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Children's Rights and the Corporate Sector: Setting a benchmark
Global Child Forum is an independent, global multi-stakeholder platform for informed dialogue and thought leadership on how to advance children’s rights in support of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Global Child Forum aims at gathering leade
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World Vision Disaster Risk Reduction Toolkit: Introduction
The World Vision Asia Pacific team launches a much awaited Disaster Reduction (DRR) toolkit that will refine their on-going disaster management field work. This user-friendly DRR toolkit is designed to assist field staff in undertaking the integration of
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Disaster Risk Reduction World Vision Disaster Risk Reduction Toolkit: Tool 1- Initial Risk Assessment
Initial Risk Assessment: Tool 1 of World Vision's Disaster Risk Reduction Toolkit. The Initial Risk Assessment Tool is to be used during the LEAP assessment (Learning through Evaluation with Accountability & Planning). This tool aims to assist Annual Deve
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World Vision Disaster Risk Reduction Toolkit: Tool 2- Risk Assessment for Design Phase
The Risk Assessment for Design Phase: Tool 2 of World Vision's Disaster Risk Reduction Toolkit. This tool is used to acquire a better understanding of the disaster risk issues which threaten both the community and the gains of development programmes and p
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World Vision Disaster Risk Reduction Toolkit: Annex A- Sample of Hazard Maps
World Vision Disaster Risk Reduction Toolkit: Annex A- Sample of Hazard Maps. What is a Hazard Map? The purpose of a hazard map is to illustrate the possible dangers of an area and to make them known to residents. Hazard maps cannot stop a disastrous phen
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Ratification of The Third Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure (OP3CRC): Draft letter from NGOs to Ministries of Foreign Affairs/Justice
The UN General Assembly took a landmark step for children's rights as it adopted the new Optional Protocol on 19 December 2011 and finalised the adoption process of this new treaty at the UN level. An official signing ceremony was held on 28 February 2012
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World Vision Disaster Risk Reduction Toolkit: Tool 3- Assessment Report and Design Document Review
Assessment Report and Design Document Review: Tool 3 of World Vision's Disaster Risk Reduction Toolkit. This tool requires basic knowledge on disaster management and is used by the National Office and Support Office staff in assessing the integration of d
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World Vision Disaster Risk Reduction Toolkit: Tool 4- Risk Monitoring & Evaluation
Risk Monitoring & Evaluation: Tool 4 of World Vision's Disaster Risk Reduction Toolkit. This tool is for the use of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) Manager, National Office and the Support Office in monitoring and evaluating the integration of Disa
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The Barefoot Guide 2: Learning Practices in organisations and Social Change
This is a practical, do-it-yourself guide developed by the BareFoot Collective, aimed at leaders and facilitators wanting to help organisations to function and to develop in more healthy, human and effective ways as they strive to make their contributions
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Country profile of Yemen. A Review of the Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child- 2011
The Child Rights Governance Programme in Save the Children Sweden’s Regional Office for the East and North Africa implemented the activities of the Manara Network: A Civil Society for Child’s Rights in the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA region)
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Fact Sheet 2 on NGO submission for the Universal Periodic Review
One of the two fact sheets published by the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), aimed at assisting NGO's in engaging with the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), which involves the review of the human rights practices of all States
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NGO Position Paper for a UNHCR Conclusion on Birth Registration
An NGO Position Paper for a UNHCR Conclusion on Birth Registration has been developed jointly by NGOs working on children’s issues. The paper addresses the effects of not registering children at birth. As birth registration is a child’s right under the UN