January 17 2002: CRINMAIL Digest 350 Contents: - CHILD RIGHTS INFORMATION NETWORK: CRIN Organises Consultations with Members in Nepal, Kenya and the UK in Order to Understand the ?Digital Divide? [news] - SLOVENIA: South East European Child Rights Action Network, SEECRANews 32, December 2001 [publication] - MACROECONOMICS: Budgeting for Child Socio-Economic Rights, Government Obligations and the Child's Right to Social Security and Education [publication] - WEST/CENTRAL AFRICA : Teaming up Against Child Trafficking [news] - CHILD WELFARE: The International Foster Care Organisation (IFCO) European Conference 2002 [event] Your submissions are welcome if you are working in the area of child rights. To contribute, email us at info@crin.org. Please note that we are unable to respond to emails addressed to crinmail_english@domeus.co.uk --------------------------------------------------- - CHILD RIGHTS INFORMATION NETWORK: CRIN organises consultations with members in Nepal, Kenya and the UK in order to understand the ?digital divide? [news] (London, 8 January 2002) ? The Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) will meet with members in Nepal, Kenya and the UK in order to better understand the information needs and challenges of the network. ?The aim is to listen and learn from the experiences of our members so that we can identify examples of best practice, as well as appropriate strategies for information management and dissemination. At a time when there are increased calls for a partnership between development and technology, CRIN is aiming to get a first-hand understanding of the ?digital divide? that exists between its members in places such as Kenya and Nepal, and members in the UK," said Andrea Khan, CRIN Co-ordinator. This consultation comes at a stage when CRIN is truly developing a key position within the Child Rights community. Building on the strength and expertise of each individual member (of which there are currently over 1200 internationally) and supported by a small, but dedicated, co-ordinating unit, the network is increasingly moving towards fulfilling its mandate: the promotion and implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child through active and participatory information exchange, creation and dissemination. Recent work has seen CRIN playing an important role providing information and news coverage of the preparatory process of the Special Session on Children at regional and international level. It is also developing a position as an integral part of the burgeoning Global Movement for Children, as it already encapsulates the spirit of this movement through the breadth and depth of its membership across the globe. In addition, CRIN is fronting issues relating to the means in which information relating to child rights is best disseminated, responding to the different situations and needs of different stakeholders across the network. Currently, CRIN intends to start this process with two consultations: one in Nepal and one in Kenya. Each of these will bring together approximately six to eight representatives of CRIN?s membership in that location, illustrating both the range and diversity of organisations advocating for child rights world-wide. CRIN?s membership is already indicative of this diversity, including community-based organisations, national child rights coalitions and international NGOs such as Save the Children and intergovernmental agencies, such as UNICEF. For further information on the consultations, please contact: Andrea Khan, CRIN Co-ordinator, c/o Save the Children, 17 Grove Lane, London, SE5 8RD, UK. Tel: 00 44 (0) 20 7716 2240; Fax: 00 44 (0) 20 7793 7628; Email: akhan@crin.org or info@crin.org; Website: www.crin.org See: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=2361 --------------------------------------------------- - SLOVENIA: South East European Child Rights Action Network, SEECRANews 32, December 2001 [publication] The latest issue of SEECRANews (issue 32, December 20 2001), the newsletter of the South East European Child Rights Action Network, Slovenia, is now available. This newsletter is open to all SEECRAN members and provides information about SEECRAN events, membership and other child-related information such as national child rights policy, developments concerning children's rights, education, training and funding information. There is also a news section providing space for members to share experiences and information relating to their work within the field of child rights. This issue can be accessed on-line at: http://www.seecran.org/news/seecranews.htm For further information, contact: South East European Child Rights Action Network, Metelkova 6,1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; Tel: 00 386 1 438 5250; Fax: 00 386 1 432 3383; Email: info@seecran.org; Website: www.seecran.org See: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=2236&flag=report ---------------------------------------------- - MACROECONOMICS: Budgeting for Child Socio-Economic Rights, Government Obligations and the Child's Right to Social Security and Education [publication] The Children's Budget Project at the Institute for Democracy in South Africa has released its fourth annual research publication "Budgeting for Child Socio-economic Rights, Government Obligations and the Child's Right to Social Security and Education" by Shaamela Cassiem and Judith Streak. The research study examines government obligations to budget for the delivery of child socio-economic rights in South Africa. It outlines a new methodology for budget analysis monitoring the implementation of child rights, specifically regarding the delivery of social security and education. Copies can be ordered by contacting: faldelah@idasact.org.za For further information, please contact: Idasa: Budget Information Service - The Children's Budget Project, PO Box 1739, Cape Town 8000, South Africa. Tel: 00 27 21 461 2559; Fax: 00 27 21 462 0162; Email: shaamela@idasact.org.za; Website:www.idasa.org.za/bis See: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=2367&flag=report --------------------------------------------------- - WEST/CENTRAL AFRICA : Teaming up against child trafficking [news] YAMOUSSOUKRO, 11 January (IRIN) - Representatives of West and Central African nations, UN agencies and regional non-governmental organisations ended a three-day conference on child labour and trafficking in Yamousssoukro, Côte d'Ivoire, on 10 January with a pledge to lead a consolidated effort against the practice. Organised by the international police organisation, Interpol, and the government of Côte d'Ivoire, the conference addressed several topics, including the current state of trafficking in West and Central Africa, the role of security agencies, and prevention and rehabilitation of victims. It also highlighted positive steps taken and obstacles remaining since the region first identified the problem of illegal child labour and trafficking. A protocol between Mali and Côte d'Ivoire in 2000 increased co-operation between countries, and information campaigns, organised by countries, are some of the positive steps. Obstacles include outdated and inadequate legislation, lack of national crime databases, the fact that security agents often lack training and information, and insufficient money and technical resources, the conference heard. Participants pledged to hold synchronised information campaigns and implement or upgrade existing legislation on children. In their final declaration, they also said they would train security agents and lawyers to better protect children. The Yamoussoukro Declaration further called on governments to work towards a regional agreement against child trafficking and to issue children with special travel documents to allow them to circulate freely. The conference also called on the international community to provide financial and technical assistance. [Source: IRIN, see: http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=18947&SelectRegion=West_Africa&S electCountry=CENTRAL_AFRICA-WEST_AFRICA ] Three key outcome documents from the conference, including the Yamoussoukro Declaration, a synthesis report of the conference and a list of recommendations are available, in French, on the CRIN website. See: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=2375&flag=report ---------------------------------------------------- - CHILD WELFARE: The International Foster Care Organisation (IFCO) European Conference 2002 [event] Even though the concept of the family may have changed, the needs of the child have remained the same. In the IFCO 2002 conference, participants will return to the basic elements of family care: responding to the needs of the child, enabling attachment to form between a child and an adult. This conference takes place in Finland from August 8 ? 11 2002 and further information on the conference programme is available on the following website: http://www.perhehoitoliitto.fi/ifco2002/ For more information, contact: Central Union for Child Welfare, rmfeltintie 1, Fin 00150 Helsinki, Finland. Tel: 00 358 9 3296 0204; Fax: 00 358 9 3296 0299; Email: merja.launis@lskl.fi http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=2357&flag=event -------------------------------------------- The CRINMAIL is an electronic mailing list of the Child Rights Information Network (CRIN). CRIN does not accredit, validate or substantiate any information posted by members to the CRINMAIL. The validity and accuracy of any information is the responsibility of the originator.
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