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The Economic Impact of School Violence: A Report for Plan International
The research, carried out by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), reveals the enormous economic and social cost of violence in schools across the world. Focused on three types of violence in schools – corporal punishment, bullying and sexual violence
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BARN: En trygg värld. Nr 3, 2010
This is the third quarter release of Save the Children Sweden's quarterly magazine for members, 'Barn'. Sierra Leone is one of the world’s poorest countries. It lacks many of the social safety mechanisms that many in Sweden take for granted. This article
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Children and Transitional Justice: Truth-telling, accountability and reconciliation
The volume analyzes key issues from the transitional justice agenda through a child rights lens. On the basis of research, the authors begin to formulate responses to a number of crucial questions and debates: how to end impunity for crimes against childr
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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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Youth Development, Reintegration, Reconciliation and Rehabilitation in Post-conflict West Africa: A framework for Sierra Leone, Liberia and Cote d’Ivoire
Between 1990 and 2006 alone there have been several conflicts (intra and inter) across Africa. In Rwanda, DR Congo, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Somalia, Uganda, Angola; Africa and Africans have been victims time and time again to these c
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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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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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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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Legislative Frameworks for Child Survival. Save the Children Survival Campaign
In 2009, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer began supporting Save the Children International in relation to the implementation of the Save the Children 2010-2015 global strategy, including the set up of Save the Children's new groundbreaking international pro
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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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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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The State of the World's Children. Special edition. Celebrating 20 Years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
On 20 November 2009, the global community celebrates the 20th anniversary of the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the unique document that sets international standards for the care, treatment an