United Nations Children's Fund

United Nations Children's Fund

• C. African Republic child soldier killed by mob

  An angry mob stoned to death a 17-year-old soldier in Central African Republic who had been freed from a rebel group and moved to the capital for his ... 

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  Child soldiers patrol C. African Republic capital

  As fighters in fatigues lounge in the shade of the rebel camp in the capital of Central African Republic, a boy jumps up to greet visitors with a wide ... 

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  AP Interview: UN puts spotlight on 'stunted' kids

  The United Nations Children's Fund says more than a quarter of children under the age of 5 worldwide are permanently "stunted" from malnutrition, ... 

• UNICEF urges Israel to reform detention of minors

  Israel must reform its system of military detention for Palestinian minors, a U.N. report said Wednesday, saying an in-depth study showed it ... 

• UNICEF: Quarter of Congo's children not in school

  The United Nations Children's Fund says more than a quarter of Congolese children are not going to school, including 1.3 million in the mineral-rich ... 

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  New child soldier fears in C. African Republic

  The U.N. children's agency says it's concerned about a growing number of children being recruited by armed groups in Central African Republic as ...