This report summarises the consultations with migrant children carried out in preparation for the Day of General Discussion (DGD) in five regions around the world over a period of 3 months, involving over 100 children. Children were consulted...
The Committee on the Rights of the Child (the Committee) dedicates annually one Day of General Discussion (DGD) to a specific article of the Convention on the Rights or to a child-rights issue. This year’s discussion is dedicated to the...
A briefing paper concerning the positive impact of children’s participation in the Mekong Youth Forum (MYF) and the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative Against Trafficking (COMMIT). It highlights three MYF meetings on human trafficking that...
Following the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, part of Save the Children’s response focused on children’s participation in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). This programme had several components that included involving children in developing...
These case studies demonstrate the impact Save the Children activities and programmes have had in protecting children from violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation. The case studies specifically highlight the areas of focus of the Child...
This brochure explains Save the Children’s child participation work. By sharing examples of promising practices, Save the Children demonstrates how its Theory of Change is applied in support of meaningful children’s participation within each...
The devastating January 2001 earthquake — a 7-magnitude shock that left more than 200,000 people dead and 3 million people in desperate need — has exacted a heavy toll on Haiti’s children. Nearly one year later, the children of Haiti are still...
The brochure highlights the priority areas of focus of Save the Children’s Child Protection Initiative (CPI), such as (i) children without appropriate care (including neglected and/or abused children in their families, children in...
Save The Children participated in discussions on the EU Child Rights Strategy at the European Parliament meeting of the DROI subcommittee of the European Parliament on November 29, 2010. The Strategy is expected to be adopted by the Commission in...
A Save the Children fact sheet looking at key aspects of child protection with special focus on the sub-theme “children without appropriate care”, which encompasses children who are not receiving suitable, continuous and quality care,...