22 February 2006 Rights CRINMAIL 20
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- POVERTY: New White Paper on International Development by UK Government [paper]
- CHILD RIGHTS PROGRAMMING: How to Apply Rights-Based Approaches to Programming [handbook]
- SEXUAL EXPLOITATION: Guide for NGOs Reporting on the Implementation of the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children [resource]
- SOUTH ASIA: Strengthening Partnerships through Corporate Social Responsibility [event]
- BIRTH REGISTRATION: 4th Asia and the Pacific Regional Conference [conference]
- UK: UNICEF to Launch Rights Respecting School Award [training]
- CHILD RIGHTS: Training Materials [resource]
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POVERTY: New White Paper on International Development by UK Government [paper]
DFID is working on a new White Paper. Building on the first two White Papers, 'Eliminating World Poverty: A Challenge for the 21st Century' and 'Eliminating World Poverty: Making Globalisation work for the Poor', this new White Paper on International Development will set out what the UK government will do - in developing countries, in the UK and internationally to translate the promises of 2005 into better lives for poor people in poor countries.
The new White Paper will focus on three central themes:
- what can we do to reduce poverty and deliver development more quickly
- what policies are needed in the UK and internationally to create the conditions necessary for reducing poverty
- how can the international development system be reformed so that it delivers better results for development, and be more responsive to the needs of poor people.
DFID has launched a public consultation on the White Paper. A series of consultations with civil society organisations is being co-ordinated with BOND and written submissions are also invited. The deadline for sending written submissions to DFID is 7 April.
DFID is encouraging participation in the consultation. Contributors are advised to visit the DFID website and to contact BOND about how to engage most effectively with this process and participate in the consultation process they are coordinating.
Read the consultation document
Read previous white papers:
Eliminating World Poverty: A Challenge for the 21st Century
Eliminating World Poverty: Making Globalisation Work for the Poor
For more information, contact:
White Paper Team
DFID
1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1355 84 3132; Fax: +44 (0) 1355 84 3632
Email: [email protected]
Website
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CHILD RIGHTS PROGRAMMING: How to Apply Rights-Based Approaches to Programming [handbook]
The second edition of this handbook aims to provide an introduction to Child Rights Programming - Save the Children’s approach to the use of human rights principles and standards in its work with children, their families, carers and communities.
Why is a second edition of the handbook necessary only three years after the first edition was produced? The main reason is that during this time there has been a great deal of learning about rights-based approaches both within Save the Children and elsewhere. This has included key developments in such areas as support to children’s participation, the carrying out of a rights-based situation analysis and the application of rights principles to the way an organisation such as Save the Children operates with different partners. Some of this new material has been incorporated into this second edition and existing material has been rewritten to reflect some of the new insights.
The second edition of the CRP handbook is now available in English, Spanish and Croatian/Serbian/Bosniak (soon in Portuguese, French, Arabic). The French and Spanish versions of the handbook will be available shortly on the CRIN website.
For more information, contact:
Save the Children Suecia
Oficina Regional para América Latina y El Caribe
Apartado Postal 14-0393, Lima, Perú
Tel: +511 422 9292 / 422 5944; Fax: 511 422 4632
Email: [email protected]
Website
Read the handbook
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SEXUAL EXPLOITATION: Guide for NGOs Reporting on the Implementation of the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children [resource]
This guide has been published for NGOs intending to report on the implementation of the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography before the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
Sexual abuse remains common and hidden. It opens the door to systematic abuses and exploitation, which generate huge revenues - and huge sufferings. At one end of the chain, a child has to be protected. At the other, an adult or a youth has to be prevented from abusing this child. In between them, chains of intermediaries are acting illegally to make a profit. Facing them, States have international obligations to intervene. Civil society, as well as other States, must ensure their accountability.
This guide aims at supporting reporting and monitoring processes under the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Since several mechanisms and benchmarks already exist in this area, it is essential that the Protocol be used as strategically and efficiently as possible to complement other global efforts in the fight against sexual exploitation of children.
It is hoped that the guide will be useful both for very specialised NGOs and for human rights organisations with no previous experience in reporting to the Committee on the Rights of the Child. Contents are based on some information and tips already available as part of general manuals on the CRC, namely the Implementation Handbook for the Convention on the Rights of the Child, published by UNICEF in 1998 and fully revised in 2002, and the Guide for NGO Reporting to the Committee on the Rights of the Child published and currently revised by the NGO Group for the Rights of the Child. In addition, it provides background information on the drafting of the protocol, a commentary on some of the first State parties’ reports, and information on the initial reporting processes observed during the 39th and 40th sessions of the Committee. Annexes contain the full text of the OPSC, as well as the official guidelines.
