[CAIRO, 9 April] - When Ahmed left school at age 11 to work in the rock quarries near his village, he was happy to earn a little money to help support his family. "But as soon as I went to work, I found it very hard," Ahmed, who is now 14...
Summary: Despite signs of hope, 3 million girls are still subjected to this practice annually. UNICEF today applauded the women and men who are working together to end the practice of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and to respect the...
Summary: The overall objective of the course, from a development perspective, is to enhance the right to relevant education to all - an education that empowers the poor and excluded parts of the population to participate as active and informed...
Summary: The UN refugee agency has expressed "shock" after up to 20 Sudanese migrants died during an operation by Egyptian police to break up their camp. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, said there was no justification...
Summary: This paper includes causal evidence that lower crude rates of school attendance for Egyptian children are not due to limited access to schools but rather to a substantial burden of work. Although some activists argue that all child...
Summary: The report documents online censorship and cases in which Internet users have been detained for their online activities in countries across the region, including Tunisia, Iran, Syria and Egypt. [TUNIS, 15 November 2005] - As the...
Child Helpline International is charged with establishing and strengthening a world wide network of child helplines with the objective of having a child helpline in almost every country and representing the child helpline movement at the...
CARE works with poor communities in more
than 70 countries aroudn the world to find
lasting solutions to poverty. Draw strength
from our global diversity, resources and
experience, it promotes innovative solutions
and are advocates for global...
Summary: Background information on the UN Study in
general with a particular focus on children's
meaningful participation and how this is being
ensured in the Middle East and North Africa
Region.
MENA region has examples of children playing...
Summary: Regional Consultations will be an opportunity
to make the Study relevant not only at a
regional level, but also at national level as
governments, NGOs and children will be able
to participate at these conferences. The Middle
East and...
