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Action Plan for Governments to Fulfil Medium-Term Development Goals for Children
June 2005. “We will spare no effort to free our fellow men, women and children from the abject and dehumanizing conditions of extreme poverty. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. Achieve universal primary education. Reduce child mortality by two-thirds. ... > READ MORE

IPB Paper on Four Key Concepts Art 4 of Convention on Rights of the Child
20 June 2007. Introduction. One important reason for the persistent gap between the CRC and its implementation is the failure of governments to allocate adequate resources for the realization of rights, in spite of their obligation to fulfill economic, social and cultural ... > READ MORE [ LINK ?]
IPB Memo to UN Committee on Rights of the Child Re Ethiopia Jan '07
At the 43rd Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child held in September 2006 the IPB focused its attention on three State Parties being reviewed at that session: Ethiopia, Congo (Brazzaville), and Senegal. This paper summarises the CRC’s discussion ... > READ MORE

Guide for NGOs Reporting to the CRC
The Convention on the Rights of the Child was unanimously adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 20 November 1989 and entered into force on 2 September 1990. The Convention, which contains fifty-four articles, is a comprehensive instrument which sets out rights that define universal principles and norms for the status of ... > READ MORE

Monitoring Implementation of Convention on Rights of the Child - Nine Country Case Studies
Introduction. This paper is about monitoring progress on the implemen-tation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) using a selected survey of national coalitions of child rights NGOs. This is the first time case studies have been brought together in one ... > READ MORE
Networking for Children's Rights - A Guide for NGOs
The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1989 and has been ratified by 191 countries - every member country within the UN with the exception of the USA and Somalia. Its principles and standards have achieved near universal recognition throughout the world. Nevertheless, there is a ... > READ MORE

South Africa - Childrens' Budget 2006
16 Feb. 2006. “South Africa’s economic and social policies flow from democratic values and respect for human dignity enshrined in the Constitution. Through the annual budget, Government seeks to ensure that social and economic rights are progressively realised, that the legacy of historical injustice is redressed, and that future ... > READ MORE

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