Children’s Rights Organisations Statement on the Nationality and Borders Bill

Date: 14th March 2022
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

Children’s rights organisations strongly urged MSPs to withhold consent for the Nationality and Borders Bill, as the Welsh Senedd has done already on the basis that it is not compliant with UNCRC.

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Scottish Parliament votes against the Borders Bill

Date: 14th March 2022
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

Scottish Parliament voted against the UK Government’s Nationality & Borders Bill. Agreeing that elements of the Bill impact laws that are under the control of the Scottish Parliament.

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Highland children’s charity undergoes makeover with name change

Date: 14th March 2022
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Highland Children & Young People’s Forum has renamed itself to Inspiring Young Voices!

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Young people in North Lanarkshire have created a new campaign to raise awareness of children’s rights

Date: 14th March 2022
Category: Awareness-raising

The group of nine young people from Cardinal Newman, St Ambrose, Willowbank and Clyde Valley High schools developed, created and appeared in the multi-media 'Make it Right' campaign.

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Help shape a set of standards for Scotland’s Bairns Hoose

Date: 14th March 2022
Category: Care Experienced children

Children and young people aged 16 to 25, with experience of child protection or the justice system are invited to assist in the development of the guidelines for Scotland's Bairns Hoose.

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Basic income pilot scheme for care leavers will be trailed across Wales

Date: 14th March 2022
Category: Care Experienced children

From the month after their 18 th birthday, young people leaving care in Wales will be offered £1600 per month for two years.

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Guidance Note on child rights mainstreaming is being developed!

Date: 14th March 2022
Category: Awareness-raising

UN’s Secretary-General has tasked a core group of UN entities with developing his Guidance Note on Child Rights Mainstreaming for UN entities.

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Guardianship systems for unaccompanied children in the EU: New EU Agency for Fundamental Rights report

Date: 14th March 2022
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

The report examines important changes since 2014. It draws on previous FRA research and offers recommendations for addressing issues and improving the EU’s different guardianship systems.

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New IEEE Standard for an Age-Appropriate Digital Services Framework

Date: 14th March 2022
Category: Equal protection from violence

New IEEE Standard for an Age-Appropriate Digital Services Framework Based on the 5Rights Principles for Children (IEEE 2089™-2021) gives companies a roadmap to design age-appropriate products and services.

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Committee on the Rights of the Child welcomes opportunity to submit comments on the draft convention on the right to development

Date: 14th March 2022
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

Since the adoption of the Declaration on the Right to Development 35 years ago, the Committee notes that little progress has been made in clarifying the contents of the right to development. This draft convention provides a chance to resolve some of the right to development's conceptual and implementation issues.

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