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Child Protection Guidelines to respond to COVID19-The Concerned For Working Children

Posted on May 05, 2023

To view the Child Protection Guidelines to respond to the COVID 19 Pandemic, developed by The Concerned For Working Children, click here: CWC_Covid Related_Child Protection …

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Children’s Manifesto by Members of the Bhima Sangha

Posted on May 02, 2023

Children Are Citizens Today On April 30, 2023, on the occasion of National Child Labour Day and the founding day of the Bhima Sangha (Asia’s …

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Udupi District Children’s Manifesto for the Karnataka State Elections

Posted on April 27, 2023

                  Candidates contesting Karnataka Vidhan Sabha elections must include Child Rights in their Manifestos Submitted by: Makkala …

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Announcement of the MOOC-ASPIRE! Leadership for Planning and Decision-Making with Adolescents at the UNDP/ UNICEF ROSA / UNICEF Asia Pacific Regional webinar

Posted on November 15, 2022

The Regional webinar organised by UNDP, UNICEF ROSA and UNICEF Asia Pacific  aimed to  showcase new tools and approaches to promoting adolescent and youth participation in …

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Feedback to the Draft National Youth Policy 2021 by Young Voices National Movement

Posted on July 15, 2022

The Young Voices National Movement’ (YVNM) welcomes the Draft National Youth Policy (NYP) 2021 as an important tool to ensure young people’s leadership and participation …

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Claiming Citizenship: Case Studies of Adolescents Participation in Governance in South Asia

Posted on June 08, 2022

This study documents selected UNICEF South Asia and partner good practices in advancing adolescent participation in governance across local and national initiatives in India, Nepal …

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Joint declaration of the movements of children and adolescent workers in the light of ILO’s 5th Global conference on Child Labour

Posted on May 16, 2022

We, the working children and adolescents of Latin America, Africa and Asia, have come together to assert our rights, express our demands and champion our …

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Joint declaration of the movements of children and adolescent workers on Child Labour Day, April 30th & Labour Day. May 1st, 2022

Posted on April 29, 2022

We, the working children and adolescents of Latin America, Africa and Asia, have come together to assert our rights, express our demands and champion our …

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Public Hearing – Impact of COVID – 19 on the education of children from vulnerable communities

Posted on April 19, 2022

COVID – 19 has had a terrible impact on every aspect of life, as we all know. The sufferings of the underprivileged because of COVID …

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Born With Rights…We will exercise them! Makkala Gram Sabhas in Karnataka

Posted on March 30, 2022

Here are the glimpses of the Makkala Gram Sabhas held across the state of Karnataka through March 2022. At Kambadakone panchayat, Kundapur taluk, Udupi district. …

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