Health and welfare

OPEN LETTER: Call for action to stop repeated human tragedies in the Mediterranean
23/Apr/2015 News
The European Network of Ombudspersons for Children appeals to all national governments, the European Union, and the International Community to act. 
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Факультативный протокол к Конвенции о правах ребенка, касающийся торговли детьми, детской проституции и детской порнографии
22/Apr/2015 UN and Regional Documentation
 
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ГРУЗИЯ: Несовершеннолетние невесты не получают образования
22/Apr/2015 News
Когда ей было 9 лет, Ирина, ныне работающая офис-менеджером в Тбилиси, мечтала стать доктором. Но все сложилось иначе. Ее...
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MIGRACIONES: MSF alerta de que cada vez más mujeres y niños optan por el Mediterráneo para llegar a Europa
21/Apr/2015 News
A pesar del viaje peligroso cada vez más niños buscan un futuro mejor y huyen de conflictos, entre ellos también muchos no acompañados.
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HEALTH: Babies feel pain 'like adults', first infant MRI study suggests
21/Apr/2015 News
The majority of babies who undergo painful procedures do not receive pain relief medication during surgery. The practice is based on the belief that babies’ brains are not developed enough for them to really feel pain. But this latest study suggests that babies are more sensitive to pain than adults. 
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ITALY: Children's Rights References in the Universal Periodic Review
20/Apr/2015 Publication
A compilation of extracts featuring child-rights issues from the reports submitted to the second Universal Periodic Review. There are extracts from the 'National report', the 'Compilation of UN information' and the 'Summary of stakeholder information'. Also included is the final report and the list of accepted and rejected recommendations.
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ÉDITORIAL : Les droits de l'enfant et la prescription abusive de médicaments
17/Apr/2015 Publication
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UCRANIA: Maksim, uno de los niños víctimas de los artefactos sin explotar
16/Apr/2015 News
Al menos 42 niños han perdido la vida en el este del país desde el pasado mes de marzo.
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GUATEMALA: Almost 800 plaintiffs bring billion-dollar lawsuit over deliberate infection of STDs
15/Apr/2015 News
The lawsuit seeks damages for individuals, spouses and children of people deliberately infected with STDs through a secretive and non-consensual US government programme. 
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CORPORAL PUNISHMENT: Global newsletter #30
15/Apr/2015 News
Read the latest edition of the quarterly global newsletter by the Global Initiative to End All Corporpal Punishment of Children featuring recent develpments, advocacy resources and updates from the UN.
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