[RED DEMOCRATICA] Helping child soldiers in CAR lead normal lives

 

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	January 4, 2013 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Helping child soldiers in CAR lead normal lives A UNICEF program in the Central African Republic is helping child soldiers recover from forced conscription by armed groups. "UNICEF knows that for the child soldiers it saves to truly recover, they need to be given the means by which they can support themselves. Otherwise they risk being drawn into prostitution, if they are girls, or the exploitative world of diamond mining, if they are boys -- or even risk being re-recruited back into the armed group as there they know they will receive food and some shelter," writes Oliver Poole. The Independent (London) (1/3)      UN eyes ecotourism as development tool  Thai microlender "supertanker" only getting bigger  Suspects in India gang rape to face death penalty  Climate change to figure prominently at Davos  Rethinking Western response to failing states  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security Congrats @nothingbutnets on being chosen as a nonprofit making 'a tangible difference on the ground' by @DiplomatNews! http://bit.ly/TL54F8" @UNFoundation "Even without sequestration, the fiscal cliff deal includes what amounts to a $12 billion cut to defense and non-defense spending over the next two years." UN Dispatch UN eyes ecotourism as development tool A United Nations resolution calls on governments to do more to promote ecological tourism, or ecotourism, as a means of lifting people out of poverty. "The remarkable support that the resolution has received, from all regions and across the development spectrum, is a clear testimony that sustainable tourism has a vital role to play in a fairer and sustainable future for all," said Taleb Rifai, head of the UN's World Tourism Organization. United Press International (1/3)      Other News Rights group seeks UN inspection of Thai boats carrying asylum-seekers AlertNet (1/3)      UN: Children in armed conflict no longer an issue in Sri Lanka Business Standard (India)/Press Trust of India (1/4)      Thai microlender "supertanker" only getting bigger A Thai microfinance initiative is the biggest in the world, and growing. The Village and Urban Revolving Fund -- described as a "microfinance supertanker" -- is slated to receive $2.6 billion for its network of 80,000 village banks, adding to a $4.9 billion loan portfolio serving 8.5 million borrowers. The Economist (free content)/Schumpeter blog (1/1)        Organizational shortcomings stymie Nepal child health Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent in Nepal to combat diarrhea among children younger than 5, yet a lack of coordination on water and sanitation projects has meant that affliction rates have stalled at 14% for nearly a decade. IRINNews.org (1/3)        Other News U.S. billionaires gave less to charities in 2012 The Chronicle of Philanthropy (1/1)      Chinese community groups take lead in disease treatment The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (1/2)      Suspects in India gang rape to face death penalty Prosecutors in India will seek the death penalty against five men charged with raping and beating a young woman who later died from internal injuries. Conviction rates are low among reported cases of rape nationwide, and officials have announced the creation of a "fast-track" court to handle cases of crimes against women in the nation's capital. Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model)/World Now blog (1/3), The Wall Street Journal/India Real Time blog (1/4), The Economist (free content) (1/5)        South Africa, too, battling sexual violence The fatal gang rape of a 23-year-old college student in India is reverberating in South Africa, where activists say an estimated 2.3 million people are sexually assaulted each year, and data suggest nearly 1 in 3 men has committed rape. About 16% of sexual assaults in South Africa involve gang rape. AfricaReview.com (Kenya)/Agence France-Presse (12/30)      Other News Malala released from hospital, to undergo further surgery BBC (1/4)      Delhi police to recruit more women to assist female victims BBC (1/4)      Taboo of menstruation causing harm in India, author says The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (12/28)      Climate change to figure prominently at Davos Pressure is increasing on stakeholders to reach a global deal by 2015 on climate finance, adaptation and mitigation. In fact, climate change will be "front and center" at the upcoming annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, writes Thomas Kerr. The Huffington Post (1/2)      Other News Flooding, then lack of rainfall await western South America AlertNet (1/3)      Rethinking Western response to failing states Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid says that "the Western model of influencing the development of third world countries is doomed to failure" because some governments "are simply not capable of promoting the indigenous economy." Rashid, who has supported military intervention, now advocates greater private-sector involvement. 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