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JOIN THE POINT 7 CAMPAIGN
Nearly 40 years from the original promise, help us to persuade our politicians to step up the plate and commit to 0,7% of GDP for development.
 Violence, poverty and disease are destroying countries, societies, and small communities around the world. Some of the world’s richest cultures are being eroded, and millions of people lack access to education, support for their basic needs, and respect for their human rights. As members of the global community, it is imperative that we get informed, get angry, and get involved: it is time for this senseless deterioration to stop.
How does our conscience allow us to take a back seat on this issue - ten years after the horror of Rwanda, and knowing of the atrocities being committed against innocent civilians in Darfur and northern Uganda – all the while claiming that our peacekeepers and budgets are already overextended?
Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Luxembourg and Sweden have already hit the 0.7% target. However, many other countries have not.
 Read more at the War Child Canada website
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 50% of the soldiers are children
 In DR Congo the militia FNI (Front des nationalistes et intégrationnistes) have ceased their hostilities. They have started surrendering their weapons. UNICEF has estimated that 500 out of the 1000 fighters were children.
War Child Holland supports local organisations in DR Congo that are focussing on increasing future perspectives for children; and bringing these children together by creative methods and means.
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Read more about what War Child Holland is doing in DRC
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Report: 11.000 child soldiers abandoned in the DRC
 Amnesty International have released a report that highlights research that indicates in Congo at least 11,000 children are still with armed groups or unaccounted for - including the majority of girls taken by armed groups that remain unaccounted for.
The report: Children at War: Creating hope for their future
Read background and view video at Amnesty.org
View War Child’s links and resources section on child soldiers
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 International Women’s Day 2007
 War Child Canada is proud to join with women and girls around the world to recognize and celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8. There is no doubt progress has been made to advance equality for women on a global scale.
Read more at the War Child Canada website
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The 10 most dangerous places on earth for children
 Sudan, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are the three most dangerous places on earth for children, according to AlertNet. This website asked 112 humanitarian experts and journalists to make a list of the most dangerous places for children.
In five of these ten countries War Child is working to contribute to a peaceful future for children, by helping the welfare of the child as well as its environment.
View the Top 10 list of most dangerous places on earth
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Nearly 120.000 children in Africa being used as child soldiers
 In the last three years in Africa around 120.000 children were forced to participate in fighting.
This is the conclusion of a report from the International Coalition against the Use of Child Soldiers. In countries like Uganda, Congo and Burundi tens of thousands of children are being used in the battle.
War Child links & information resources about child soldiers
 Click here to visit the Childsoldiers website!
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