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New New Program Targets Child-Sex Tourists (Oct. 15, 2004)
Polio Immunization Effort Targets 80 Million African Children (Oct. 12, 2004)
U.S. Labor Dept. Gives $110 Million in 2004 to Fight Child Labor (Oct. 6, 2004)
Childhood Obesity Requires Comprehensive Approach, Report Says (Oct. 4, 2004)
Stop Using Children as Political Pawns, U.S. Tells Transnistria (Oct. 1, 2004)
Pesticides Serious Health Threat to Children in Developing World (Sept. 28, 2004)
Bush Thanks American Children, Red Cross for Aid to Beslan, Russia (Sept. 27, 2004)
Ugandan Envoy Raises Awareness of Africa at Youth Forum (Sept. 22, 2004)
Powell Praises Participants at Africa Youth Conference (Sept. 21, 2004)
U.S. Plans Effort at U.N. to End Child Sex Trafficking (Sept. 16, 2004)
"Hi" Youth Magazine Not Just For Arabic Speakers (Sept. 16, 2004)
U.S., Ecuador Team Up to Capture Fugitive Child Molester (Sept. 2, 2004)
Camp Provides Mideast and Cypriot Youth with Tools for Peace (Aug. 16, 2004)
Organization Seeks Increased Youth Participation in Politics (Aug. 13, 2004)
Powell Urges Seeds of Peace Youth to Continue Peace Mission (Aug. 11, 2004)
Malnutrition Nears 39 Percent Among Darfur Refugee Children (Aug. 10, 2004)
President Bush Welcomes International Children's Games Athletes (Aug. 2, 2004)
Powell Urges Bosnian Youth to Work for a Unified Nation (Aug. 2, 2004)
Youth Group Urges Pakistani-Americans to Enter Public Service (July 26, 2004)
Fifteen Million Children Already Orphaned by AIDS, Report Says (July 14, 2004)
Mexico Hosting Conference on Deadly Childhood Disease Rotavirus (July 8, 2004)
U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Child Online Protection Act (July 1, 2004)
Afghan Girl's Youth Soccer Team Comes to United States (June 30, 2004)
U.S., Spain Praised for Helping El Salvador Eradicate Child Labor (June 25, 2004)
Report Shows U.S. Support for Afghan Women, Children, Refugees (June 24, 2004)
Child Trafficking a Major Problem in Africa, Report Finds (June 17, 2004)
USAID Advances International Effort to Save Children (June 7, 2004)
Labor Secretary Praises Children's Meeting on Child Labor (May 17, 2004)
Travel Industry Code of Conduct Launched to Protect Children (April 23, 2004)
Road Crashes a Leading Cause of Death for Youth Worldwide (April 8, 2004)
Powell Speaks to Indian Youth on New Delhi Television (March 24, 2004)
U.S. "Operation Predator" Protecting Children Around the World (March 9, 2004)
West African Polio Campaign Inoculates 60 Million Children (March 1, 2004)
U.N. Labor Agency Highlights Benefits of Ending Child Labor (Feb. 6, 2004)
Tutwiler Says U.S. Public Diplomacy Must Engage Youth (Feb. 5, 2004)
Federal Campaign Against Child Predators Gaining Ground (Feb. 2, 2004)
International Youth Are Part of NASA's Mars Mission (Jan. 13, 2004)
U.S. Law Enforcement Targets Child Sex Tourism (Dec. 18, 2003)
Plight of AIDS Orphans is a Growing Crisis, UNICEF Reports (Dec. 1, 2003)
Fact Sheet: U.S. Soccer Community Sends Soccer Equipment to Iraqi Youths (June 16, 2003)
Labor Secretary Chao Describes Child Soldiers Initiative (June 12, 2003)
Pop Singer Urges Congress to Boost AIDS Funding for African Orphans (June 5, 2003)
U.S. Labor Dept. Details Global Child Labor Practices (June 4, 2003)
Senator McConnell Condemns Burma's Use of Child Soldiers (March 7, 2003)
U.S.-China Youth Exchange Initiative Discovers Commonalities, Establishes Ties (March 5, 2003)
U.S. Labor Dept. Advances Efforts to Eliminate Child Labor (Jan. 14, 2003)
U.S. Joins U.N. Protocol to Prevent Child Trafficking, Exploitation (Dec. 26, 2002)
AIDS Orphans Crisis Looms, Action Needed, UNICEF Says (Nov. 29, 2002)
U.S. Launches Children's Health Indicators Initiative at Summit (Sept. 2, 2002)
Youth Exchange Program Showcases America's Cultural Diversity (Aug. 23, 2002)
INS Announces Arrests in Child-Smuggling Case (Aug. 9, 2002)
Text: Survey Shows Signs of Reduced Drug Use Among American Youth (July 17, 2002)
Text: Report Says More U.S. Children Covered by Health Insurance (July 15, 2002)
Text: U.S. Reports on Child Labor in Trade Beneficiary Countries (July 12, 2002)
