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Direct linkCornu, Christophe – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2016
Homophobic and transphobic bullying in schools can have a serious effect on children and young people subjected to it at a crucial moment in their lives. It is an obstacle to the right to education, which is one of the basic universal human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and various United Nations Conventions. This…
Descriptors: Bullying, Homosexuality, Sexual Identity, Social Bias
Himes, James R. – 1993
A growing international consensus exists that societies have an obligation to promote and protect children's rights to survival, protection, participation, and development. These three essays consider UNICEF's role in implementing the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. "The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child:…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Health, Child Welfare, Childrens Rights
Download full textFlekkoy, M. G. – 1993
Since the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, nations are obligated to submit regular reports to the international Expert Committee, which will require monitoring conditions for children. This study discusses the Norwegian Ombudsman for Children as a useful source of experience for other countries. Chapter 1 presents those…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Children, Childrens Rights
Verhellen, Eugeen, Ed.; Spiesschaert, Frans, Ed. – 1994
A number of research seminars were organized to clarify the fundamental principles underlying local, regional, and international efforts to establish a structure for monitoring and promoting children's rights. This book contains papers presented at these seminars by experts on child advocacy, promotion of children's interests by children, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Advocacy, Child Labor, Child Welfare
United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY. – 1993
This annual report for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) details the programs and services provided by this organization in 1992-93. Following an introduction by UNICEF's executive director, the report briefly reviews UNICEF activities for 1992, then describes specific projects in the following areas: (1) child survival and development;…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Child Health, Child Welfare, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedBackstrom, Kerstin – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1992
Reviews the historical context and the contents of the United Nations 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child, with particular reference to its ratification and implementation in Sweden. Describes the preamble and articles related to the provision of services/care, protection from mistreatment, and children's participation in decisions.…
Descriptors: Child Role, Child Welfare, Childrens Rights, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedWoll, Lisa – Child Welfare, 2001
Describes ways six large, international, child-focused nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have responded to the nearly universal ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Considers the role of NGOs in drafting the CRC, changes in their human rights/child rights programs, and the inclusion of children's participation in…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Childrens Rights, Foreign Policy, International Cooperation
Nurkse, Dennis, Ed.; Castelle, Kay, Ed. – 1990
The global situation of children is reported in light of the U.N. General Assembly's November, 1989 adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, an international treaty for the protection of children. The report is divided into three parts, the first of which includes an overview of the U.N. Convention, and essays on the…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Child Advocacy, Child Health, Child Welfare
United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY. – 1994
This annual report for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) describes the programs and services provided by this organization in 1993. Following an introduction by UNICEF's executive director, the report reviews regional developments in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, East Asia and the Pacific, South Asia, Latin…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Child Health, Child Welfare, Childrens Rights
Black, Maggie – 1994
In spring 1994, a seminar involving children's rights activists and researchers was held to examine how the monitoring of children's rights, within the context of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, supports the monitoring of the goals agreed to at the World Summit for Children. The seminar also reviewed the state of the art…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Childrens Rights
Aguilar, Pilar; Retamal, Gonzalo – 1998
On-going political and economic instability impede access to regular education for large numbers of war-affected children and young adults. This brochure represents an effort to consolidate a systematic response to the special needs of children from the outset of the crisis until they can attend regular basic education. Attempts are made to ensure…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Civil Rights, Educational Cooperation, Educational Improvement
United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY. – 1996
At this time, the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) is commemorating its 50th anniversary, under the slogan "children first." This annual UNICEF report reviews the organization's activities during 1995. An introduction by the executive director states that the report will give readers a sense of what UNICEF is doing with partners to…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Child Health, Child Welfare, Children
United Nations Children's Fund, New York, N.Y. – 1995
This annual report for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) details the programs and services provided by this organization in 1994. Following an overview of the year and a remembrance of former UNICEF Executive Director James P. Grant, the report describes developments in seven world regions and in specific emergency countries. The report…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Annual Reports, Child Advocacy, Child Health
