January 29 2002: CRINMAIL 353 Contents: - FOLLOW UP ON CHILDREN AND MACROECONOMICS: Poverty Reduction Strategy Conference Closes with Agreement to Build on Progress [news release] - CHILD LABOUR: Child Labour in the Shadows of World Cup [news release] - HIV/AIDS: CEO Group and Executive Director of UNAIDS Signs Statement on HIV/AIDS [news] - DISABILITY: Disabled Children's Rights - A Practical Guide [report] - STREET CHILDREN: Percepciones de la Vida Cotidiana de Ninos, Ninas y Jovenes en Guatemala [publication] - INDIA: Youth Information - Email Newsletter of the Indian Committee of Youth Organisations [publication] - CHILD WELFARE: 2002 National Conference 'Making Children a National Priority' [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 --------------------------------------------------- - FOLLOW UP ON CHILDREN AND MACROECONOMICS: Poverty Reduction Strategy Conference Closes with Agreement to Build on Progress [news release] [WASHINGTON, January 18, 2002] A four-day conference, bringing together more than 200 participants from developing countries, donor agencies and civil society groups to find ways to improve international poverty reduction efforts, closed Thursday with calls to tackle challenges that lay ahead in the fight against poverty. "In our post-September 11 world, the need to address poverty has become not only a moral imperative, not only a social and economic necessity, but also a central concern for everyone who strives for national and global security and peace," World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn told the conference. The Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP) approach, which stresses the need for national commitment and participation for success in fighting poverty, received broad support from developing country, donor and civil society participants at the January 14-17 poverty conference jointly hosted by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Washington. For the full story, go to: http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/news/pressrelease.nsf/673fa6c5a2d50a67852565e20 0692a79/630b1216f401151b85256b4500700472?OpenDocument For further information, contact: Maria Ionata, The World Bank, 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20433 USA; Tel: 001 202 458 0492; Email: Mionata@worldbank.org See also CRINMAIL 352, 24 January 2002 ? Special Thematic Focus on Children and Macroeconomics: http://www.crin.org/email/index.asp --------------------------------------------------- - CHILD LABOUR: Child Labour in the Shadows of World Cup [news release] [17 January 2001, New Delhi] - With only five months left until the 2002 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Japan and Korea, activists from around the world are putting increasing pressure on FIFA and national football teams to make this championship the first international sporting event free of child labour and in compliance with fair labour standards. This international campaign has been initiated by the Global March Against Child Labour. India and Pakistan are the largest football producers for the world football championship. According to a recent report by the India Committee of the Netherlands and the All Pakistan Federation of Labour (APFL), thousands of children in Pakistan and India are involved in the production of footballs. Moreover, workers in both countries are earning wages much lower than the legal minimum wage and many basic labour rights are routinely neglected. Their life of exploitation is shared by another 250 million working children around the world and many of their families. In 1998 FIFA established a Code of Conduct to prohibit the use of child labour and to require decent working conditions and wages for adult workers in all FIFA-licensed products. However, available evidence points to routine violations of the Code by the manufacturers. The World Cup Campaign is one of the main campaigns led by the Global March in the year 2002. The movement was born out of a foot-march that commenced four years ago today, when thousands of people took a journey over 80,000 kilometres, in four continents to mobilise world wide action against the worst forms of child labour. Some 2,000 partners in over 140 countries have joined the movement. For more information, please contact: Philippe Roy, International Media Co-ordinator, Global March Against Child Labour, L-6 Kalkaji New Delhi, 110019 India. Tel: 00 91 11 622 4899/647 5481; Fax: 00 91 11 623 6818; E-mail: yatra@del2.vsnl.net.in or childhood@globalmarch.org; Website: http://www.globalmarch.org [Source: Global March Against Child Labour, 17 January 2002] --------------------------------------------------- - HIV/AIDS: CEO Group and Executive Director of UNAIDS Signs Statement on HIV/AIDS [news] Peter Piot, Executive Director of UNAIDS, joins leaders of the seven largest youth organisations to sign a joint statement for World AIDS Day. UNAIDS endorses the work of the seven largest international youth organisations in their efforts to empower young people. These youth organisations give young people appropriate information, education and opportunities to make responsible decisions