1. Areas of child prostitution

Thirty eight per cent of the children live in urban areas and 62 per cent in rural regions, 46 per cent are girls, and 64 per cent, boys.

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18. Also calls upon all States to remove educational disparities and make education accessible to children living in poverty, children living in remote areas, children with special educational needs, children affected by armed conflict and children requiring special protection, including refugee children, migrant children, street children, children deprived of their liberty, indigenous children and children belonging to minorities

23. Also calls upon all States to remove educational disparities and make education accessible to children living in poverty, children living in remote areas, children with special educational needs, children affected by armed conflict and children requiring special protection, including refugee children, migrant children, street children, children deprived of their liberty, indigenous children and children belonging to minorities

Children participating in the consultations represented networks of children from countries in the region.

This type of information is lacking in particular with respect to girl children, children living and or working in the streets, disabled children, children living in rural areas and indigenous children.

This type of information is lacking in particular with respect to girl children, children living and or working on the street, disabled children, children living in rural areas and indigenous children.

Disaggregated data and appropriate indicators seem to be lacking to assess the situation of children, especially those who are victims of abuse, ill treatment or child labour or are involved with the administration of juvenile justice, as well as refugee and internally displaced children, children of single parent families, children in rural and remote areas, abandoned, institutionalized and disabled children, and children who are living and or working on the street.

Disaggregated data and appropriate indicators seem to be lacking to assess the situation of children, especially those who are victims of abuse, ill treatment or child labour or are involved with the administration of juvenile justice, as well as refugee and internally displaced children, children of single parent families, children in rural and remote areas, abandoned, institutionalized and disabled children, and children who are living and or working on the street.

Also, under the Vision 2020 programme, the strategy will devote maximum attention to the 2.35 million children living in conditions of special hardship, namely, those in rural, mountainous and remote areas, ethnic children, children from poor households, orphans, disabled children and others.

Children from the Children's Municipal Council confirmed that the creation of safe play areas where children could meet and play had been an important initiative which had improved children's situation.

INFANT AND CHILD MORTALITY RATES, BY SEX AND GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

1970 1972 Director of Paediatrics Hospital for Sick Children, Washington, D.C.

50. The Committee recommends that special protective measures be implemented in relation to children living in rural areas, children who are victims of abuse, children of single parent families, children born out of wedlock, abandoned, institutionalized and disabled children, children involved with the juvenile justice system, particularly when deprived of their liberty, children involved in child labour and children who, in order to survive, are forced to live and or work in the streets.

280. The Committee recommends that special protective measures be implemented in relation to children living in rural areas, children who are victims of abuse, children of single parent families, children born out of wedlock, abandoned, institutionalized and disabled children, children involved with the juvenile justice system, particularly when deprived of their liberty, children involved in child labour and children who, in order to survive, are forced to live and or work on the street.

Food vouchers for rural children of preschool age not reached by the community welfare centres.

24. Greater protection must be afforded children affected by armed conflict, not only those living in war zones, but also refugee and internally displaced children, child headed families and children charged with war crimes.

97. During the past year, UNICEF devoted increased attention to strengthening community involvement in matters concerning children and families.

Of particular concern to the Committee are certain vulnerable groups of children, in particular girl children, children belonging to minorities, children living in rural and remote areas and children born out of wedlock.

Of particular concern to the Committee are certain vulnerable groups of children, in particular girl children, children belonging to minorities, children living in rural and remote areas and children born out of wedlock.

UNICEF collaborated with the World Bank in the Great Lakes region of Africa on activities for child reintegration.

Each Application Centre has a special area where children can be left, under supervision if necessary.

To help children get back to school, UNICEF dispatched tents and school in a box kits to temporary camps and affected communities.

Thus far, the Working Group has supported the creation of regional Child Officer posts, helped advance the development of training programmes on children apos s rights and integrated children apos s issues into existing training.

They can be used as a basis for designing programmes to improve the situation of children, particularly those belonging to the most disadvantaged groups, including disabled children, the girl child, children ill treated and abused within the family and in other institutions, children deprived of liberty, children living in rural areas, children who are victims of sexual exploitation, refugee children and children living and or working in the streets.

They can be used as a basis for designing programmes to improve the situation of children, particularly those belonging to the most disadvantaged groups, including disabled children, the girl child, children ill treated and abused within the family and in other institutions, children deprived of their liberty, children living in rural areas, children who are victims of sexual exploitation, refugee children and children living and or working on the street.

A community oriented approach to IMCI is being supported by UNICEF in 85 countries.

142. The Committee welcomes the Government apos s efforts to establish mechanisms to deal with children apos s issues and the question of children apos s rights, in particular the Central Child Welfare Board and the District Child Welfare Boards.

The Committee is particularly concerned at the insufficient measures and programmes for the protection of the rights of the most vulnerable children, especially girls, children living in rural areas, children who are victims of abuse, children of single parents, children born out of wedlock, abandoned children, disabled children, and children who are, in order to survive, forced to live and or work in the streets.

The Committee is particularly concerned at the insufficient measures and programmes for the protection of the rights of the most vulnerable children, especially girls, children living in rural areas, children who are victims of abuse, children of single parents, children born out of wedlock, abandoned children, disabled children and children who are, in order to survive, forced to live and or work on the street.

1.161 60,000 children and youth will have participated in activities organized by CBOs and which are consistent with the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

In the northern sector, 87,000 children benefited from UNICEF provided educational materials.

27. Please indicate the specific measures adopted to reduce economic, social and geographical disparities, including between rural and urban areas, to prevent discrimination against the most disadvantaged groups of children, including children belonging to minorities or indigenous communities, disabled children, children born out of wedlock, children who are non nationals, migrants, displaced, refugees or asylum seekers, and children who are living and or working on the streets.

The promotion of the child s active participation in the community

4. Community relations (child care centres)

In Sri Lanka, with UNICEF support, mine risk education reached 20,000 children, using child to child techniques, and more than 200,000 people participated in community awareness programmes.

Following a community reintegration approach, other war affected children such as street or working children, internally displaced children and child returnees will also benefit from the programme.

The Regional Director responded that UNICEF would support nationwide implementation of critical child survival programmes.

64. During the earlier part of 1998, 40 child soldiers in SPLM areas and 75 in RASS areas were registered and interviewed as part of UNICEF Nairobi s new demobilization of child soldiers programme coordinated with the full cooperation of both movements.

The Orphan's Court (Parish Court) appoints a guardian to a child who has been orphaned or deprived of parental care the guardian takes the place of the child's real parents.

II. SALE OF CHILDREN, CHILD PROSTITUTION AND CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

Furthermore, the Committee recommends that the State party take measures to stop the killing and abduction of children and the use of children as child soldiers in the area of the armed conflict.

Furthermore, the Committee recommends that the State party take measures to stop the killing and abduction of children and the use of children as child soldiers in the area of armed conflict.

Children At the Clinic for Children apos s Diseases