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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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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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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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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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Reflections on key processes of children sector in Kenya from 1989 onwards as recorded by some national civil society actors
A newly published documentation highlighting some key processes in Kenya around the adoption and monitoring of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) and the Ken
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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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Country fact sheet- Commendable practices for child rights in Yemen
The “Manara Network: A civil society for Child’s Rights” was designed and implemented by Save the Children Sweden (SCS) in collaboration with the International Bureau for Children’s Rights (IBCR), along with local civil society organisations (CSOs) from t
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Instrumento de apoyo: Campaña para la ratificación del Tercer Protocolo Facultativo a la CDN relativo a un procedimiento de comunicaciones [versión abreviada]
Spanish short version of the 'Advocacy Toolkit: Campaign for the Ratification of the Third Optional Protocol to the CRC on a communications procedure'. This Advocacy Toolkit has been prepared by the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child
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My pocket guide to CRC reporting
A companion guide that has been developed for children and adolescents willing to tell the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child about how children’s rights are respected in their country. It should be used in conjuntion with "Together with
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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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Annual report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict, 2011
Annual Report by the Special Representative for children and armed conflict to the Human Rights Council, covering the period May 2010- May 2011. The report highlights how children continue to be disproportionately affected by armed conflict and to have th