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Family Violence and Child Abuse in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Cases of Colombia and Mexico
Domestic or family violence is, unfortunately, a common form of violence affecting the lives of victims and the development prospects of countries. It has been estimated that more than 6 million children suffer abuse and more than 80,000 die each year as
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Subsidios para los más pobres ¿serán beneficiados los niños en extrema pobreza?
This document provides information on the different components of conditional cash transfer (CCT) programmes in Latin America and also seeks to assess the effectiveness and social impact of these programmes on highly marginalized communities. The conditio
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Ending legalised violence against children. Report for Latin America Legal Consultation
Save the Children Sweden together with the Global Initiative to end all Corporal Punishment of Children have made a detailed analysis of the legislation on corporal punishment in Latin America. This report reviews law and policy in relation to corporal pu
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Niñez y Juventud: Dislocaciones y Mudanzas
'Niñez y Juventud: Dislocaciones y Mudanzas' is a continuation of the debates and discussions initiated at the III Latin American Network Conference of July 2006 “Childhood and Youth: Dislocations and Changes". It is a publication by Programa Infancia bas
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Trata de Personas y Tráfico Ilícito de Migrantes en México y América Central. Guía Normativa
This guide presents the multidimensional nature of the problem of trafficking of illegal immigrants in Mexico and Central America, and the need for a multifaceted response. At the same time it provides information on the range of legal and other instrumen
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Caracterización de la Niñez Migrante en la Frontera Norte de México: Los casos de Tijuana y Nogales
This publication seeks to understand the profile and motivation of Mexican children and adolescents who have been repatriated to Mexico for not having proper documentation while attempting to cross the United States border. The children are exposed to gre
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Promoting participation in a world of rights. The participation of children and young people and civil society in the regional process towards the Special Session for Children
This document systematizes the local and national participation levels of civil society, including the wide-ranging engagement of children and young people in the regional process towards the Special Session of the UN General Assembly on Children (2002),
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What Works in Youth Media: Case Studies from Around the World
"What Works in Youth Media: Case Studies from Around the World" looks at how young people are harnessing the power of media to educate the public about issues they care about. It also explores the tremendous power of youth media programs to promote young
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Economic livelihoods for street children. A review
This report presents the lessons learned- both positive and negative- from economic livelihood programmes aimed at improving the economic future of participating street children and youth around the world: programmes like vocational training, production w
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Corporal punishment of children and change of attitudes- A Cross cultural study
This report forms part of an external evaluation of a campaign against corporal punishment and mistreatment of children in Central America and Mexico. The main objective of the study is to understand how corporal punishment of children can be addressed in
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Experience, hope, commitment. Latin American boys, girls and adolescents together for a better life
Latin America is a region of incalculable wealth and cultural diversity. However, the subcontinent's nations generally have a poor quality of life and have little respect for children's rights. As a consequence, this document, drafted by Latin American ch
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Spotlight on Mexico
Mexico has seen a significant reduction in under-five mortality in recent years, from 46 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 15 per 1,000 in 2013, meeting its MDG 4 target ahead of schedule. However, despite progress at national level, there are dispa