AIDS Orphan Numbers Seen Growing to 25 Million by 2010 (July 10, 2002)
Text: Youth Dangerously Ill-informed of HIV/AIDS Risk, Study Finds (July 2, 2002)
Congressional Report, June 19: Child Protection Protocols (June 19, 2002)
Transcript: Labor Secretary Reiterates Opposition to Child Labor (June 11, 2002)
Birth Registration Critical in Providing for Children, UNICEF Says (June 5, 2002)
Text: Senate Passes Bill on Refugee Status for Vietnamese Children (May 10, 2002)
Efforts to Fight Child Trafficking Advancing (May 10, 2002)
U.N. Special Session Outlines a "World Fit for Children" (May 9, 2002)
Fact Sheet: Ten Million Youth Live with HIV/AIDS, UNICEF Says (May 9, 2002)
Fact Sheet: More than 10 Million Children Have Lost a Parent to HIV/AIDS (May 9, 2002)
U.S. Is Optimistic for Agreement on Plan of Action for Children (May 9, 2002)
Text: Global Nutrition Program Launched at Children's Summit (May 9, 2002)
U.N. Special Session on Children Opens (May 8, 2002)
Text: U.S. Committed to Giving Children "Hope of a New Day," Thompson Says (May 6, 2002)
Text: 246 Million Children Involved in Child Labor, ILO Reports (May 6, 2002)
Text: U.S.-Cambodian Orphan Adoption Task Force Making Progress (April 23, 2002)
APEC Youth Science Festival Promotes Mutual Understanding (April 22, 2002)
Excerpts: Lantos Says N. Korea's Children's Prisons Set "New Lows" (April 17, 2002)
Congressional Panel Seeks Ideas on Helping AIDS Orphans (April 17, 2002)
American Film Captures Children's Voices in Mideast Conflict (April 11, 2002)
Text: U.S. Official Restates Government's Commitment to Children (March 18, 2002)
Text: WHO Says Unhealthy Environments Kill 3 Million Children a Year (March 3, 2002)
Secretary of State Powell Engages Global Youth Audience via MTV (Feb. 14, 2002)
Text: U.S. Census Bureau Reports 56 Million Immigrants and Children (Feb. 7, 2002)
Transcript: Bush Celebrates Eid al-Fitr with Muslim Children in White House (Dec. 17, 2001)
Transcript: Bush Signs Into Law Afghan Women and Children Relief Act (Dec. 12, 2001)
Text: U.S. Says Deaths of Palestinian Children Tragic (Nov. 23, 2001)
Text: U.N. Security Council Resolution on Children in Armed Conflict (Nov. 20, 2001)
Text: Laura Bush On Brutality Against Afghan Women, Children (Nov. 17, 2001)
Text: Senate Passes Afghan Women and Children Relief Act (Nov. 16, 2001)
Text: Relief Bill for Afghan Women, Children Put on Senate Calendar (Oct. 30, 2001)
House Passes Bill to Aid Adult Children of Vietnamese Refugees (Oct. 30, 2001)
U.S. Children Showing Compassion for Children in Afghanistan (Oct. 16, 2001)
Text: American Children Collect Aid Money for Afghan Children (Oct. 12, 2001)
Text: UNICEF Condemns Child Sex Trafficking (Jan. 1, 1998)
Text: State Dept. Documents U.S. Support for Afghan Women and Children (Jan. 1, 1998)
Report Predicts World's Orphans will Exceed 40 Million by 2010 (Jan. 1, 1998)
U.S. Pressing Forward to Stop Trafficking in Women and Children (Jan. 1, 1998)
Text: Albright Remarks on Trafficking in Women and Children (Jan. 1, 1998)
Fact Sheet: Combating Trafficking In Women And Children in South Asia (Jan. 1, 1998)
Text: Albright Remarks at Trafficking in Women and Children Meeting (Jan. 1, 1998)
Transcript: Worldnet on Trafficking in Women and Children Conference (Jan. 1, 1998)
Treasury Secretary Summers Denounces Abusive Child Labor (Jan. 1, 1998)
Text: Sen. Harkin On U.S. Funding Against Child Labor Abuses (Jan. 1, 1998)
Text: Labor's Herman On Global Abusive Child Labor (Jan. 1, 1998)
Fact Sheet: Clinton Signs U.N. Accords to Protect World's Children (Jan. 1, 1998)
Transcript: White House Briefing on Child Labor Protocols July 5 (Jan. 1, 1998)
Transcript: Clinton at UN Children's Protocol Signing Ceremony (Jan. 1, 1998)
Text: Fact Sheet on U.S. Aid to Children Affected by War (Jan. 1, 1998)
Byliner: Ambassador Southwick Examines Wars' Effect on Children (Following is an article prepared by the head of the U.S. delegation to the International Conference on War-Affected Children which was held in Winnipeg Canada on September 10 to 17. There are no republication restrictions.)

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