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Day Of The African Child
June 16 has been declared by the Organization of African Unity as the Day of the African Child'. The date was chosen to commemorate the killing of children by South African authorities in Soweto in 1976. At the UN Headquarters, hundreds of American a
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June 16 has been declared by the Organization of African Unity as the Day of the African Child'. The date was chosen to commemorate the killing of children by South African authorities in Soweto in 1976. At the UN Headquarters, hundreds of American and African children gathered to express their support and celebrate the many achievements of Africa. A successful UNICEF-supported health project in Guinea - the Bamako Initiative - is one vivid illustration of the African efforts to improve the lives of their children.
