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The Recruitment and Use of Girls in Armed Forces and Groups in Angola: Implications for ethical research and reintegration
This paper examines the case of girls' recruitment in Angola, which has received relatively little attention. The Angolan case is particularly interesting because it reveals that girls' recruitment is neither incidental nor driven by convenience but owes
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Vägen ut från familjevåld
Each year thousands of women and girls fall victim to threats, violence and oppression in close relationships, and in the name of honour. Very few victims report domestic violence to authorities or seek help, in many cases due to a lack of knowledge about
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Stopping violence against children. The Tanzania Violence against Children Study and the National Response
This report lists the key features of Tanzania's National Plan of Action to Prevent and Respond to Violence Against Children. It is the national response plan to the critical concerns identified by the 2009 Violence against Children Survey report led by t
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Introduction to Child Protection in Emergencies- an Interagency Modular Training Package
This document is the psychosocial module of the Introduction to Child Protection in Emergencies and Interagency Modular Training Package. This module is divided into the following sections: Part 1 presents a background to psychosocial issues including the
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Gaza's Children: Falling behind. The effect of the blockade on child health in Gaza
The blockade of the Gaza Strip has reached its fifth year. This report, by Save the Children and Medical Aid for Palestinians, lifts the lid on the human impact of the blockade placed on one of the most densely populated areas on earth. It gives a vital i
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Risk Reduction Country Profile: Disaster Risk Reduction in Uganda
Uganda has experienced a wide range of disasters directly affecting lage parts of the country. Uganda suffers from frequent drought, earthquakes, flooding, landslides, epidemic diseases and livestock and crop diseases, as well as a series of civil conflic
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Child development and Economic Development: Lessons and Future Challenges
This review essay summarises current research into child development that investigates what promotes and what threatens children’s growth and security. It examines how the well-being of children affects and is affected by wider societal (especially econom
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Still at risk. Internally displaced children’s rights in north-west Pakistan
Since August 2008, more than two million children have been forced from their homes in north-western regions of the country by fighting between government forces and militants of the Pakistani Taliban. Around 800,000 children are still displaced in mid-20
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Family Centres Project. Final Report (July to December 2010)
The Family Centre initiative is a UNICEF programme implemented by Save the Children Sweden in partnership with NGOs and community based organizations, and funded by CIDA, ECHO and the Bank of Palestine. Officially launched in January 2010, the 20 family c
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Presentation: High Level expert consultation on tackling violence in schools, Oslo, 27-28 June 2011
A presentation given to the High Level Expert Consultation on tackling violence in schools, held in Oslo, 27-28 June 2011, in the framework of Save the Children's education project “Violence against children in schools".The presentation includes a series
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“Prefiero que me peguen con palo... las notas son sagradas” Percepciones sobre disciplina y autoridad en una secundaria pública en el Perú
This working paper discusses views and experiences of discipline and punishment in everyday schooling among a group of boys and girls aged between 14 and 16 years old attending a public high school in an urban Andean city in Peru. It draws on data collect
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Taking evidence to impact: Making a difference for vulnerable children living in a world with HIV and AIDS
HIV-affected children continue to face enormous challenges, including the burden of care for sick relatives, trauma from the loss of parents, economic distress due to declining household incomes and high health costs. The purpose of this document is to in