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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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A place for work in children's lives?
A place for work in children's lives? is the question behind this paper, which highlights the various challenges faced by organizations like Plan when addressing issues of children’s work. The new Plan document written by Michael Bourdillon, a leading exp
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Child soldiers- and other children associated with armed forces and groups. Policy brief
International law outlaws the recruitment and use of children under 18 in armed conflict, yet an estimated 250,000 children are associated with armed forces and groups, some as young as seven. The recruitment and use of children by armed groups is an acut
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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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"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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Sin Tiempo para Dudar: Enfrentando el Riesgo Urbano. Una Mirada a las Intervenciones Urbanas Llevadas a Cabo por las Sociedades de la Cruz Roja en Latinoamérica y el Caribe
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
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Bridging the Accountability Gap: New approaches to addressing violations against children in armed conflict
Across the globe, a dramatic gap exists between efforts and outcomes in realizing accountability for grave violations against children in situations of armed conflict. To address this gap many practical opportunities exist. This report by Conflict Dynamic
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This is what we demand. Justice! Impunity for sexual violence against women in Colombia's armed conflict
Sexual violence is endemic to Colombia’s long-running armed conflict, now in its fifth decade. Colombia’s security forces, paramilitaries and guerrilla groups have all targeted women and girls to exploit them as sexual slaves, to wreak revenge on their ad
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Masculinity and Gender Equality: A participatory diagnostic of masculinity involving boys in the cities of Bogotá and Medellín, Colombia. Save the Children Canada Report
Save the Children Canada’s decision to carry out a participatory research project in Colombia stemmed from a desire to have a grasp of children’s and youth’s understanding of their own gender identities as well as their relationship with each other. This
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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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Disaster Risk Reduction Member Activity Report. Guide to Disaster Risk Reduction Efforts Conducted by InterAction Member Agencies
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) aims to lessen the impacts of disasters through prevention and preparedness. By promoting and institutionalizing actions to mitigate the effects of these events, or avert them altogether, DRR takes a proactive stance to the d
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Protecting Children from Violence Globally
These case studies demonstrate the impact Save the Children activities and programmes have had in protecting children from violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation. The case studies specifically highlight the areas of focus of the Child Protection Initia