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Article: Afghan religious leaders call for promotion of children'srights
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- May 25, 2003
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Afghan religious leaders call for promotion of children's rights
KABUL, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Religious leaders from across
Afghanistan have urged the government to take measures to promote
girls' rights to education and prevent the trafficking of children, a
press release said on Sunday.
In a declaration issued at the end of a recent meeting, 110
Islamic religious leaders from the country's all 32 provinces
identified 17 recommendations to the government for more support for
Afghan children, according to the United Nations Children's Fund
(UNICEF).
The national meeting of religious leaders, jointly organized by
UNICEF and the Afghan government, was held here last week as part of ...