For more information, contact:
NGO Group for the CRC
1 rue Varembé, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: + 41 22 740 47 30; Fax: + 41 22 740 1145
Email: [email protected]
Website
Read the guide
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SOUTH ASIA: Strengthening Partnerships through Corporate Social Responsibility in South Asia [event]
Date: 19 – 21 April 2006
Location: New Delhi, India
The workshop “Strengthening Partnerships through Corporate Social Responsibility in South Asia,” is being organised by Save the Children Sweden Regional Programme for South Asia in collaboration with Save the Children Finland India Country Office and Save the Children Canada Asia Regional Office.
The workshop is part of an ongoing study into Corporate Social Responsibility and Child Rights. Save the Children is looking for leading corporate and development professionals who have experience of working to promote child rights through development and corporate partnerships.
For more information, contact:
Ravi Karkara
Regional Programme Manager
Save the Children Sweden Regional Programme for South & Central Asia
Email: [email protected]
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BIRTH REGISTRATION: 4th Asia and the Pacific Regional Conference [conference]
Date: 14-17 March 2006
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Plan International and UNICEF are organising the 4th Asia and the Pacific Regional Conference on Universal Birth Registration. The Conference is the fourth of its kind to put birth registration on the agenda in Asia and the Pacific, and will focus on the theme "Record, Recognise, Respect: Making Universal Birth Registration a Reality in Asia and the Pacific".
Despite booming economies and rapid development in many countries in Asia and the Pacific, millions of children are still being denied their first and most fundamental right - the right to an identity. According to UNICEF estimates, over half of the births in the developing world (excluding China) go unregistered each year. South Asia has the largest number, around 70 per cent, while in East Asia and the Pacific the figure is 35 per cent.
When children lack a birth certificate: they can be denied access to basic services such as education, health care and social security; they are often unable to prove their age, nationality or who their parents are; they have less protection against early and forced marriages, premature conscription into the armed forces, and the risk of being trafficked; it is much more difficult to provide them with protection or reunite them with their families in times of natural disaster or conflict.
Having a legal identity should not have to be justified. Being able to prove who we are and where we were born are not privileges; they are basic human rights. During the conference, civil registrars from 26 countries in Asia and the Pacific, along with civil society groups, development organisations and child and human rights advocates, will meet to seek to: ensure current policies and laws are implemented; tackle the legal and political complexities of reaching marginalised communities; explore affordable and effective systems to ensure every child is registered at birth; highlight the importance of birth registration and educate people on where they can access these services; and share experiences on civil registration during disasters and complex emergencies and identify preparedness measures.
For more information, contact:
Arunee Achakulwisut, Regional Communications Adviser
Plan Asia Regional Office
2nd Floor,Na-Nakorn Building, 99/349 Chaengwattana Road,
Thungsonghong, Laksi, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
Tel: +66 2 576 1972-4 ext.115; Fax: +66 2 576 1978
Email: [email protected]
Website
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UK: UNICEF to Launch Rights Respecting School Award [training]
The Rights Respecting School Award is currently being piloted in over 30 schools across the UK. It will be launched in autumn 2006.
This new nationwide award scheme promotes the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child as the basis for enhancing teaching, learning, ethos, attitudes and behaviour.
A Rights Respecting School not only teaches about children’s and human rights but also models rights and respect in all its relationships: teacher/adults-pupils; pupils- teacher/adults; pupils-pupils.
The Award programme is complementary to the Healthy Schools Award and Eco Schools and can be part of a programme to build a positive school ethos.
Participating Schools receive:
- Free in-school support from their local UNICEF Education Officer
- Free in-service training for Teachers, Support Workers, Governors and Lunchtime organisers.
- Free UNICEF resources
For a school to receive the RRS Award, they must show evidence that they have reached the required Standard in each of four Aspects:
- Knowledge and understanding of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) amongst the school community and its relevance to the school ethos and curriculum.
- Teaching and learning styles and methods are commensurate with knowledge and understanding of children’s rights.
- Pupils actively participate in decision-making throughout the school.
- Provide professional development to support rights as part of the school ethos, curriculum and culture.
Schools that meet the Rights Respecting School criteria will receive our Rights Respecting School Award certificate and digital logo.
For more information, contact:
UNICEF UK
Africa House
64-78 Kingsway, WC2B 6NB London, United Kingdom
Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7405 5592; Fax: + 44 (0) 20 7405 2332
Email: [email protected]
Website
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CHILD RIGHTS: Training Materials [resource]
The Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) is compiling a set of training materials for CRIN members, NGOs and all those working on child rights issues: law enforcement officers, lawyers, social workers, teachers etc. We are interested in materials on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child but also in thematic, regional or national training materials.
Suggestions are welcome. If there are any useful resources that you would like to publicise, please email: [email protected].
Visit the CRC training materials page
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