Summary: The 'Legislative History of the Convention on the Rights of the Child' is the result of ten years of work by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and Save the Children Sweden.Please be aware that this document, which comes...
PreambleWhereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have...
On 17 May 2007, the first members of the Human Rights Council were elected. The Council consists of 47 members divided over five regional groups. Each member serves a three year term. At present the following States...
[8 March 2007] - Across the world today, one in every five girls of primary school age are not in school. When girls miss out, not only are they denied the chance to learn to read and write, earn a living and participate in democracy, it...
[NEW YORK/GENEVA, 11 December 2006] – Eliminating gender discrimination and empowering women will have a profound and positive impact on the survival and well-being of children, according to a new UNICEF report issued on UNICEF’s 60th...
Summary: World sanitation crisis causes millions of avoidable deaths, and contamination from human waste is largely to blame, says UNDP’s Human Development Report.[CAPE TOWN, 9 November 2006] - Simply installing a flush toilet in the home increases...
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...
Summary: The People’s Republic of China ratified the Convention on in 1992. It presented its Initial Report to the Committee in 1996. On agreement with the Government of Portugal, the Convention was extended to apply to Macao Special Administrative...
ICCYS is a specialised unit for training, research and policy analysis which focuses on the needs of children and youth in developing, transitional and developed societies. It seeks to promote the holistic development of children and youth, and...
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...
