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Protecting vulnerable families in Central Asia: Poverty, Vulnerability and the Impact of the Economic Crisis
This paper provides an overview of the social and economic vulnerabilities of households with children in 5 Central Asian countries, and assesses the ability of national social protection systems to address these, with the main focus on the role of non-co
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The breadth of child poverty in Europe: an investigation into overlap and accumulation of deprivations
Recent years have witnessed widespread acknowledgement in both academic and policy circles that children deserve a special focus in poverty measurement. It is now generally accepted that children have different basic needs from adults and are harder hit,
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Child rights and governance roundtable- Report and conclusions
Co-hosted by UNICEF, Save the Children and the OECD, the Roundtable on Child Rights and Governance held on 26-27 April 2011 in London aimed to reflect on the linkages between these two areas, and initiate a dialogue between actors from the governance sect
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Child Trafficking in the Nordic Countries: Rethinking strategies and national responses
The study was initiated with twin aims: improving understanding of child trafficking and responses in the region; and contributing to the international discourse on child trafficking by examining the linkages between anti-trafficking responses and child p
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Child rights and governance roundtable- Summary Conclusions
Co-hosted by UNICEF, Save the Children and the OECD, the Roundtable on Child Rights and Governance held on 26-27 April 2011 in London aimed to reflect on the linkages between these two areas, and initiate a dialogue between actors from the governance sect
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Handbook on the optional protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
The Handbook aims to promote understanding and effective implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. The publication describes the genesis, scope a
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Children and Truth Commissions
Children are often brutally targeted in modern warfare. Accountability mechanisms have begun to focus on crimes committed against children during armed conflict and to involve children proactively, including through testimony that bears witness to their e
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Transitional justice and the situation of children in Colombia and Peru
This working paper provides an overview of the transitional process in Colombia and Peru, focusing on the situation of children. The adoption of judicial and administrative measures to deal with human rights violations from the past (Peru) and the present
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The role of civil society implementing the general measures of the convention on the rights of the child
This paper examines the role of civil society in the process of implementing the general measures of the Convention of the Rights of the Child, as defined in article 4 of the Convention and its General Comment No.5 (2003). While it is established in inter
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The children left behind. A league table of inequality in child well-being in the world's rich countries. Report Card No. 9
The report argues that children deserve the best possible start, that early experience can cast a long shadow, and that children are not to be held responsible for the circumstances into which they are born. In this sense the metric used- the degree of bo
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Legal Frameworks for Combating Sexual Exploitation of Children
Respect for human dignity is the foundation of human rights. Sexual exploitation of children is a gross violation of their right to respect for their human dignity and physical and mental integrity. Fulfilment of States’ human rights obligations under int
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Child Poverty in Perspective: An overview of child well-being in rich countries
This report builds and expands upon the analyses of Report Card No. 6 which considered relative income poverty affecting children and policies to mitigate it. Report Card 7 provides a pioneering, comprehensive picture of child well being through the consi