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Meeting in Geneva 14-18 December 2009: Draft Report

11.01.2010 - At its eleventh session, the Human Rights Council decided, in its resolution 11/1 of 17 June 2009, to establish an open-ended working group to explore the possibility of elaborating an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child to provide a communications procedure complementary to the reporting procedure under the Convention. It also decided that the working group should hold its first session for five working days before the end of 2009. more
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Philippines

26.10.2009 - Finally after four years of initiating the activity on Stand Up Against Poverty the "Silaw Sa Kaugmaon Center" (Project 29207) was able to persuade the Local Government of Manjuyod Negros Oriental Philippines to put up its own Stand Up activity. more

Child Safety and Protection

08.09.2009 - The purpose of these procedures is to ensure the safety and well-being of all the young people and children in our care and to safeguard them against any potential abuse. They will also safeguard the staff and participants from allegations that might arise from careless or unwise behavior. more
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Hundreds of thousands in Sri Lanka caught in crossfire

06.02.2009 - Berlin, 3rd February 2009. The alliance Entwicklung hilft is calling for "escape corridors", free access to the trapped civilians, and the immediate dispatch of international observers to northern Sri Lanka. According to local partner organisations, 300,000 people are currently trapped on an area of 250 square kilometres. The Sri Lankan army and Tamil rebels are engaged in intense fighting for this region. In less than two days, several hundred civilians have been killed, and countless others injured. more

Kindernothilfe submitted a Joint NGO Submission on child rights to Human Rights Council

28.11.2008 - (Duisburg, 28. November 2008) Germany will be evaluated by the Human Rights Council on 2 February 2009 within the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Kindernothilfe submitted a Joint NGO Submission on child rights focussing on the reservations to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the effects on children. Read the full text here. more

Kindernothilfe contributes to publication of "The National Child Participation Guide for Uganda"

28.11.2008 - With the financial assistance from Kindernothilfe and together with the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development and UNICEF, the Uganda Child Rights NGO Network has developed 'The National Child Participation Guide for Uganda'. This guide is specifically designed for those working at institutions/organizations including schools and health care providers; legal institutions; probation and welfare institutions; local councils; Non Governmental Organisations; Community-Based Organisations and the media. It is intended to facilitate meaningful participation of children from family through to national and international levels. more
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Stand up against poverty/ Kindernothilfe takes part

17.10.2008 - (Duisburg, 17.10.2008) STAND UP and TAKE ACTION is the third annual Stand Up mobilization coordinated by the Millennium Campaign and the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) to coincide with the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17. Kindernothilfe and several of its partner organizations are taking part in the event. more

Millennium-Goals

28.08.2008 - This year again there will be a world-wide Stand Up event on the International Day of Poverty Eradication, on 17 October. The Stand Up is organised by the UN Millennium Campaign. The activity day under the motto "Stand up and Speak out" will be held across the world from 17 to 19 October. more

Communications Procedure: Committee on the Rights of the Child endorses campaign

13.06.2008 - Kindernothilfe is part of the Working Group for the communications procedure under the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The group organized a side event on 10 June during the 8th session of the Human Rights Council with the outcome that the Committee on the Rights of the Child endorses the campaign. more
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