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Changing Attitudes to Physical Punishment of Children in Aotearoa New Zealand
In 2007 Section 59 of the Crimes Act 1971 was amended in New Zealand to protect children from assault in any context. The repeal of the law supported children’s rights to dignity, bodily integrity, safety, and equal protection with adults under the law. D
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Our Voices. Our Rights.
Save the Children New Zealand and UNICEF New Zealand have worked together to achieve global goals for children. Yet meaningful change only comes from having everyone around the table, most importantly children and young people themselves. That is why this
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The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: a study of legal implementation in 12 countries
Study of legal and non-legal measures of implementing the CRC in 12 countries, and analysing the most effective, practical and impactful ways of embedding children's rights into UK domestic law. UNICEF UK commissioned Queen’s University Belfast to study t
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Positive Discipline. What it is and how to do it. Training for Professionals and Workshops for Parents and Teachers
Leaflet giving information on how Save the Children can contribute to planning/conducting training sessions in Positive Discipline, qualifying participants to deliver positive discipline training to parents and/or teachers. It has been developed as part o
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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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Measuring child poverty: New league tables of child poverty in the world’s rich countries
The latest of the UNICEF Office of Research Report Card series, aimed at focusing on the well-being of children in industrialized countries. Report Card 10 considers two views of child poverty in the world’s advanced economies: a measure of absolute depri
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The power of making it simple: A Government Guide To Developing Citizens Budgets
Governments can encourage citizen participation by creating conditions that enable them to participate in a meaningful way. A very important one of these conditions is that all citizens have ready access to government information. "Access" means not simpl
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Strengthening families: Save the Children programs in support of child care and parenting policies
In all countries and regions, parents and families have an important role in providing care and protection for children and they are often supported in this role by the local communities as well as public and private services. Under the UN Convention on t
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Case Study. Enabling young people to participate in New Zealand!
Save the Children New Zealand has been working to develop the "4 Good young leaders" programme, which provides young people under the age of 18 with the opportunity to learn leadership skills while working on a community project. "4 Good young leaders" em
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Left further behind: how policies fail the poorest children in New Zealand
In 2008, Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) produced Left Behind, which reflected the position of children in New Zealand. Three years later, the lack of substantial progress on so many issues facing children in this country led CPAG to update that publica
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Case Study. Hear our voices! Educating the public about the UNCRC in New Zealand
This Case Study is about the children and young people in New Zealand who saw the need to promote greater awareness of children's rights and the UNCRC, and have made known the issues that matter to their growth and development. The 'Hear our voices we ent
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Early childhood in focus: Culture and learning
Ensuring "the development of the child... to the maximum extent possible" is part of every child’s rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. But to what extent is "development" a cultural process that varies between societies, or a natura