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The People’s Republic of China issued its third and fourth combined report on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in June 2012, which is due to be examined by the Committee on the Rights of the Child at its 64th Session, taking place from 16 September to 4 October 2013 in Geneva.
Among information provided by the Government of China relating to children’s care, including sections addressing Family Environment and Alternative Care, the following is noteworthy:
- In December 2007, the National Information System…
Street children are frequently excluded from mainstream society. They not only lack access to basic necessities, but are also frequently discriminated against and abused by others. This exclusion of street children has a great impact upon the children’s psychological wellbeing. Stress and depression are prevalent among this population, particularly when compared with normal children. The rates of enuresis, regressive behavior, anxiety and depression in street children were found to be much higher than their counterparts in normal children. The findings of the study…
Since the 1980s an increasing number of children living and working on the streets have been observed in urban China. The appearance of these children at a time of rapid economic and social change, coupled to the mounting global awareness of the ‘street children’ phenomenon, led to significant responses from governmental and non-governmental organizations.
The English term ‘street children’ threatens the homogenisation of a category of children labeled with a set of common characteristics across China and around the globe. This article addresses the definitional difficulties inherent in…
The Chinese government is committed to the realization of children’s rights, in accordance with the principles of survival, protection, development and participation. Government and social organizations are motivated by the principle of focusing on the child and working together to create a good environment for the protection and development of children.
China is a developing country with a huge population of 1,295.33 million (FifthCensus 2000) – approximately one-fifth of the world’s total population – spread across 31 mainland provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions. The size…