March 26, 2008

NEWS: Youth journalists use video to urge action on child rights in the Caribbean

Youth journalists use video to urge action on child rights in the Caribbean

NEW YORK, USA, Guyana, 25 March 2008 – It’s time for action, not just talk: That was the message young journalists brought to the Caribbean Community’s Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) meeting last week in Georgetown, Guyana.

The youth delegates spoke out at the meeting – and showed off their video production skills – through a 15-minute TV news bulletin and a compilation of one-minute videos on corporal punishment, child labour, access to quality education and other issues of concern to them.

This second COHSOD special session on children was convened to discuss the many challenges faced by Caribbean children and young people, including early childhood development, child Protection, HIV/AIDS, and infant and maternal mortality.

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