Although sandwiched between the Convention on the Right's of the Child's 18th and 20th birthdays, this year's Universal Children's Day, which falls on 20 November, has nonetheless been marked with a flurry of activity across...
[BAKAU, 31 octobre 2008] - Selon les experts de la protection de l’enfance, l’exploitation sexuelle des enfants par les touristes est en recrudescence en Gambie, malgré les lois nationales en vigueur contre cette pratique....
[BAKAU, 30 October 2008] - Child protection experts say sexual exploitation of children by tourists is on the increase in The Gambia, despite national laws against it. "More and more children are working in the sex industry with tourists,...
The General Assembly,Reaffirming the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United Nations, including developing friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples,...
In Arabic[3 April 2008] – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the entry into force of the first international treaty on the human rights of persons with disabilities, after the required twentieth country ratified the landmark...
Mission: eradicating poverty by helping youths and children to become good ambassadors and tomorrow's leaders.Vision : empower youths to empower the future.Our Organizational Objective:To preserve the moral and integrity of youth. To empower...
The 4th Extraordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights will be held in Banjul, the Gambia from 15-24th February 2008. During the session, the Commission will examine the State Party reports of Algeria and Tunisia on the...
The General Assembly,Recalling all its previous resolutions on the rights of the child, in particular its resolution 54/149 of 17 December 1999, in which it strongly supported the work of the open- nded inter-sessional working groups and urged them...
The General Assembly,Recalling its resolution 54/148 of 17 December 1999 and all previous relevant resolutions, including the agreed conclusions of the Commission on the Status of Women, in particular those relevant to the girl child,Recalling also...
[13 December 2007] - Discrimination threatens lives in emergencies, and governments and aid agencies should pay more attention to the needs of vulnerable groups who suffer most in disasters, the Red Cross said in a report released on Thursday....
