Summary: Why cannabis matters - Children exploited by fishermen - Interview with UNODC Executive Director Antonio Maria CostaPerspectives, the new UNODC magazine, aims to bring its readers closer to the people behind the broad issues of drugs, crime...
Drugs affect everyone everywhere, either directly or indirectly, and children are no exception. Some kids start using marijuana, amphetamines and inhalants at an early age to fit in or deal with stress. Harder drugs may follow. Other kids are paying...
Summary: This global report was launched during the week of the presentation of the UN Study on Violence Against Children in New York on 12 October. The report is part of a submission to the Violence Study.As the UN Secretary-General’s Study...
[NEW YORK, 15 September 2006] – The Burmese government continues to recruit large numbers of children into its army, many by force, Human Rights Watch said today. In a report released today, following up on research by Human Rights Watch in...
Le Conseil de sécurité se réunit ce jeudi 31 mai pour entendre le rapport du secrétaire général adjoint aux affaires politiques des Nations unies, après sa récente visite au Myanmar. À...
“Small also have something to say” is a Save the Children report on research into the effects of HIV/AIDS on children in six Asian countries: Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao, Myanmar and Thailand. This regional research, funded by the...
6 January 2005: CRINMAIL 641: Special Edition on South Asian Tsunamis: Contents: ********************************************************* NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------- AID CONFERENCE: Kofi Annan Appeals...
[New York, May 3 2006] – The U.N. Security Council must urgently respond to Burmese army attacks on ethnic Karen civilians that have displaced more than 10,000 villagers since November, Human Rights Watch said today. Civilians seeking refuge...
Summary: Ethnic Shan guerrillas in Myanmar do not use child soldiers, a top rebel leader said, denying allegations by the ruling junta that he pressed boys as young as 13 into military service. [DOI TAILANG, Myanmar, 31 January 2006] -...
Summary: The December 2004 tsunami is estimated to have killed more than 200,000 people and displaced more than 1.5 million. World Vision is working to meet the critical needs of impacted populations, with a special focus on families and children....
