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San Carlos realizará el primer concurso de dibujo sobre Derechos de Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes

On 2 March 2016, a young girl drawing during a UNICEF-supported workshop with indigenous Awa children fostering self-expression, peace-building and environmental awareness as part of UNICEF's program in El Diviso, Narino, Colombia. El Diviso is a settlement in an Awa reserve. National data shows that out of 7.6 million people in Colombia who are registered as victims of the con ict, 2.5 million – or 1 in 3 – are children. Nearly 45,000 children have been killed, 2.3 million have been displaced and 8,000 disappeared since data collection started in 1985. Children under the age of 5 make up 1 in 10 of the total number of those killed, abducted, disappeared and tortured, and 1 in 5 of those displaced. Indigenous and Afro-Colombian children have been particularly vulnerable throughout the conflict. They represent 12 per cent of the displaced, 15 per cent of survivors of sexual violence, and 17 per cent of those tortured. For the past three years, the Colombian Government and FARC-EP have been negotiating an agreement to end the war and build sustainable and long-lasting peace. These negotiations – over comprehensive land development policies, political participation, illicit drugs – are taking Colombia closer and closer to ending the last armed con ict of the western hemisphere, and one of the longest wars in modern history. Since the peace talks started, the number of displaced children went down, reaching 40,000 in 2015 - its lowest level in 20 years. The number of children killed or injured by landmines and unexploded ordnance decreased as well, from 57 in 2013 to 27 last year – the lowest level in 15 years. Fighting between different armed groups continues to cause mass displacement and to expose children to the danger of landmines, sexual violence and recruitment. While the risks are present throughout the country, their nature, frequency and impact on children depend on whether they occur in urban or rural areas. Nearly 17 million people – or 1 in 3 – live in areas affected by the con ict in Colombia. Some 5.8 million people need humanitarian assistance. Since January 2013, more than 250,000 children have been affected by the confict, including 230,000 who were displaced, averaging nearly 6,000 children a month. Confict-affected areas have higher levels of malnutrition and vector-borne diseases than the rest of the country. Attacks on infrastructure and the presence of landmines limit access to safe water, sanitation and basic health services. Insecurity makes access to the worst affected areas a challenge, depriving entire communities of humanitarian assistance. Since 1990, landmines and unexploded remnants of war killed and injured over 11,000 people, including more than 1,100 children.8 This is the second highest number of registered child victims in the world after Afghanistan. Non-state armed groups continue to use anti-personnel landmines, unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices for military purposes and to protect illicit crops. Landmines are also frequently found in schoolyards, near water sources and on rural roads. In the past three years, landmines and unexploded ordnance, killed 21 children and injured another 108. Beyond their direct physical and psychological impact, landmines and other explosive hazards limit communities’ ability to move freely and reduce their access to health centers, schools, crops, workplaces, markets, rivers and roads. UNICEF is working with the Colombian government to prevent sexual violence, exploitation and abuse of children and adolescents across the country, and to respond to their needs. Providing these children with access to justice and medical and psycho-social support is critical to peace-building. In the last ve years, over 180,000 children bene ted from a UNICEF-supported programme that aims to protect children from joining armed groups or criminal bands. The programme allows children to develop life skills through trainings on child rights and the culture of peace; art, cultural and sports workshops; and peace-building and reconciliation initiatives. One of these initiatives is Golombiao, a football game that enables boys and girls to play together as a way of learning how to work out their differences and resolve con its. The programme involves families, teachers, communities and local authorities, equipping them with the tools to build a protective environment for children. In addition, UNICEF is helping raise awareness among armed and police forces of national and international child protection norms.
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Podrán participar escuelas de nivel inicial, primario y SEOS de todo el departamento. 

El Área de Niñez, Adolescencia y Familia, junto con la Secretaría de Desarrollo Social, la Subdirección de Educación y la Secretaría de Cultura, Educación y Deportes del departamento de San Carlos, han organizado el primer concurso intercolegial de dibujo.

Carlos Calderón, a cargo del Área de Niñez, Adolescencia y Familia del Municipio, en comunicación con El Cuco Digital habló al respecto y aclaró que “no es un dibujo por grado, sino uno por establecimiento; la dirección y las maestras evaluarán si harán hacerles un dibujo a todos los niños y luego definirán cuál se presentará o si elegirán solamente a ciertos alumnos. Pero el fin del concurso es que cada escuela, ya sea privada o estatal, pueda participar”

Por otro lado, el funcionario explicó que “una vez que los dibujos estén listos y la escuela ya sepa cuál quiere presentar, deberá acercarlo a la Dirección de Educación en la Villa Cabecera de San Carlos y el día 20 de noviembre el jurado definirá el ganador”.

“El dibujo es un medio, la temática esta dirigida hacia los derechos del niño, ya que el próximo martes es 20 de noviembre es el Día Mundial de los Derechos del Niño proclamado en 1959; por eso varias Áreas del Municipio se unieron y crearon este concurso con el fin de buscar que esa semana se hable y sean los mismos niños los protagonistas en dibujar sus derechos. Acá en Argentina se estableció la Ley 2.6061, que es la ley de los Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes”, agregó Calderón.

Las escuelas que quieran participar y aún no lo han hecho deberán retirar las bases del concurso en el Área de Niñez y Adolescencia o comunicarse al siguiente número 2622-405365.