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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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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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A passport to protection: A Guide to Birth Registration Programming
Registering a child’s birth is a critical first step towards safeguarding lifelong protection. Promoting children’s right to birth registration falls clearly within UNICEF’s mandate. It has been a key component of its programming since the late 1990s. App
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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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Nuestro derecho a ser escuchados. Versión amigable de la Observación General al Artículo Nro. 12 de la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño
Article 12 of the Convention on the Right of the Child (CRC) upholds children’s right to express opinions, be heard and have these views taken into account in decisions. The Committee on the Rights of the Child has issued a General Comment on Article 12 w
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Child Protection Implementation Guidelines- International Programs
'Child Protection Implementation Guidelines- International Programs', is a child protection resource developed by Save the Children Australia's Child Protection Technical Unit. The Guidelines demonstrate Save the Children Australia's commitment to childre
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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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Improving Child Protection Responses in Indonesia: Learning from the Protection Homes for Children (RPSAs
This report, written by Florence Martin, is based on the results of research carried out as a joint collaboration between the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos), Save the Children in Indonesia and a team of Social Workers and Social Scientists from STK
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Is the government keeping its promises to children? Report card 2012
The Children’s Rights Alliance works to secure the rights of all children in Ireland by campaigning for the full implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Report Card 2012 evaluates the new Government on its progress since taking off
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A safe family for every child: An agenda for action
Every Child's Agenda for Action calls for decision makers around the world to step up efforts to ensure that all children grow up safe and protected in families. It identifies three key areas of action that are of particular importance to ensuring childre
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¿Está el piso parejo para los niños del Perú? Medición y comprensión de la evaluación de las oportunidades
The World Bank and The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) Working Group report '¿Está el piso parejo para los niños del Perú?” [Is the Playing Field Leveling in Peru?], measures the evolution of children’s opportunit
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Garantinivå för stöd till barn i utsatta situationer. En nationell enkätundersökning
A report by Save the Children Sweden providing a national picture of how social safety nets for vulnerable children differ significantly depending on where in Sweden you live. This mapping helps explore the inequalities in preventive social care services