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Children in Africa: Plan's strategic framework for Africa

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This guide provides a strategic framework for Africa. This guide is intended to assist children in developed countries.

Added by Zunia on March 16, 2010

Children and Transitional Justice: Truth-Telling, Accountability, and Reconciliation

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As targets of grave violations of human rights and forced participation in violence, children are among those most affected by conflict. The physical, psychological, social and emotional impacts that conflict has on children have increasingly become a focus of international and national peacebuilding measures, truth commissions, and courts. Children and Transitional Justice: Truth-Telling, Accountability, and Reconciliation explores questions raised when children's issues -- and children more...

Added by Zunia on March 15, 2010

Independent Child Migration: Introducing Children’s Perspectives

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This paper highlights the views of migrant children in its work, in order to gain a better understanding of why children migrate and what difficulties they face in relation to their migrant status. This has informed a number of research-based policy recommendations designed to take into account the risks faced by child migrants.

Added by Zunia on March 11, 2010

Promoting Employment and Entrepreneurship for Vulnerable Youths in West Bank and Gaza Strip

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fao.org -

The case study explores the activities undertaken by the Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division (ESWD) jointly with the Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division (TCES) to improve youths’ skills and abilities in carrying out income generating activities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip (WBGS).

Added by Zunia on March 11, 2010

Children without Borders

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In this article, the authors seek to map out what they know concerning unaccompanied migrant minors, with a focus on unaccompanied migrant children coming to the United States. The review is based on research and reports that document the migration of Mexican and Central American children.

Added by Zunia on March 11, 2010

Fighting Against Child Trafficking: Actions at Policy and Outreach levels

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unicef.org -

“Governments are responsible for allocating sufficient budget to be able both to support programming such as those outlined above to improve the financial status of the family, and for direct financial assistance for the poorest of the poor. This indicates the importance of coordinated action within government to ensure child protection. Ministries with responsibilities for children and families, labor, youth, employment, finance, social welfare, education and potentially others all have a role more...

Added by Zunia on March 09, 2010

How to support children and young people's campaigning

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crin.org -

This guide will help practitioners support children and young people to design, deliver and evaluate campaigns that bring about change. Participation Works has produced a series of free ‘How to…’ guides available to anyone with an interest in youth participation. 'How to support children and young people’s campaigning' helps practitioners support children and young people to design, deliver and evaluate campaigns that bring about change. Participation Works is a consortium of six national more...

Added by Zunia on March 09, 2010

Understanding Child Trafficking: Text Book 1

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unicef.org -

“The training manual is aimed at four groups of end users: governments (G), workers’ (W) and employer’s (E) groups, and NGOs and international agencies working for children (N). It can be used in a training environment and as a stand-alone resource for those who wish to hone their understanding and skills in efforts to end child trafficking.”

Added by Zunia on March 09, 2010

The African Children’s Charter versus the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: A zero-sum game?

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ggp.up.ac.za -

This article attempts to analyze whether it is the CRC, or the ACRWC, that contains higher normative standards to promote and protect the rights of children in Africa. The overall purpose of this article is to compare and analyze the similarities and differences that exist between the CRC and the ACRWC in terms of providing for higher normative standards. It is believed that a comparison between, and an analysis of, the ACRWC and the CRC, would be of benefit to academic debate, and this more...

Added by Zunia on March 06, 2010

Young Lives: Ethiopia Round 2 Survey Report

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younglives.org.uk -

Young Lives is a long-term international research project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty in four developing countries – Ethiopia, Peru, India (the state of Andhra Pradesh) and Vietnam – over 15 years.This report presents initial findings from the second round of data collection carried out in Ethiopia in late 2006 to early 2007. It gives a broad outline of some of the key indicators of childhood poverty and changes that have taken place in the children’s lives between more...

Added by Zunia on March 03, 2010

Raising the Game: Mainstreaming Children's Rights

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reliefweb.int -

Key points of this briefing paper are:• Twenty years on from the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, children’s rights are still not seen as a serious political issue.• Children’s rights should be mainstreamed into broader development policy debates, which requires an understanding of topics beyond a narrow focus on ‘children’s issues’.• Mechanisms are needed to increase the visibility of children in development policy dialogue, including a high-level international more...

Added by Zunia on March 01, 2010

Futures Denied: Statelessness Among Infants, Children, and Youth

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The goal of this report, which is dedicated to the promise and potential of all children, is increased recognition of every child’s right to a nationality and the actions that can be taken to give them a brighter future. Statelessness, or the lack of effective nationality, impacts the daily lives of some 11-12 million people around the world. Perhaps those who suffer most are stateless infants, children and youth. Though born and raised in their parents’ country of habitual residence, they lack more...

Added by Zunia on February 27, 2010

In their own words: Selected writings by journalists on Mongolia, 1997-1999: Part 1g

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Youth Chapter: In their own words compiles by theme the vast number of stories and features by journalists on Mongolia's transition experience from 1997 to 1999. A rich and unusual resource for a developing country, this book offers the reader a one-stop snapshot of how a country handles the wrenching social, political, cultural, economic and environmental challenges of changing from one political and economic system to another.

Added by David South on February 26, 2010

In their own words: Selected writings by journalists on Mongolia, 1997-1999: Part 1h

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In their own words compiles by theme the vast number of stories and features by journalists on Mongolia's transition experience from 1997 to 1999. A rich and unusual resource for a developing country, this book offers the reader a one-stop snapshot of how a country handles the wrenching social, political, cultural, economic and environmental challenges of changing from one political and economic system to another.

Added by David South on February 25, 2010

Children and good governance

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Children constitute a third of the global population yet remain invisible in debates about how countries are governed. This policy briefing is calling for a focus on children to build more effective states around the world. Children remain invisible in debates about how countries are governed. By ignoring children, the governance community is missing a trick. Involving children in discussions about governance and ensuring that the realisation of their rights is a measure of good governance can more...

Added by Zunia on February 24, 2010

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