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SOMALIA: Government ratifies UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
20/Jan/2015 News
Somalia's ratification of the UNCRC leaves the United States and South Sudan as the only States yet to ratify the treaty. 
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SOMALIE : ratification de la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant
20/Jan/2015 News
La Somalie est devenue le 195ème Etat partie à la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant.
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AFGHANISTAN: 'Suffering an enormous human cost', civilian casualties up nearly 20 per cent in 2014
8/Jan/2015 News
[19 December 2014] – Civilian casualties in Afghanistan increased by nearly 20 per cent in 2014 compared to the previous...
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DISPLACEMENT: 5.5 million displaced by war in first half of 2014, setting record
8/Jan/2015 News
[7 January 2015] – War across large swathes of the Middle East and Africa in the first six months of 2014 forcibly...
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SOUTH SUDAN: Major Setbacks for the Protection of Children
8/Jan/2015 News
[30 December 2014] - The conflict that started a year ago in South Sudan has brought about major setbacks for the...
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INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE: LRA's Dominic Ongwen surrenders
8/Jan/2015 News
[9 January 2015]- The United States, Uganda, and the Central African Republic should ensure the prompt transfer of a rebel...
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UKRAINE: ‘Extremely serious’ situation for over a million children in crisis-torn eastern Ukraine
8/Jan/2015 News
19 December 2014 – In eastern Ukraine, the situation remains ‘extremely serious’ for more than 1.7 million children...
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INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE: ‘Dark day for justice’ says ICC Prosecutor, dropping charges against Kenyan President
9/Dec/2014 News
[5 December 2014] – The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced Friday that she has decided to drop...
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UKRAINE: Half a million displaced in eastern Ukraine as winter looms
9/Dec/2014 News
[5 December 2014] – The fighting in eastern Ukraine this year has internally displaced over half a million people leaving...
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ARMED CONFLICT: ‘devastating year' for millions of children trapped by conflict
9/Dec/2014 News
[8 December 2014] – Never in recent memory have so many children been subjected to such unspeakable brutality, the United...
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