Article 24: Health and health services

USA: Pharmaceutical company found guilty of misleading families on unapproved drugs
7/Jul/2014 News
Drugs manufacturer also bribed doctors into prescribing unapproved drugs to children.
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ARMED CONFLICT: Child rights being violated in conflict situations with total impunity, says UN official
2/Jul/2014 News
UN Secretary-General’s annual report on children and armed conflict shows children were recruited and used, killed and maimed, victims of sexual violence and other grave violations in 23 country situations in 2013.
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SYRIA: Up to 186 Kurdish students kidnapped by Isis in northern Syria
27/Jun/2014 News
 Teenagers abducted from bus while travelling from Kobani to Aleppo to take exams.
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Concluding Observations for Jordan's Fourth and Fifth Periodic Reports
27/Jun/2014 UN and Regional Documentation
CRC/C/JOR/CO/4-5...
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Concluding Observations for Indonesia's Third and Fourth Periodic Reports
26/Jun/2014 UN and Regional Documentation
CRC/IDN/CO/3-4...
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Concluding Observations for India's Third and Fourth Periodic Reports
26/Jun/2014 UN and Regional Documentation
CRC/C/IND/CO/3-4...
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CAR: UN official urges strong action to protect women and girls against "terrifying" violations
25/Jun/2014 News
Head of UN Women urges the Security Council to take strong action to help restore the rule of law in the country.
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World Refugee Day 2014: Number of refugees displaced globally tops 50 million
20/Jun/2014 News
UNHCR report says more than half of those displaced are children, with aid organisations reaching breaking point.
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FGM: Spanish court sentences Gambian couple over Female Genital Mutilation
20/Jun/2014 News
Court confirms 12 year prison sentences for Gambian couple in Barcelona for circumcising their two daughters who are minors. 
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Access Denied: Protect rights ­- unblock children’s access to information
18/Jun/2014 Publication
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