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News Briefs Sweden Donates Child-Protection Fund to South NigeriaDecember 23, 2002 The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency has decided to donate $900,000 to UNICEF's model youth resource learning center in southern Nigeria. Birgitta Alani, Swedish Ambassador to Nigeria, has said the project is part of Sweden's decision to support ongoing efforts in West Africa, and especially in Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Mali, to promote children's rights and to combat child trafficking. "The aim of the program is to reduce the underlying causes of child trafficking, youth violence and HIV/AIDS prevalence among adolescents in Edo and Delta states," Alani said in a statement. Back to other CDC news for December 23, 2002 Xinhua News Agency 12.12.02 This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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