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'Unite for Children, Unite for Peace', a joint UNICEF and FIFA campaign uses soccer to foster peace and tolerance among teens

As the World Cup of soccer kicks off UNICEF and FIFA kick start a campaign to promote peace and tolerance allied to love of the sport for children around the world.

'All the invisible children' tries to make visible the lives of children who, far away or close, dissolve into statistics

All the invisible children' an ensemble piece by directors such as Ridley Scott, John Woo, Spike Lee and Emir Kustrica. "I believe that Cinema can offer more than just entertainment," said Chiara Tilesi, the driving force behind the film, who garnered support from the United Nations and Unicef.

Worldwide campaign for gun control kicks off in the UK, starting a 100 day countdown to United Nations conference on small arms

Led by Oxfam International, Amnesty International and Iansa, the Control Arms campaign presented a report to the United Nations Security Council March 16th, calling attention to the routine violation of arms embargoes and asking for measures to ensure they are respected.

Women and armed violence, new data on an elusive topic in Rio de Janeiro based research

<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Rio de Janeiro based researchers Jessica Galeria and Tatiana Moura reconsider traditional myopic views on women’s roles in armed violence, and bring them into the horizon of public policy and scientific investigation.

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