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This document includes useful graphic information, ‘analysing CRC Committee recommendations on the child’s right to nationality and the protection of stateless children, capturing a snapshot of progressive engagement by the Committee on these issues between 2010-2020’. The factsheet is a brief and very useful document for all actors wishing to engage with the CRC Committee.
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In this joint policy note, Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict and Human Rights Watch highlight the increasingly worrying trend of military detention of children affected by armed conflict, a trend documented in at least 15 countries affected by armed conflict. The policy note, Military Detention of Children in Armed Conflict: The Role of Handover Protocols in Protecting Children’s Rights, examines how governments are increasingly treating children affected by armed conflict as criminals and security threats, rather than as victims of serious violations who require…
Mental health issues in war-affected children include depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and neurological problems, among others. Many children also suffer psychosocial distress stemming from problems such as family separation, displacement, loss of family and home, sexual abuse and violence, recruitment into armed forces or groups, trafficking, and HIV and AIDS, among others. Current research and practice indicate the value of a strengths-based approach that supports children's resilience and supports a positive environment for children.
This paper analyzes…
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Recent media reports and public policy debates have highlighted concerns regarding the impact on children of growing up in Direct Provision Centres (DP) in the asylum system in Ireland. This system has been criticised for the poor quality of the accommodation in which asylum seekers reside and the inadequate provision of resources, services and supports to meet their basic needs. Children’s development is significantly influenced by their environment. The risks and opportunities experienced at this stage of life can radically influence their social skills, mental wellbeing, and…
During emergencies children face unique dangers. Both boys and girls face an increased risk of disease, malnutrition, gender-based violence, exploitation and a wide range of other violations including death and injury. They often become separated from their families and caregivers and have difficulty obtaining food and humanitarian assistance. The emotional impact on children affected by emergencies can be profound, but those who remain in the care of their families and communities are likely to recover more quickly. Schools are often closed or inaccessible during emergencies, leaving…
The Save the Children Alliance ‘Guidelines and implications for programming on children associated with armed groups and armed forces (CAAF)’ stipulate that regardless of whether children associated with armed groups and armed forces are in combat roles or so-called support roles, Save the Children believes that children should not be used in war or other forms of armed conflict under any circumstances.
The varying factors determining recruitment, the nature of children's association with armed groups and armed forces and the ways in which they leave them means that programmes designed to…
Child sexual abuse and exploitation is a global phenomenon. It exists in most cultures irrespective of material wealth and state ideology. The World Health Organisation Report on Violence and Health (2002) states that about twenty percent of women and five to ten percent of men have suffered sexual abuse as children. Studies from around the world appear to confirm these figures, although some studies have higher figures (Commodities in Stigma and Shame 2001). Furthermore, the UN reports that millions of children are annually being exploited by the sex industry.
Child sexual abuse occurs…
Children today are increasingly deliberate targets, as well as unintended victims, in armed conflicts around the world. Between 1985 and 1995:
- 2 million children were killed;
- 6 million were left seriously injured or permanently disabled;
- 12 million were left homeless;
- 1 million were orphaned or separated from their parents;
- 10 million suffered from serious psycho-logical trauma as a result of war; and
- 300,000 served as child soldiers.