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City Kids: Urbanisation and its consequences for children’s right to be protected from abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence
During the second half of the 20th century the process of urbanisation has accelerated in developing countries. Over half of the world’s population – including a billion children – are now estimated to live in urban areas. This recent change from a predom
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Sigamos la “Hoja de Ruta” para terminar con la violencia hacia los niños y niñas
A Save the Children publication specially prepared for children and adolescents on the follow up work on the recommendations of the United Nations Study on Violence against Children. It reflects the outcome of a two-day regional event hosted in Asunción,
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INEE Guidance Notes on teaching and learning
The INEE Guidance Notes on teaching and learning articulate good practice on critical issues related to curricula adaptation and development, instruction and learning processes, teacher training and support, and the assessment of learning outcomes, focusi
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Speaking Out, Being Heard. Experiences of child participation and accountability to children from around the world
This publication brings together theoretical approaches and practical experiences from Save the Children’s extensive work to support children’s participation and promote greater accountability to children. Its broad aim is to facilitate learning and promo
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Informe Alterno del Protocolo Facultativo Relativo a la Participación de Niños en los Conflictos Armados- Colombia
This report provides supplementary information on Colombia’s initial report on the implementation of the Optional Protocol on Children in Armed Conflict (OPAC). It covers the review period 2005 to 2008. It provides detailed information on the tendencies a
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Guía de ciudad protectora. ¡Que vivan las niñas y los niños! Nosotros protegemos la primera infancia, ¿y tú?
A guide to get involved in protecting the rights of children and how you can make your home, your neighborhood, place of work and everyday surroundings a safe early childhood environment. It describes how children, families, playschools, communities and o
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Children and good governance. Policy Brief
Involving children in discussions about governance and ensuring that the realization of their rights is a measure of good governance can help improve government performance and build more effective states, especially in challenging environments. This brie
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Hay pandillas en mi pueblo. ¿Qué puedo hacer? Guía de trabajo para gobiernos locales- Diseño de políticas de prevención de la violencia armada orientada a niños, niñas y jóvenes
'Hay pandillas en mi pueblo. ¿Qué puedo hacer?' (There are gangs in my community. What can I do?)- Designing armed violence prevention policies and programmes. The presence of boys, girls and young people in gangs or mobs affected by organized armed viole
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Case Study: As we learn we grow in Colombia
'As We Learn We Grow’ in Colombia is a project established by Save the Children to promote the right to an inclusive, relevant and quality education as well as the right to participation for children and young people. The project involves strengthening ca
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Case Study: Empowering working children in Colombia
Save the Children has been taking actions to give working children a voice and empower them. In an effort to ensure working children’s right to participation, Save the Children has been conducting workshops and enabling children to create small documentar
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"Eso es lo que nosotros exigimos: Que se haga justicia". Impunidad por actos de violencia sexual cometido contra mujeres en el conflicto armado de Colombia
This report is the result of two years of investigation by Amnesty International on the impunity for conflict-related sexual violence in Colombia’s armed conflict. Sexual violence is endemic to Colombia’s long-running armed conflict, now in its fifth deca
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No time for doubt: Tackling urban risk. glance at urban interventions by Red Cross Societies in Latin America and the Caribbean
This publication endeavours to complement and inform the on-going internal process of identifying and defining common strategies for urban interventions to operate and manage urban risk in the Americas. It also aims to better capture and reflect National