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The case for investment [2011-2014]
A report highlighting the value of education, the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) accomplishments to date, the main education challenges and how the GPE plans to overcome them. Investing in education is the single most effective means of reducing p
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Child poverty and inequality: New perspectives
The 21st century starts with vast inequalities for children in terms of income, access to food, water, health, education, housing, or employment for their families. Half of the world’s children are below the poverty line of $2 a day and suffer from multip
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Engaging men to prevent gender-based violence: A multi-country intervention and impact evaluation study
This report is an impact evaluation study of a multi-country project to engage men and boys in preventing violence against women and promote gender equality. Implemented in India, Brazil, Chile and Rwanda, with support of United Nations Trust to End Viole
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2011 Report on the Application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
Two years after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty [2009], the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the ‘Charter’) has become a point of reference commonly used in the development of EU policies. The Charter is of great interest not
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Access to justice in cases of discrimination in the EU: Steps to further equality.
The principle of non-discrimination is firmly established in European Union (EU) legislation and includes provisions relating to access to justice. This report examines the process of seeking redress in cases of discrimination. It provides a detailed anal
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Garantinivå för stöd till barn i utsatta situationer. En nationell enkätundersökning
A report by Save the Children Sweden providing a national picture of how social safety nets for vulnerable children differ significantly depending on where in Sweden you live. This mapping helps explore the inequalities in preventive social care services
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Championing Children's Rights: A global study of independent human rights institutions for children – summary report
This study is globally the first comprehensive review of independent human rights institutions for children. It takes stock of more than 20 years of their experience and highlights the purpose and potential of these institutions, what it is they do and ho
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Completar la escuela: Un derecho para crecer, un deber para compartir. Todos los niños en la escuela en 2015. Iniciativa Global por los Niños fuera de la Escuela
In Latin America and the Caribbean there are approximately 117 million children and adolescents in preschool, primary and basic secondary education age groups. However, 6.5 million of them do not attend school and 15.6 million either enter school one or t
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Becoming a human rights friendly school: A Guide for schools around the world
The Human Rights Friendly Schools project aims to empower young people and promote the active participation of all members of the school community in integrating human rights values and principles into all areas of school life. The project is founded on t
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International agreement on the rights of disabled people [Easy read version]
An easy-to-read version of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). The purpose of the document is to ensure that the human rights and freedoms of disabled persons are promoted, protected and understood by all. It contains mu
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Practice Standards in Children's Participation. A user friendly summary
A child friendly summary of the report "Practice Standards in Children's Participation", which sums up what children can expect of Save the Children’s staff and partners in their child participation practice. These Practice Standards apply to all Save the
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Roadmap for Achieving the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour by 2016
The document is the outcome of the “Global Child Labour Conference 2010. Towards a world without child labour – Mapping the road to 2016”. Governments, employers’ and workers’ organisations, NGOs and regional and international organisations gathered in th