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Investing in Children's Rights: Considerations on the scope of Article 4 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child regarding budgetary aspects aimed at guaranteeing children’s rights
This document gives an introduction to the basic concepts of human rights and the obligation of State Parties to respect these rights. It also summarises advances made relating to the UN Committee’s General Comment to Article 4 of the UN Convention on the
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Raising Understanding among Children and Young People on the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (OPSC)
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children has launched the child friendly publication 'Raising understanding among children and young people on the Optional Protocol to the Convention of the Rights of the Child on th
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Raising Understanding among Children and Young People on the Optional Protocol on a Communications Procedure (OPCP)
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children launched the publication 'Raising Understanding among Children and Young People on the Optional Protocol to the CRC on a Communications Procedure (OPCP)'. This child-friendly
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Ensayo relativo a la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño, su Protocolo Facultativo sobre la venta de niños, la prostitución infantil y la utilización de niños en la pornografía y el marco legal para la prevención y la protección contra el creciente fe
An essay by Alice Binazzi Daniel that is part of an Essay Contest on the problems of childhood and adolescence in Latin America, launched by the Institute for the Preparation of Educators for Youth, Adolescents and Child Workers in Latin America and the C
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Reporte Internacional Anual 2012 sobre la Infancia en la Guerra: Los Dos Congos de la Guerra
The International Annual Report 2012 on Children affected by war has been published on the occasion of the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers (12th February), and the 10th anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Optional Protocol on
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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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Advocacy Toolkit: Campaign for the Ratification of the Third Optional Protocol to the CRC on a communications procedure [Short version]
This advocacy toolkit prepared by the NGO Group for the CRC is designed to help NGOs and child rights advocates to understand the Optional Protocol to the CRC on a communications procedure or OP3 CRC. The toolkit provides guidelines and suggestions on how
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Child-rights & Corporate social responsibility in China- An introduction
This paper gives an introduction to child-rights and corporate social responsibility (CSR) in China, as it relates to the work of the Centre for Child-Rights and Corporate Social Responsibility (CCRCSR). It provides an overview of child-rights at the inte
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Case study. Child Rights Governance Initiative.Taking forward incorporation of the CRC into domestic law- The Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure
This Save the Children Case Study relates to The Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure approved by Her Majesty in Council, which has now become a part of Welsh law. The Measure contains a number of provisions that will strengthen and build
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Country Profile of Egypt: A Review of the Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
The Child Rights Governance Programme in Save the Children Sweden’s Regional Office for the Middle 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
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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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Educating children with disabilities in Africa: Towards a policy of inclusion. Addis Ababa: The African child Policy forum.
A preliminary investigation, carried out by The African Child Policy Forum prior to this review, revealed that most African countries lack a proper law and policy strategy for the schooling of children with disabilities that complies with the requirements