Report to UN Committee on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights – the Right to Food

Date: 18th May 2016
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, Right to life, survival and development

Nourish Scotland is participating in the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) review of the UK's performance of rights. Responding to the Committee's List of Issues, this report reviews the obligations of the UK Government, and the Scottish Government where the matter concerned is devolved, under Article 11 of ICESCR, specifically in relation to the right to food.

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Update on GUS: Funding and report impacts

Date: 18th May 2016
Category: Parental guidance, Family Environment and Alternative Care

GUS updates include 1) The Scottish Government has commissioned ScotCen Social Research to carry out further rounds of face to face data collection with both groups of families taking part in GUS and 2) Recent reports which draw on GUS research findings.

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Playing with Quality and Equality: a review of inclusive play in Scotland

Date: 18th May 2016
Category: Recreation, play and cultural activities

The 'Play Strategy for Scotland: Our Action Plan' sets out a vision of Scotland as 'a nation which values play as a life-enhancing daily experience for all our children and young people'.

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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR): Scottish Government response to List of Issues

Date: 18th May 2016
Category: Right to life, survival and development, Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting

The Scottish Government has published its report on the implementation of the ICESCR.

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Reunite Campaign

Date: 18th May 2016
Category: Family reunification

UNICEF UK have recently launched a campaign to reunite unaccompanied children with family members living in the UK. The campaign asks UK Government to take urgent twofold action.

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Addressing the needs of unaccompanied asylum seeking children and child refugees in Scotland

Date: 18th May 2016
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

This briefing paper arises out of concern surrounding the refugee crisis, and looks more specifically at what can be done in Scotland to better support unaccompanied children who arrive in Scotland as asylum seekers or refugees.

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Sub-Committee publishes report on British Bill of Rights proposal

Date: 18th May 2016
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

The Lords EU Justice Sub Committee has published its report on the proposal of a British Bill of Rights. The Lords Committee have said that the evidence makes a 'forceful case' for the Government to think again on the policy.

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Call for Comments: Draft General Comment on the implementation of the rights of the child during adolescence

Date: 18th May 2016
Category: General Comments

The Committee on the Rights of the Child is currently elaborating a General Comment on realising the rights of children during adolescence.

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Call for submissions: Day of General Discussion 2016 - Children’s Rights and the Environment

Date: 18th May 2016
Category: Right to life, survival and development

The Committee on the Rights of the Child is devoting its 2016 general discussion day to the issue of children's rights and the environment. In this regard, the Committee encourages the submission of written contributions on issues related to the environment. In this regard, the Committee encourages the submission of written contributions on issues related to: the impact of environmental harm on children's rights; the role of children as agents of change in the environmental context; State obligations regarding the rights of the child in relation to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment; and the role of the business sector.

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Learning Disability Week 2016

Date: 26th April 2016
Category: Non-discrimination, Disabled children

This year, Learning Disability Week will be held from the 16th to the 20th of May, and the theme will be 'Celebrating Success'.

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