UNICEF to give exposure to this “silent epidemic”
Wash Your Hands!
Yesterday was Global Hand Washing Day. Before you scoff at yet another “International _____ Day” consider this fact: diarrhea and respiratory tract infections are by far the biggest killer of children around the word.
Behind ‘Behind Beautiful Forevers’
UNICEF released its flagship annual State of World’s Children report today and this year, UNICEF focused its report on the lives and struggles of children in urban settings.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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