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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Street Children--Long-time NEF
Concern - Major New Arab Initiative The Near East Foundation, November 23, 2004 At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 10 June 2011] Street children
need prompt, effective interventions, if not to bring them back to their
homes, then at least to lessen their suffering from street life. In ***
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– www.unicef.org/infobycountry/syria.html [accessed 27 July 2011] Human Rights
Reports » 2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61699.htm [accessed 28 December 2010] CHILDREN
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government provided free, public education to citizen children from primary
school through university. Education is compulsory for all children, male and
female, between the ages of 6 and 12. Palestinians and
other non-citizens can send their children to school. Stateless Kurds can
also send their children to school but because they do not have any
identification, their children cannot attend state universities. Concluding Observations of the Committee on
the Rights of the Child (CRC) UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 6
June 2003 www1.umn.edu/humanrts/crc/syrianarabrepublic2003.html [accessed 9 March 2011] [50] The Committee
welcomes the ratification of ILO Convention No. 138. It further welcomes the amendments to the
1959 Labour Code to increase the minimum age of admission to employment to 15
years. However, it remains concerned
that approximately 7 per cent of children under 14 are employed as workers
and that labour law provisions do not extend protection, including effective
inspections, for children engaged in work in the informal sector. Information about Street Children - This report is taken from “A Civil Society
Forum for North Africa and the Middle East on Promoting and Protecting the
Rights of Street Children”, 3-6 March 2004, At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 27 July 2011] From data collected
on children in conflict with the law, beggars and child laborers, it appears
that there were just over 480 homeless children (233 male, 248 female)
arrested in Education Reform Urged To Support
Development UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
IRIN, www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportID=25288 [accessed 27 July 2011] The report noted a
number of disturbing trends in Syrian education. The rate of illiteracy rose from 17% in
2003 to 19% in 2005, with literacy rates showing an increased bias towards
urban and suburban areas, and male students, according to the report. Also, an estimated 25% of students leave
school before finishing their primary level education, while 67% of students
do not finish secondary education. Street Children--Long-time NEF
Concern - Major New Arab Initiative The Near East Foundation, November 23, 2004 At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 10 June 2011] Street children
need prompt, effective interventions, if not to bring them back to their
homes, then at least to lessen their suffering from street life. In All
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