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Getting It Done and Doing It Right. A Global Study on the United Nations-led Monitoring & Reporting Mechanism on Children and Armed Conflict
In July 2005, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1612. In addition to calling for other important measures to protect children, the Security Council requested that the Secretary-General establish a mechanism to monitor and
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Reporting on violence against children: A thematic guide for non-governmental organisations reporting to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
The guidelines presented are designed to help non-governmental organisations to include comprehensive information on the incidence of violence in their reports to the Committee. NGOs have a unique role to play and they alone can give meaning to the data a
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A practical guide to the United Nations' Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) provides a new and exciting opportunity for advocates to hold the United States government accountable to all its human rights obligations and commitments. This toolkit is meant to help human rights advocates engage wit
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Caution: Children Ahead: The Illegal Behavior of the Police toward Minors in Silwan Suspected of Stone Throwing
This report reviews the arrests and detention of Palestinian minors in Silwan, East Jerusalem, over the period 1 November 2009 to 31 October 2010, and examines the extent to which the authorities’ handling of the cases of arrest and detention of minors un
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At a crossroads: Humanitarianism for the next decade
Earthquakes. Floods. War. Disasters and emergencies are rarely out of the headlines. But the world system for responding to disasters and emergencies is being challenged as never before. Huge environmental and political changes are threatening agencies’ a
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Staff induction guide: Orphans and other vulnerable children service delivery in Uganda
The Alliance- as part of the CORE Initiative Project in Uganda- developed this publication as part of a series of tools and guides to support the development of the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGSLD) Orphans and Other Vulnerable Chi
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Progress or Progression in Short. Reviewing Children's Participation in the UN Study on Violence against Children 2003–2006
A summary of the book "Progress or Progression". It shows the results, achievements, and lessons learned on children and adolescent's participation in the UN Study on Violence against Children. It also includes recommendations to enhance children's partic
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Bangladesh’s Alternative UNCRC Report 2007
The Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF), a national rights and governance supporting agency, has formulated this extensive Alternative Report to the 3rd and 4th UNCRC periodic report on the state of child rights in Bangladesh. This report focuses on four them
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Information kit for children and adolescents- Participating at the World Congress III against sexual exploitation of children and andolescents: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 25-28 2008
The World Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents is a meeting taking place from 25-28 November, 2008. Many decision makers from all over the world will come together to find ways to stop the sexual exploitation of children an
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Participation in action: A practical guide on how to engage children and women in programmes
A practical guide for use by NGO Staff, Government and community-based workers with focus on children and women and how to engage them in Programmes. It highlights the importance of effective and meaningful participation of children and women, who can pro
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Civil society engagement in education budgets- A report documenting Commonwealth education fund experience
This report documents Commonwealth Education Fund experience, illustrating how civil society can engage in the budget process through budget analysis; tracking disbursement flows through the education system; monitoring expenditure; and lobbying to influe
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The Vienna Forum Report: a way forward to combat human trafficking
This report describes the discussions, activities and accomplishments of the Vienna Forum to Fight Human Trafficking, held in Vienna 13-15 February 2008. Twenty-eight panels, workshops, special sessions and side events were held as part of the Forum with