Child Poverty Insights - Does Money affect children’s outcomes?

Date: 1st November 2013
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

This edition of Child Poverty Insights discusses a review of evidence on the relationship between household financial resources and children's outcomes in richer countries.

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SCRA release Annual Report and Official Statistics 2012-13

Date: 31st October 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

The Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) published its third set of Official Statistics along with its Annual Report for 2012/13 on 31st October 2013.

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Professor Elaine Sutherland supplementary evidence on CYP Bill

Date: 29th October 2013
Category: UK 1st periodic review

Professor Elaine Sutherland asks whether we want Scotland to be a " leader or a follower in terms of respecting children's rights " and outlines reasons to incorporate the UNCRC.

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5th report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child: call for views

Date: 29th October 2013
Category: UK 1st periodic review

The UK is due to submit its next (fifth) periodic report to the UN Committee in early 2014. A draft version of the report is available & a call for views has been issued.

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New report: Creating a non-violent juvenile justice system

Date: 26th October 2013
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

As a follow-up to the 2006 UN Study on Violence against Children, the International NGO Council on Violence Against Children has launched its latest report, "Creating a non-violent juvenile justice system".

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Human Rights Day 2013: 20 years working for your rights

Date: 26th October 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

Human Rights Day 2013 is fast approaching and this year it focuses on the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Office. A special website and interactive timeline has been launched.

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UN women’s rights committee adopts landmark document on women and conflict

Date: 25th October 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) passed a "landmark document" on women and conflict during its 56th session on 18th October 2013.

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Children’s rights at the General Assembly

Date: 23rd October 2013
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation

Violence against children, the 'scourge' of armed conflicts and children's right to be heard were some of the children's rights issues raised at the 68th session of the General Assembly in New York.

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Shared Care Scotland: Better Breaks Grants

Date: 23rd October 2013
Category:

Shared Care Scotland is inviting applications for funding for the 2014-2015 Better Breaks programme.

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Early Childhood in Focus No 9: The Right to Play

Date: 22nd October 2013
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

'The Right to Play' is the ninth publication in the Early Childhood in Focus series, and offers short summaries of theory, research and policy issues that can inform the implementation of Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

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