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MOSCOW, Russia, 24 September 2007 -- Tolerance, peace and living in a multi-ethnic society were the themes of five summer camps organized by UNICEF and local authorities in four of Russia's North Caucasian republics -- Ingushetia, Dagestan, North Ossetia and Kabardino-Balkaria. Over 500 children took part in the programme this year.
Since the early 1990s, each republic in the North Caucasus has been touched by ethnic and military conflicts. Hostilities between the Ossetians and the Ingush, for example, left thousands dead and tens of thousands displaced.
"While we also teach tolerance and peace in schools, at the camps children have practical experience about what this means," explained UNICEF's Head of Office in the North Caucasus, Rashed Mustafa. "They come into contact with their peers from other nationalities, and this strengthens their belief that tolerance is both needed and is possible."
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