This report is an outcome of the one-day workshop on child participation in the UN Study on Violence against Children, held in Geneva in 2004 by Save the Children. The report is organized into the following major five sections: (i) An introduction...
These children’s stories form the backbone of this year’s annual report. The children’s own accounts illustrate the dramatic living conditions faced by so many, more effectively than statistics and abstract information. Like the...
This report presents the results of a research evaluation of the participation of children in the Southeast Asia and the Pacific region in events and processes connected to the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children in May...
A document consisting of the policies and practices that will guarantee the promotion and protection of the rights of separated children in Europe. The Statement works as a framework for action and advocacy and makes references to relevant...
There is growing concern that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for child and maternal health will not be met by 2015 – reducing the under-five mortality rate by two-thirds – recharging the debate on what is required to achieve...
Members of the International Save the Children Alliance have a common commitment to the prevention of child abuse and protection of children. The Child Protection Policy sets out common values, principles and beliefs and describes the steps that...
This workshop report summarises discussions of work experience in addressing corporal punishment and highlights characteristics of corporal punishment of children within the regional and national contexts. The report also contains a draft regional...
This toolkit of good practice has been designed to offer advice, ideas and guidance for involving children in consultations at national, regional and international levels. It intends to provide organisations with useful material for involving...
Save the Children’s position on the issue of corporal punishment. Save the Children’s aim is to end all corporal punishment of children. This may be achieved through education, legal reform, advocacy and children’s participation....
In today’s world the resources are available to guarantee a decent life to each and every child, free from misery, hunger, abuse and exploitation. What we are lacking is the absolute determination of the world community and its leaders to...