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  2. Child soldiers in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Militant use of children in Sri Lanka has been an internationally recognized problem since the inception of the Sri Lankan civil war in 1983. The primary recruiters of under the age of 18 children are the rebel LTTE movement and the Karuna group , a break-away faction of the LTTE working with Sri Lanka Forces.

  3. UN child sexual abuse scandal in Haiti - Wikipedia

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    A child sexual abuse scandal in Haiti involving the Sri Lankan UN peacekeepers emerged in 2007 following an investigation by the UN's Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS). At least 134 Sri Lankan soldiers serving with the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti were accused of sexually abusing nine children from 2004 to 2007.

  4. Children's Day - Wikipedia

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    Father's Day. Mother's Day, Parents' Day. Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honour of children, whose date of observance varies by country. In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare. Since 1950, it is celebrated on 1 June in many countries, which ...

  5. Ministry of Education (Sri Lanka) - Wikipedia

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    The Ministry of Education [4] ( Sinhala: අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: கல்வி அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to primary, secondary, and tertiary education in Sri Lanka. Currently, Sri Lanka ...

  6. Children in the military - Wikipedia

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    In 2003 UNICEF estimated that some 300,000 children are involved in more than 30 conflicts worldwide. [46] In 2017, Child Soldiers International estimated that several tens of thousands of children, possibly more than 100,000, were in state- and non-state military organisations around the world, [45] and in 2018 the organisation reported that ...

  7. SOS Children's Villages - Wikipedia

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    SOS Children's Villages is an independent, non-governmental, nonprofit international development organization headquartered in Innsbruck, Austria. The organization provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to families facing difficulties and supports children and young people without parental care or at risk of losing it.

  8. Government of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    The Government of Sri Lanka ( GoSL) ( Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා රජය, romanized: Śrī Lankā Rajaya; Tamil: இலங்கை அரசாங்கம்) is a Semi-presidential republic determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution. It administers the island from both its commercial capital of Colombo and the administrative ...

  9. Child prostitution - Wikipedia

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    UNICEF estimates that there are 200 brothels in Angeles City, many of which offer minors for sex. Sri Lanka: 40,000 UNICEF states that 30% of the females in prostitution are below 18, with children often being trafficked through friends and relatives. The prevalence of boys in prostitution is strongly related to foreign tourism. Taiwan

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