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Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - Self-employment and casual labor were more often observed in urban
areas, while unpaid farm labor was the primary form observed in rural
areas. Boys as young as 14 or 15 have participated
in combat and many belong to gangs who raid indiscriminately. In 1999 UNICEF estimated that 58.4 percent
of primary school-age children attended school, and that 72.5 percent of
children who had started primary school were likely to reach grade 5. Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 CHILDREN – The authorities were generally
not committed to children's rights and welfare. The lack of resources limited
the opportunity for children to attend school. Approximately 22 percent of
the school-aged population attended school, according to UNICEF officials. Children remained among the chief
victims of the continuing violence. Boys as young as 14 or 15 years of age
have participated in militia attacks, and many youths were members of the
marauding gangs known as "morian" (parasites or maggots). This
year's annual report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict
documented grave violations against children in AHMED HASSAN … In 1991, he was shot in the back and robbed by one of Mogadishu’s
countless khat-chewing, gun-toting street children.
“I’ll show you,” he says to me, standing up and removing his jacket. He rolls
up his shirtsleeve and shows me the light brown circle of scar tissue on his
bicep, where the bullet exited. It went into his back and came out his side
before penetrating his arm. “They shoot first, ask questions later. But what
can I do?” In Hargeysa, young homeless girls
sleep in among the petrol containers in the hope that the smell and the
danger of the petrol will keep away potential attackers. Having to live on the
streets of the large urban centers is one of the most dangerous prospects for
Somali children. In some cases street children were forced to beg for gangs
after being raped and beaten. UNICEF
Humanitarian Action: Somalia donor update 4 Jun 2004 Protection and Youth Participation
- During the first quarter of the year, child protection coordination
networks have been established in Bari, Nugal, Mudug, Benadir, Lower Shabelle
and Hiran regions, and similar initiatives are under way in other areas. Successful efforts include: access to
education for disadvantaged children; commitment from businesspeople to
provide support and care to street children; community action to protect
children against prostitution and exploitative labor; and the commitment of
some militia leaders to support children's attendance in school as opposed to
involvement in the conflicts. Displaced Children Lack Protection www.internal-displacement.org/idmc/website/countries.nsf/%28httpEnvelopes%29/ 13EAEFB63B9EDE82802570B8005AACEF?OpenDocument Displaced children often from southern minority groups are forced to seek ‘protection’ by joining urban gangs … Displaced children are often exploited and have jobs dangerous to their health … Children displaced from minority groups suffer from deprivation and abuse … Displaced children are sexually abused … Displaced children in single-headed families often end up on the streets and are often drawn into drug-dependency Decision by USA leaves 3 000 children homeless in Somalia Several orphanages will be forced
to close their doors in the coming days due to a lack of financing, resulting
in at least three thousand children being abandoned in the streets. The
reason: the entity which financed these orphanages, the aid agency
Al-Haramayn, from PROFILE
OF INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT : SOMALIA [PDF] [page 163] In the ICRC-supported
hospital south of Mogadishu, as many as 90% of all patients are
gunshot-wounded civilians most of whom are IDPs and street children Novib Civil Society Organisations - Profiles STREET CHILDREN REHABILITATION
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