November 2009 News Posts (12)

Greetings Members! This was a big month for the Child Rights in Practice social network. There are now...

Greetings Members!

This was a big month for the Child Rights in Practice social network. There are now over 240 members in over 90 countries and the number of visits has increased over 100% since the CRIP Learning Forum conference. It seems fitting that this first month would include the… Continue

Added by Jon Ramer on November 29, 2009 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

Public discussion of a Child & Youth Advocate in Prince Edward Island has begun!

"The John Howard Society of P.E.I. is lobbying for a child and youth advocate in combination with a provincial ombudsman for the province.
P.E.I. is the only province that does not have either role defined as an independent officer of the legislature, says the society. . ."
The full story is available on The Guardian's website: http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/index.cfm?sid=306509&sc=98

Added by Kara O'Brien on November 27, 2009 at 7:39am — No Comments

“Weaving the Thaise”: Creating a child centred, culturally grounded child protection system in Timor Leste

The Thaise is a beautiful traditional Timorese cloth whose creation brings together the collective strengths of communities. Since 2006 IICRD has been helping the government of Timor Leste weave a fabric of an innovative child protection system literally that combines the mutually reinforcing strengths of children and their culture. The IICRD team, lead by Cheryl Heykoop, Micheal Montgommery and Philip Cook, are partnered with the Ministry of Social Solidarity (MSS) and UNICFE in… Continue

Added by Philip H. Cook on November 24, 2009 at 4:39pm — 1 Comment

Lancet Editorial: 20 years on: the clinical importance of children's rights...

The Lancet

Original Text

During the past week, the Australian Government apologised for the mistreatment of UK children who were resettled in Australia between 1930 and 1970 as part of the child migrants programme; a similar apology from the UK Government is expected. This forced resettlement of 500 000 children is a reminder of their vulnerability. The… Continue

Added by Holly Courtright on November 23, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Resource - Human (Child) Trafficking - A Look through the Internet Window

NGO ASTRA, with the support of OSCE Mission to Serbia, has publish research (2006), “Human (Child) Trafficking - A Look Through the Internet Window”. This publication examines the issue of recruitment of human trafficking victims over the Internet.

The publication comprises the results of the following surveys:

- Human (child) trafficking in the print media - the analysis of content of the print media in Serbia

- Secondary school pupils in Serbia - human… Continue

Added by Holly Courtright on November 23, 2009 at 5:52pm — No Comments

Release of UNICEF flagship report, 'The State of the World's Children' Special Edition

On 20 November 1989, the United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child. To commemorate this landmark, UNICEF is dedicating a special edition of its flagship report, The State of the World’s Children, to child rights.

The report describes the timeless relevance of the Convention, its impact, and the challenges that remain. It includes special expert essays from public and private sector representatives, alongside examples of the child rights situation in a range of… Continue

Added by Elise on November 23, 2009 at 1:52pm — No Comments

New Resource - Enhancing Child Safety & Online Technologies

Enhancing Child Safety & Online Technologies - Full Report Available

The final report of the Internet Safety Technical Task Force to the Multi-State Working Group on Social Networking of State Attorneys General of the United States is now available.

To connect with the full text of this report, please click here.

Added by Holly Courtright on November 20, 2009 at 12:48pm — No Comments

Saskatchewan Children's Advocate Office National Child Day Media Release

For Immediate Release:

November 20, 2009

National Child Day — The Way Forward: Transforming ‘Paper Rights’ into ‘Lived Rights’ for Saskatchewan Children and Youth

SASKATOON — As Canada celebrates National Child Day and joins the world in commemorating the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Saskatchewan Children’s Advocate continues to urge the provincial government to develop… Continue

Added by Roxane Schury on November 20, 2009 at 8:54am — No Comments

The Early Years Conference 2010

Just a reminder that the ealy bird deadline is fast approaching for The Early Years Conference 2010 being held at the Victoria conference Centre in Victoria, British Columbia. For more information, please visit the events page on this site where you will find the complete contact and registration details.

Added by Holly Courtright on November 13, 2009 at 3:23pm — No Comments

US Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

PRESS – Save the children Youth

Postboks 6902 St. Olavsplass, 0130 Oslo

Visiting address: Storgata 38

Phone: 21 01 68 70

Fax: 21 01 68 71

E-mail: [email protected]

Homepage: http://www.press.no

Invitation to:

“Yes he can? – Sign to support U.S. ratification on the UN Child Right’s Convention.”

Dear organization,

I am writing to you on behalf of PRESS – Save the Children Youth… Continue

Added by Roxane Schury on November 12, 2009 at 5:45am — 1 Comment

IICRD Welcomes Obra do Berco to the CPP family!

IICRD is pleased to welcome Obra do Berco to the Child Protection Partnership (CPP) family! Obra do Berco’s team of manager Fátima Calassancio, and coordinators Sueli Araújo and Silvia Adolfo are beginning work with 84 children and adolescents on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in a new CPP Brazil pilot site in the city of Sao Paulo. “All of them are very motivated after reading CPP’s Triple A documentation and facilitation workbooks because of the consistency with… Continue

Added by Holly Courtright on November 10, 2009 at 11:25am — No Comments

Child Rights in Practice - One Week Later...

We'll it's been a week since the Child Rights in Practice conference. Our social network has over 200 members and visitors from over 80 countries! How can these connections strengthen and develop the work we shared and created at the CRIP Learning Forum? The network gives us access to colleagues who can become allies for moving our work forward, personally and… Continue

Added by Jon Ramer on November 8, 2009 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment

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