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Cairns, Liam – Children & Society, 2001
Describes a United Kingdom initiative to create opportunities for youth participation in decision making. Explores issues that have frustrated translation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into a reality in the United Kingdom. Asserts that an agenda based upon children's universal rights has more potential for political…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Child Advocacy, Children
Khan, Andrea, Ed.; Greenwood, Laura, Ed. – 2002
These five newsletter issues communicate activities of the Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) and report on information resources and world-wide activities concerning children and child rights. The March 2000 issue focuses on children's right to education, assessing the matter form a range of differing perspectives, at international and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Case Studies, Child Advocacy, Child Labor
Lowe, Elaine, Ed. – 2001
Serving as a vehicle for raising the profile of and thereby gaining recognition for the important research and development work being conducted in Canada in support of children and families, the "Research Connections Canada" series compiles research and/or development papers as well as background papers, analytical literature reviews,…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Care, Child Responsibility, Children
United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY. – 1991
This report describes efforts made during 1990 by UNICEF and other organizations on behalf of the world's children. Nations attending the World Summit for Children in September committed themselves to achieving objectives to enhance the development of children by the year 2000. Efforts to benefit children in 1990 included programs dealing with…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Development, Child Health, Developing Nations

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1996
The care and education of children is a primary task of all societies, and the role of parents, families, and communities is essential in this process. This directory describes the major activities of 218 non-governmental and governmental organizations, based in 38 Latin American and Caribbean countries, involved in early childhood care and…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Community Programs, Day Care, Early Childhood Education