about their own lives and they empower young people to participate in decisions about the policies, services, information and education provided to young people to prevent HIV/AIDS. To view full statement, go to: http://www.wagggsworld.org/documents/pdf/big7/big7unaidsFINAL.pdf For more information, contact: Charlotte Barran, Head of Communications, World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, Tel: 00 44 (0) 20 7794 1181; Fax: 00 44 (0) 20 7431 3764; Email: Charlotte@wagggsworld.org; Website: www.wagggsworld.org ------------------------------------------------- - DISABILITY: Disabled Children's Rights - A Practical Guide [report] Children all over the world continue to face inequality in their everyday lives. For disabled children, discrimination and abuse are common facts of life. Save the Children Sweden has published a practical guide to the rights of disabled children. Disabled girls and boys are often excluded from mainstream society and rarely given the opportunity to participate. Their situation is often forgotten and they are frequently ignored in measures which aim to benefit children. Nevertheless, examples of good practice in implementing disabled children's rights does exist, although often on a small scale, or as isolated projects. This book examines the major issues arising from a wealth of examples of both violations and good or improving practice, collected from over 70 different countries. It is written in an informal and jargon-free style, with the aim of helping the reader to understand more clearly the situation of disabled children, how the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child applies to them and ideas to take action to promote their rights. The guide is also accompanied by a CD-ROM. For further information, contact: Save the Children Sweden, Torsgatan 4, SE 10788, Stockholm, Sweden. Tel: 00 46 8 698 9000; Fax: 00 46 8 698 9010; Email: info@rb.se; Website: www.rb.se The publication can be ordered online at: www.childrightsbookshop.org See: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=2251 --------------------------------------------- - STREET CHILDREN: Percepciones de la Vida Cotidiana de Ninos, Ninas y Jovenes en Guatemala [publication] This publication, 'A Study on the Perceptions of Daily Life of Street Boys and Girls in Guatemala', available in Spanish, looks at life on the street through the eyes of street children themselves; how they consider their own situation; how they are treated by NGO groups and their love for gangs. Co-authored by Casa Allianza and AVANSCO, this report provides an interesting perspective for those interested in seeing what the street children actually think about their situation. For further information, please contact: Casa Alianza - Covenant House Latin America c/o SJ0 1039, PO Box 025216, Miami, FL 33102 5216, USA. Tel: 00 506 253 5439 or 00 506 253 6338; Fax: 00 506 224 5689; Email: bruce@casa-alianza.org; Website: www.casa-alianza.org See: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=2380&flag=report --------------------------------------------------- - INDIA: Youth Informatio - Email Newsletter of the Indian Committee of Youth Organisations [publication] Youth Information, the regular email newsletter of the Indian Committee of Youth Organisations focuses on: Youth Health (including HIV/AIDS), Population, Environment, Commercial Sexual Abuse/ Exploitation of Child and Youth, and Habitat and Peace. The January 2002 issue of the email newsletter contains features on the recent General Assembly of the Indian Committee, in which many youth delegates from across India participated. The theme of this event was 'Youth for Peace & War Free Society?. For further information, contact the publishers: Indian Committee of Youth Organisations, 1797-C Kotla Mubarakpur, New Delhi 110 003, India. Tel: 00 91 11 462 4776; Fax: 00 91 11 464 1807; Email: icyo@iname.com ; Website: www.icyo-india.org Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=2230&flag=report -------------------------------------------------- - CHILD WELFARE: 2002 National Conference 'Making Children a National Priority' [event] The national conference of the The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) will take place in Washing D.C., USA, from 6 - 8 March 2002, and will focus on 'Making Children a National Priority'. This theme will be explored through workshops in specific areas of practice. These include: Managing in a Time of Crisis; the Role of Restraints and Seclusion; Children and Families Separated by Incarceration; the Impact of Alcohol and Other Drugs; Agency Accreditation; and Serving Latino Children, Youth, and Families. For more information, visit www.cwla.org/conferences/2002national.htm or contact: Child Welfare League of America 440 1st Street, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC 20001, USA. Tel: 00 1 202 942 0327; Fax: 00 1 202 638 4004; Email: global@cwla.org; Website: www.cwla.org See: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=2385 --------------------------------------------------- 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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