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Barnfattigdom i Sverige. Årsrapport 2013
According to Save the Children Sweden's (SCS) latest report on child poverty in Sweden, 232,000 children lived below the poverty line in 2011 (12,1%), which constitutes a decrease of 0.6 percentage points compared to a year earlier (10,000 fewer children)
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An overview on where and how to find information on government spending on child rights in 10 European countries
As part of the EU Fundamental Rights and Citizenship operational grant 2012, Save the Children's Child Rights Governance Initiative (CRGI) commissioned two studies related to 'Investment in Children' among 10 Save the Children (SC) Members in Europe. The
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National, Federal & Provincial Budget Analysis from a Child Rights Perspective 2012-2013
This cooperative report between Save the Children and Child Rights Movement (CRM) provides a comparative analysis of child focused budgetary allocations, primarily for the year 2011-12 and 2012-13. According to the report, the sum of all allocations for
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Breaking the Cycle of Exclusion: Roma children in Southeast europe
UNICEF's report 'Breaking the cycle of exclusion' addresses the key issues involving social exclusion of Roma children in eight South eastern European countries. It highlights the severity and the causes of exclusion of children and identifies the most c
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Policy Impact Analysis: Providing Additional Support to Students from Vulnerable Groups in Pre-University Education
This study provides an overview of the institutional and legal framework, policies, and measures aimed at enhancing the education of poor and vulnerable children in Serbia, as well as those that should be analyzed further with respect to their social and
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Children trafficked for exploitation in begging and criminality: A challenge for law enforcement and child protection
In 2002, the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) established an Expert Group for Cooperation on Children at Risk (EGCC), a group of representatives from the ministries responsible for child policy in the CBSS Member States. The Expert Group set up the
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South African Child Gauge 2012
How well is South Africa doing in fulfilling its constitutional commitments to children? This is a question that motivates the Children's Institute at the University of Cape Town, which publishes the South African Child Gauge, the only publication in the
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United Nations Children’s Fund, Measuring and Monitoring Child Protection Systems:Proposed Core Indicators for the East Asia and Pacific Region, Strengthening Child Protection Series No. 3., UNICEF EAPRO, Bangkok, 2012.
The third publication Measuring and Monitoring Child Protection Systems—Proposed Regional Core Indicators for East Asia and the Pacific in the UNICEF series Strengthening Child Protection Systems, proposes a framework of core indicators for measuring and
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Safeguarding children: a comparison of England's data with that of Australia, Norway and the United States
The Childhood Wellbeing Research Centre (CWRC) was commissioned by the Department for Education to undertake a study with the overarching aim of drawing together existing aggregate administrative data on safeguarding children and child protection and expl
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Checklista för ett gott mottagande av asylsökande barn i familj
A checklist for a better reception of children and young people in families seeking asylum in Sweden, i.e. accompanied by one or both parents and eventual siblings. The checklist, published by Save the Children Sweden, has been developed applying a child
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Barnfattigdomen i Sverige: Sammanfattning av Barns ekonomiska utsatthet i Sverige. Rädda Barnens årsrapport 2012
This new report summarizes the findings of Save the Children Sweden's Annual Report on Child Poverty 2012. It shows that 220,000 children were living in poverty in Sweden in 2008, and the figure is increasing. The child poverty rate has risen in 282 of 29
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Barnfattigdomen i Sverige. Sammanfattning: 2012:2
A summary of the Annual Report 2012:2 on child poverty in Sweden, prepared by Professor Tapio Salonen. According to the report, 242 000 economically disadvantaged children lived in Sweden in 2010, a reduction of 0,3% in comparison with 2009 (248 000). The