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Setting the standard- A common approach to child protection for international NGOs
This publication is an important contribution to efforts by non-governmental organisations to address child protection issues in a systematic way. The standards contained in this document provide the basis for agencies to develop effective safeguarding me
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Finding the right tools for the job: Lessons learned on the application of ILO Convention 182 on the worst forms of child labour
This report documents lessons learned from three project evaluations in Honduras, Bangladesh and Burkina Faso. It is aimed at key decision-makers and activists involved in the application of ILO Convention 182, including national labour ministry officials
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42nd Session – Colombia- Recommendations to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Prepared by Child Helpline International and Member Helplines – January 2006
Annually child helplines receive 11.3 million calls from children and youth needing care and protection. The report provides recommendations on the start-up and scale-up of child helpline in Colombia. This report is compiled by Child Helpline Internationa
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Children and the environment- Actors on the international arena
This report is part of a number of background documents that have been produced within the framework of one of Save the Children Sweden's projects which addresses the issue of children’s rights to a healthy physical environment. Key concerns in this repor
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Note for Implementing and Operational Partners by UNHCR and Save the Children-UK on Sexual Violence & Exploitation: The Experience of Refugee Children in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone
'Note for Implementing and Operational Partners by UNHCR and Save the Children-UK on Sexual Violence & Exploitation: The Experience of Refugee Children in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone based on Initial Findings and Recommendations from Assessment Missi
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The Status of Implementation of the Child Rights Convention in the Sudan
Supplementary report to Sudan's initial report on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The AMAL Society's "Child Forum" was launched in the year 1996 with the intention of opening dialogue between the authorities and the NGO
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Children´s right to a good physical environment in emergency situations
This report was produced primarily for Save the Children Sweden's regional field offices, local partners and the Save the Children Sweden Emergency Standby Team. It is, however useful for other organisations and groups involved in emergency programmes as
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What’s all this about the UN Study on Violence against Children Regional Consultation East Asia Pacific?
This booklet has been written for people aged 12 to 18 years, who want to know about the Regional Consultation for the UN Study on Violence against Children in East Asia Pacific taking place June 2005 in Bangkok. It is divided into three parts: Part 1 Fac
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Networking for children's rights: A Guide for NGOs
A practical tool for helping NGOs forming and sustaining child rights coalitions. It contains ideas on how to promote coalition building, methods of child rights advocacy and examples of how NGOs could use the monitoring mechanisms, particularly the repor
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Unfinished business – EU enlargement and child rights
The report is not a comparative study but is based on information from several sources, primarily the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, NGOs and the EU Commission. The information presented in this report demonstrates that the situation of children
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Reporting on ethnic discrimination against children- A reference guide
Children are often not informed about their rights and do not recognise discrimination as legal infringements. Children do not necessarily have legal knowledge, economic resources and contacts to pursue judicial action. As a result the discrimination they
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Rapport Initial du Groupe des ONG pour la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant
Initial Report the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child submitted by the Défense des Enfants Internationale, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The paper begins with an introduction to the methods used for the preparation of the document a