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Through HER Eyes: Girls' take on the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action in the Arab Region, 25 years later
This is an adolescent friendly booklet about the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995). It includes a summary of what is included in the Declaration and what this means for the Arab Region. Chapter IV of the Declaration talks aboit the girl c
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Achieving Durable Solutions for Returnee Children: What do we know?
We are in the midst of a profound ‘returns-first’ shift in the global politics of child displacement. In response to soaring numbers of displaced worldwide –68.5 million, of which more than half are children – governments around the world are increasingl
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A Better Tomorrow: Syria's Children Have Their Say
After eight years of destructive conflict, more than a third of Syrian children ‘always or frequently’ feel unsafe, as well as distressed and alone, according to a survey carried out for a new Save the Children report, “A Better Tomorrow: Syria’s Children
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Children and Armed Conflict Special Update: August 2019
On August 2, 2019, the UN Security Council will hold its open debate on children and armed conflict (CAC) under Poland’s presidency. Poland will seek to highlight the 10-year anniversary of the adoption of Security Council Resolution 1882 (2009), as well
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No School To Go Back To: The impact of airstrikes on Syria's schools
In this report, Syria Relief calls on all parties to the Syrian conflict to stop deliberately bombing schools, as well as to go to greater efforts to avoid bombing them. This document is written in response to the airstrikes carried out on 4 out of the 55
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Centrality of Protection in Humanitarian Action: GPC 2018 review
The five country case studies selected for the 2018 GPC Review (Afghanistan, South Sudan, Ukraine, Whole of Syria and Yemen) allow for more context specific reflection and highlight particular issues around accountability, shrinking humanitarian space, lo
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Emergency Contraception in Reproductive Health Programs in Humanitarian Settings
Our reproductive health in emergencies program strives to provide a full range of modern contraceptive methods so that women may access the contraception method that is best suited to their needs. Emergency contraception (EC) is a critical part to the con
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La Guerra sui Bambini: L'Impatto dei Conflitti Armati sulle Scuole
In many armed conflicts, schools and education facilities are used by the combatting forces as a base for fighting or recruiting children. This results in a reduction in school attendance, high drop-out rates, poor quality education and even children bein
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Child Labour within the Syrian Refugee Response: A regional strategic framework for action
Child labour is a grave violation of children’s rights experienced by many children, including Syrian refugees and those from host communities, in the neighbouring countries covered under the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP): Egypt, Iraq, Jordan
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Psychosocial Wellbeing and Socio-Emotional Learning in the Syrian Refugee Response: Challenges and Opportunities
With the growing recognition of the importance of holistic and child focused programming, psychosocial support (PSS) and social and emotional learning (SEL) programmes are increasing in number in crisis-affected contexts, not least in the humanitarian res
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Annual Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) 2017
The 2017 Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict Report reveals an alarming increase in grave violations against children—21,000 verified occurences in the last year alone (compared to 15,500 in 2016). Children in conflict areas in the Central Af
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Promise to Practice: Following through on commitments to support the future of Syria and the region
The conflict in Syria has created the largest displacement crisis in well over a generation, possibly since the second world war. Six million people remain displaced internally, more than five million are registered as refugees in neighbouring countries a