Summary: This global report was launched during the week of the presentation of the UN Study on Violence Against Children in New York on 12 October. The report is part of a submission to the Violence Study.As the UN Secretary-General’s Study...
“Small also have something to say” is a Save the Children report on research into the effects of HIV/AIDS on children in six Asian countries: Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao, Myanmar and Thailand. This regional research, funded by the...
6 January 2005: CRINMAIL 641: Special Edition on South Asian Tsunamis: Contents: ********************************************************* NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------- AID CONFERENCE: Kofi Annan Appeals...
Summary: The December 2004 tsunami is estimated to have killed more than 200,000 people and displaced more than 1.5 million. World Vision is working to meet the critical needs of impacted populations, with a special focus on families and children....
Summary: The portrayal of young people today can often seem negative, focusing only on the actions of the few rather than on the contributions of thousands of young people working to improve their lives and their communities. This report encourages...
Summary: Serious human rights violations continue to be perpetrated against Myanmar’s ethnic minority communities. Widespread reports of forced labour, rape and other sexual violence, extortion and expropriation by Government forces continue to be...
Summary: The September 2001 issue focuses on the
topic of child labour and working children,
including articles such as – “Child labour in
Asia: A review” and “Child labour and India’s
football-making industry”.
The FOCUS Asia-Pacific Newsletter...
Summary: The report examines three of the most
widespread and devastating factors
threatening childhood today: HIV/AIDS,
conflict, and poverty.
Owner: UNICEFpdf: www.unicef.org/sowc05/english/sowc05.pdf
Summary: 'Seen and Heard: Participation of
children and
young people in Southeast, East Asia
and
Pacific Events and forums leading to
and
following up on the UN General
Assembly
Special Session on Children, May
2002'.
The report presents...
Summary: This paper examines the social
protection needs of women workers
in this sector, and also argues for
public action to
promote such work as a possible
new labour-intensive growth
strategy in these and other
developing countries.