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SYRIA: Child marriage soars among Syrian refugees in Jordan
18/Jul/2014 News
Girls who have fled Syria's civil war are increasingly vulnerable to exploitation, domestic violence and poverty, warns the UN.
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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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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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CHILD LABOUR: ILO says social protection essential to help eradicate child labour
12/Jun/2014 News
On World Day Against Child Labour, the ILO calls on governments to step up their efforts to extend social protection in order to help keep children out of child labour.
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NIGERIA : les lycéennes enlevées "mariées de force aux hommes de Boko Haram"
5/May/2014 News
Enlevées dans leur lycée le 14 avril à Chibok, dans le nord-est du Nigeria, la plupart des 187 jeunes femmes aux mains des islamistes de Boko Haram auraient été mariées de force et emmenées dans les pays voisins, notamment au Cameroun.
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NIGERIA: Kidnapped schoolgirls 'forced to marry captors'
1/May/2014 News
The girls are reportedly being paid £7 to marry Boko Haram militants. 
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ARGENTINA: Teenager who spent nine years locked in a garage rescued
17/Apr/2014 News
A 15-year-old girl has been rescued in Argentina after being nearly starved and beaten in a garage by an adoptive family for nine years.
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