Children’s rights at the United Nations

Children’s rights at the United Nations From CRIN Annual day on the rights of the child The theme of this year’s annual day on the rights of the child is “Information and communication technology and child sexual exploitation”. The full-day meeting will constitute an important opportunity to discuss different national, regional and international initiatives to

International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers

While working in Chad some years back, you knew when there was a spike in the conflict in the North of the country, as you would suddenly notice the lack of street children in town. They had been taken to be used as child soldiers. CRIN reminds us frequently about the continuing use of children

Quality and Inequality – Blog Action Day 2014

Yes it is Blog Action Day 2014. The theme –INEQUALITY   Lets start with a vid:   Why quality? I am thinking about the quality of education -how it is denied to so many children and how good quality education could improve the chances of many and thus reduce inequalities.   Gender inequality   Food

Focus on Children’s Rights – Blog Action Day

Children’s rights are the human rights of children with particular attention to the rights of special protection and care afforded to minors, including their right to association with both parents, human identity as well as the basic needs for food, universal state-paid education, health care and criminal laws appropriate for the age and development of the child, equal protection of the child’s civil rights, and