14 Apr The Children’s Rights Bill That Helped Give Young People A Voice
Scotland’s Youth MPs played a pivotal role in the Government unanimously voting to incorporate the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)...
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07 Apr Over 168 million children miss nearly a year of schooling, UNICEF says
More than 168 million schoolchildren globally missed out on learning in class, as schools in some 14 countries remained largely shut for almost an entire...
07 Apr COVID-19 and Children’s Rights
Children who contract COVID-19 appear to have less severe symptoms and lower mortality rates than other age groups. But in myriad other ways, the COVID-19...
07 Apr Historic Child Participation at the HRC Annual Day on the Rights of the Child on the SDGs!
Historic child participation at the HRC Annual Day on the Rights of the Child on the SDGs! For the first time, this year’s Human Rights Council...
16 Feb The Pandemic Pushed This Farmer Into Deep Poverty. Then Something Amazing Happened
The pandemic has been tough for Eric Dossekpli. The 49-year-old farmer from Anfoin Avele, a town in the west African country of Togo, had trouble...
14 Jan Make 2021 ‘safer, healthier world for children’, UNICEF chief urges
As always, the Pacific island nation of Fiji will welcome the first baby of the new year and the United States the last one. Over half...
15 Dec Fortifying Families Webinar Series
Families and Freedom of Religion or Belief Fortifying Families Webinar Series EPISODE 6 Click here to read the report and watch the full episode - UPCOMING EPISODES - Save the...
15 Dec Human Rights Watch: Insisting on Inclusion
"When Adinai was five years old, her mom, Aida Mysalieva, began to worry: unlike other children her age, Adinai did not speak. Aida had every...
15 Dec Human Right Watch: My Sister, a Teacher and a Hero for Girls
"This Human Rights Day I’m celebrating my sister’s commitment to lifting up the lives of girls and giving them a chance at realizing their potential. I...
23 Nov UN agencies uphold human rights considerations in COVID-19 data collection
"Mobility data derived from phones, emails and social media, for example, can assist in both monitoring the spread of the virus and in implementing activities...