The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted 30 years ago, has contributed to a transformation of historic proportions. On most measures, the lives of children today are on average dramatically better than 30 years ago. Hundreds of millions more

No child is completely immune to violence. Each year, nearly one billion children are afflicted by some type of physical, sexual, emotional violence or neglect, across different geographical, socioeconomic and cultural barriers. Listening to children and

The first of its kind, Counting Pennies reviews official development assistance (ODA) to end violence against children. The report found that in 2015, total ODA spending was $174 billion and of that, less than 0.6 per cent was allocated to ending violence

Children are among the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. In developing countries, climate change is projected to exacerbate the top five causes of death for children under five. The analysis that follows shows that children should be a foc

The right to be heard is a guiding principle of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Children have an important role to play in their own protection and in planning their communities’ response to an emergency. This literature review reflects the

This child-friendly publication introduces children to the Sendai Framework and the concepts of disasters, risks, and hazards. Through various texts and activities, children are given an interactive opportunity to learn about child-centered disaster risk

This is the fourth of a series of updates tracking progress towards the inclusion of violence against children and child protection in the post-2015 framework. These updates are sent on behalf of ChildFund Alliance, Plan International, Save the Children,

As the United Nations and Governments around the world gather to discuss and define the next set of global priorities, it’s imperative for children and adolescents to play an active role in the decision making process. In 2013, ChildFund Alliance conducte

In order to mark the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, this survey of the world’s children looks at what children think of these rights and why they think child rights are so important. 6,040 children were surve

In a study of the views of children on the issues of violence and exploitation, ChildFund Alliance undertook 55 focus group discussions with children in 41 countries, involving over 1,300 individual children, so that their voices can be heard as part of t