The Children in Need Network of Zambia, a coalition of over 257 non-governmental, faith-based, and community based organisations working to improve the welfare and uphold the rights of children in Zambia, conducted a monitoring exercise on the...
On 30 June 2008, the High Court of Zambia reached a decision in favour of a girl known as R.M. who was raped by her teacher at age 13. The decision will have far-reaching implications in ensuring protection for girls from teacher rape, a...
[LUSAKA, 21 June 2008] - Zambia is set to ratify the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, according to Times of Zambia. The newspaper quoted Sports, Youth and Child Development Minister Gabriel Namulambe as...
The General Assembly,Reaffirming the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United Nations, including developing friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples,...
In Arabic[3 April 2008] – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the entry into force of the first international treaty on the human rights of persons with disabilities, after the required twentieth country ratified the landmark...
KidsRights provides support to vulnerable children worldwide. KidsRights generates attention and money for the children. Attention by giving a voice to the voiceless. Money to support successful existing local organizations that provide immediate...
The General Assembly,Recalling all its previous resolutions on the rights of the child, in particular its resolution 54/149 of 17 December 1999, in which it strongly supported the work of the open- nded inter-sessional working groups and urged them...
The General Assembly,Recalling its resolution 54/148 of 17 December 1999 and all previous relevant resolutions, including the agreed conclusions of the Commission on the Status of Women, in particular those relevant to the girl child,Recalling also...
[13 December 2007] - Discrimination threatens lives in emergencies, and governments and aid agencies should pay more attention to the needs of vulnerable groups who suffer most in disasters, the Red Cross said in a report released on Thursday....
[10 December 2007] - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) will turn 60 on 10 December 2008. Human Rights Day 2007 will launch a year-long UN system-wide advocacy campaign to mark this important milestone. The theme of the campaign, which...
