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Introduction:
The End Violence Against Children (EVAC) program is a five-year global initiative launched by World Vision to fortify protections, ignite community movements and eradicate violence against vulnerable children by 2021. Violence against children takes many forms that include, physical, sexual and mental violence, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, harm or abuse, commercial sexual exploitation, trafficking, child labor, cyber abuse and other harmful practices.
Given that the Asia Pacific region faces an overwhelming number of children…
This Child Trafficking Legal Guide has been produced by Baker McKenzie, World Vision, State Street and 3M to support the End Violence Against Children Program.
This first legal guide addresses frequently asked questions encountered by World Vision relating to protecting child victims of human trafficking in Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
The objective is to empower and educate users as how to best navigate regulatory hurdles that may arise when assisting children affected by human trafficking.
This Human Rights Council Side event was co-sponsored by Permanent Missions of Kenya, Portugal, Uruguay and Viet Nam, African Child Policy Forum, ATD 4th World, Better Care Network, CELCIS, Family for Every Child, For Our Children Foundation, Hope and Homes for Children, International Federation of Social Workers, International Foster Care Organisation, International Social Service, RELAF, Save the Children, SOS Children’s Villages International and UNICEF. The side event was held on 22 September 2015 and was attended by over 40 participants from different Missions including USA, Canada,…
Part of a series of ‘How-to’ Guides that highlight successful initiatives by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and its implementing partners from around the world, this Guide provides practical strategies and tips emerging from CRS/Vietnam’s experience with inclusive education for children with disabilities.
In the past, it was accepted that children with disabilities belonged in special programmes that separated them from their peers; however, international education experts now believe that inclusive education programmes are not only more cost effective for developing countries, but also…
WHAT: Standards for shelters and care providers responding to children who have been trafficked. It gives guidance and practice examples of intake procedures, interim and longer term care, support services, integration and reunification.
WHO: Policy makers, government authorities, law enforcement, social and community workers, caregivers, shelter/institution managers and staff involved in the protection and recovery of child victims of trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation and abuse.
WHERE: …
Recent consultations undertaken by the ILO in Kenya, the Philippines and Guatemala have confirmed that there is little awareness about child labour issues among indigenous peoples; that previous child labour studies and research largely ignore indigenous communities; and that few programmes and projects address indigenous child labour.
It has, however, also become increasingly clear that indigenous children are disproportionately affected by the worst forms of child labour. Specific approaches are needed to effectively combat child labour among indigenous peoples.
The following…
WHAT: A training guide for health and social workers on the delivery of medical and psychosocial services to survivors of sexual abuse. It includes modules on:
- Social context of children in especially difficult circumstances;
- Child health and growth;
- Health effects of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation;
- Substance abuse and HIV/AIDS;
- Assessment and treatment;
- Remedial actions;
- Care for the care providers.
This report details the proceedings of first in a series of regional forums organized by the Consortium for Street Children. These forums aim to bring together key NGOs and government representatives from selected countries to exchange experiences and formulate recommendations for the promotion and protection of the human rights of street children within each region.
During the forum delegates from each country presented country reports outlining issues and initiatives of national concern to street children. In addition, the forum addressed specific themes affecting street children in the…