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Refugee girls. The invisible faces of war
The untold story of the millions of refugee girls whose voices are almost never heard. Girls are rarely featured in the coverage of armed conflict. Given their invisibility, one might assume that girls are somehow spared involvement in war. Yet, not only
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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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NGO Complementary Report on Implementation of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography in Sierra Leone
This report, prepared and submitted by Child Rights Coalition Sierra Leone, provides supplementary information to the initial report of Sierra Leone on the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children to the UNCRC. The Coalition acknowledged the State party'
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53rd Session – Sierra Leone. Recommendations to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child under the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children (OPSC) and the Optional Protocol on Children in Armed Conflict (OPAC)
Child Helpline International recommends that the government of Sierra Leone cooperate with NGOs to establish a free, 24 hour, 3-4 digit helpline that is accessible to children and gives children's issues priority. If the government of Sierra Leone support
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When the safety net fails. Children in West and Central Africa and the risk of HIV infection
The overall aims of the study were to improve the offer of psychosocial support services for children in West and Central Africa and to stimulate the creation of a network of services providers. The specific objectives were to assess the mental health and
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Youth Soldiering: An integrated framework for understanding psychosocial impact
A pervasive characteristic of contemporary political violence is that youth, mostly between the ages of 14 and 18 years, are prominent actors in these hostilities. Seventy-two (72) different parties to armed conflict currently use children as soldiers. Th
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A complementary report by Non-governmental organizations to the State Party Report of Sierra Leone (2005) on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
This report provides supplementary information on Sierra Leone’s second report on the implementation of the UNCRC. The Coalition expresses its commitment to assist the government in addressing children’s rights relating to education, health and children i
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A mapping of national child protection systems
This summary report provides a concise overview of the current status of national child protection systems in countries where Save the Children is operating, and has been written as an input to the Global Workshop in Costa Rica on ‘Right Based National Ch
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Can the powerful protect? How the UN Security Council needs to shape up to protect children
This study, published by the International Save the Children Alliance, examines how well Security Council reports reflect the problems facing children affected by conflict. It focuses on the Security Council because it's the only global decision-making fo
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A sense of belonging: Case studies in positive care options for children
The First Resort series focuses on the needs and rights of children who, for a wide variety of reasons, are lacking adequate parental care. In many cases, they will already have become separated and may be living outside their families, in institutions, w
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Psychosocial adjustment and social reintegration of child ex-soldiers in Sierra Leone: Wave II Follow-Up Analysis (IRC)
A follow-up study of youth who had been associated with the RUF rebel group in Sierra Leone and were subsequently part of the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) community reintegration program following formal disarmament and demobilization in the cou
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Increasing visibility and promoting policy action to tackle sexual exploitation in and around schools in Africa. A briefing paper with a focus on West Africa
This briefing paper seeks to raise awareness of the problem of sexual exploitation in and around schools in the West African region. It also highlights problems with regards to limited evidence and explores policy implications. It aims to support Plan’s r