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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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IMPACT Newsletter, October 2011
The October 2011 edition of IMPACT focuses on Save the Children's Child Protection work in Africa. This issue is particularly timely as the world marks the Universal Children's Day on November 20, 2011, an annual event to reflect on the need and importanc
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Results for Children: An update from Save the Children, Q4, 2011
Save the Children's quarterly activity report providing facts about Malawi, which since 2001 has achieved a 29 percent decline in newborn deaths—from 19,000 per year to 17,000 per year in 2010. In those 10 years, Save the Children, with the support of its
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Eliminating health inequities: Every woman and every child counts
Health inequities are affecting the life and future of all vulnerable groups of society across the world, creating systems of social injustice. This report provides evidence that health inequities can and need to be addressed through a holistic approach.
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Beyond pandemics: A whole-of-society approach to disaster preparedness
“Beyond Pandemics: A Whole-of-Society Approach to Disaster Preparedness” outlines the human, economic and societal benefit of increasing collaboration, planning and dialogue across the entire societal architecture. It demonstrates how forming partnerships
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Country Profile of Egypt: A Review of the Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
The Child Rights Governance Programme in Save the Children Sweden’s Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa implemented the activities of the Manara Network: A Civil Society for Child’s Rights in the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA
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Children on the Frontline- Children and Young People in Disaster Risk Reduction
For the 2009 UN ISDR Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Civil Society around the world produced the unprecedented Views from the Frontline survey on Disaster Risk Reduction. The contribution of Plan and World Vision to this survey enabled t
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Briefing for the Day of the African Child. Reaching Millennium Development Goal 4: What progress has Africa made and what more needs to be done?
This briefing document reviews examples of the progress that Africa has made in reaching the Accelerated Action Towards Africa Fit for Children 2008–2012, as adopted by the African Union and Member States in the agreed actions related to Enhancing Life Ch
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Child rights governance. Making a reality of children's rights
The Child Rights Governance Global Initiative (CRGI) is one of six global initiatives included in the Save the Children Strategy 2010-15 in order to achieve Save the Children’s thematic goals. This report reviews how Child Rights Governance can hold gover
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The dynamics of social change. Towards the abandonment of female genital mutilation/cutting in five African countries
This Innocenti Insight examines the social dynamics of the abandonment of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in five countries- Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal and the Sudan- and seeks to inform policies and programmes aimed at ending the practice.
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Every One Brochure- Egypt
The main ambition of Save the Children's EVERY ONE Campaign introduced in 2009 is to play a pivotal role in achieving Millennium Development Goal 4, which aims to reduce by half the under-five mortality rate between 2010 and 2015. The goal in Egypt is to
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Child rights situation analysis for Middle East and North Africa Region
This regional situation analysis, which is guided by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), explores the violation of child rights in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The study covers 17 countries in the MENA region, and concen