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Launch of ‘Strengthening the Juvenile Justice System in Yemen 2010-2012’ project |
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UNICEF Sana’a, 6 March 2010
A three-year project to strengthen juvenile justice systems in Yemen was launched today by the Ministry of Justice, in cooperation with the Ministry of Human Rights, the Delegation of the European Union and UNICEF. The project aims to offer alternatives to detention and access to services at the pre-trial, trial and post-trial stages, and to promote the social reintegration of juveniles in conflict with the law and community-based prevention. The European Union has provided 3.5 million Euro to UNICEF for project, and UNICEF will contribute the remaining 700,000 Euro from its regular resources. |
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United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Asha-Rose Migiro - Pregnant with Possibility |
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The news of a pregnancy should ideally be met with joy – but all too often there is justifiable fear. The African Union Summit this week, set to focus on the health of mothers and children, has a chance to transform this fear into hope.
Ten years into the Millennium Development Goals, we know what African leaders have always appreciated: when you invest in mothers, whole societies benefit, and when you care for children, you raise a new generation of leaders. |
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Secretary-General welcomes reported ceasefire in northern Yemen |
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UNITED NATIONS INFORMATIONCENTER - 12 February 2010
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said that he is encouraged by news of a ceasefire agreement having been struck in northern Yemen, where 250,000 civilians have been uprooted since clashes in the country erupted in 2004.
International concern has mounted about the situation in Yemen, where Government forces have been fighting Al Houthi rebels in the northwest and extremist groups such as Al-Qaida are considered to be active. The country is one of the poorest in its region and also faces a periodic influx of refugees from across the seas in the Horn of Africa. |
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