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Please find excerpts from this article below. Sincerely, Neil Brick "The United States and Somalia are the only two countries that have not ratified the treaty." World - Reuters - updated 10:07 PM ET Oct 24 Wednesday October 24 9:24 PM ET Vatican Ratifies Child Soldier, Prostitution Pact UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Vatican (news - web sites) ratified on Wednesday two amendments to a treaty that would stop the use of child soldiers and protect children from sexual abuse, and it promised to lobby other governments to do the same. The amendments, called optional protocols to a 1990 landmark treaty on the rights of children, prohibit the use of child soldiers and outlaw child prostitution, sexual slavery, child pornography and forced labor. The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the most widely approved treaty in the U.N. history, with ratifications from 191 countries..... Martino recalled U.N. figures that some 300,000 children under 18 were fought in conflicts around the world. About 2 million have been killed, 6 million injured, 10 million traumatized and 1 million without parents because of wars..... The United States and Somalia are the only two countries that have not ratified the treaty. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
