International Child Day - 20 November

CHILD PROTECTION and THE MDGs-Goal 6

Goal 6: Combat HI V/AID S, malaria and other diseases
The fight against HIV/AIDS must include efforts to prevent abuses that make children particularly vulnerable to the disease. For children orphaned or otherwise affected by HIV/AIDS, protection is a priority. Many of the worst forms of child labour fuel the spread of HIV/AIDS as children are sexually exploited and trafficked. At the same time, children from families and communities affected by HIV/AIDS are particularly vulnerable to these forms of exploitation and at risk of growing up without parental care. Child sexual abuse contributes to infection among young people. Reducing recourse to detention for children in conflict with the law decreases their vulnerability to infection, given the high rates of transmission in prisons.

Arabic Forum