February 26th 2002: CRINMAIL 361 Contents: - EDUCATION: US Mission Report [publication] - POVERTY: Major Campaign against Child Poverty [news] - Annan Warns on Poverty Targets [news] - PLAN AUSTRALIA: Using Rights to Advance Child-Centred Development [conference] - CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT: Children Not Soldiers - Guidelines for Working with Child Soldiers and Children Associated with Fighting Forces [publication] - ECPAT INTERNATIONAL: Preventing Child Sex Tourism Series [publications] 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 --------------------------------------------------- EDUCATION: US Mission Report [publication] Providing a much needed analysis of country-specific challenges in education from a human rights perspective, this report reviews the historical background of free public education in the United States, examines current initiatives surrounding the fiscal allocations for public education and discusses the racial and gender profile of economic exclusion. The report is available in html format at http://www.right-to-education.org/content/unreports/unreport6prt1.html or http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=2449&flag=report For more information, contact: Right to Education Project, c/o Raoul Wallenberg Institute, Box 1155, SE-22105 Lund, Sweden. Tel: 00 46 (0)46 222 12 00; Fax: 00 46 (0)46 222 12 22; Website: www.right-to-education.org --------------------------------------------------- POVERTY: Major Campaign against Child Poverty [news] [London, 26 Feb] -- Grow up Free from Child Poverty, the new name for the International Action Against Child Poverty Coalition lauched a new report 'Meeting the 2015 Targets: a Progress Report' in Westminster on Tuesday 26 February. Gordon Brown, Hilary Benn (Minister for International Development) and Jan Vandemoortele of the United Nations Development Programme were amongst the key note speakers at this event marking the first anniversary of the Westminster Conference that launched the Gordon Brown initiative. 'Meeting the 2015 targets: A progress report' looks at what has been done in the last year towards meeting the International Development Targets, now known as the Millennium Development Goals which are to: * to halve child poverty by 2015 * to ensure universal primary education by 2015 * to halve infant mortality by 2015 The report concludes that at the present rate of progress these targets will be missed and maps out what still needs to be done to achieve them. Angela Penrose, Chair of Grow up Free from Poverty, commented: "Poverty robs children of their basic rights, their childhood and of opportunity. The experience of all the groups in our coalition is that inequalities are getting worse and it is an outrage that, in the 21st century, we live in a world that fails children so badly. There has been much rhetoric from governments and other international players but a disappointing lack of activity." Among the issues Grow up Free from Poverty are calling for are: * Increased and quicker debt relief * Agreed timetables from governments to meet the 0.7% GDP development aid target * Resolution of problems surrounding essential drug pricing and patenting * Exemption from trade liberalisation for developing countries until it is in their interest to do so. The full report is available in pdf format at http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/pressrels/PDFS/IAACP.pdf or http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=2452&flag=report For more information, contact: Save the Children Tel: 00 44 (0)207 716 2280; Action Aid, Tel: 00 44 (0)207 561 7614; Plan International Tel: 00 44 (0)207 4856612; World Vision Tel: 00 44 (0)1908 841020 --------------------------------------------------- Annan Warns on Poverty Targets [news] Kofi Annan, the secretary-general of the United Nations, warned yesterday of a "loss of momentum" in the international cam-paign for sustainable development. In a speech in London, Mr Annan said three important conferences - trade in Doha last year, development finance in Monterrey next month and the environment in Johannesburg in August - gave governments a chance to get back on track with the 2015 targets for development. Several of the targets, which include halving extreme poverty and achieving universal education, are in danger of being missed by some distance. Mr Annan said the environmental goals agreed at the Rio Earth summit in 1992 were also under threat. "Prevailing approaches to development remain fragmented and piecemeal," he said. "Funding is woefully inadequate and production and consumption patterns continue to overburden the world's natural life support systems." Source: Financial Times, 26 February, 2002 --------------------------------------------------- PLAN AUSTRALIA: Using Rights to Advance Child Centred Development [conference] Date: 16 - 17 April, 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia PLAN, in conjunction with a number of child focused organisations, is coordinating a two-day workshop that aims to strengthen participants? understanding of how a children?s rights framework can be used in development planning and to learn from other organisations on recommended rights-based practices. For more details: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=2442&flag=event For further information, contact: Anna Parle, PLAN Australia, PO Box 2818AA, Melbourne, VIC, 3001. Tel: 00 61 3 9296 3722; Email: anna.parle@plan.org.au Web: www.plan.org.au --------------------------------------------------- - CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT: Children Not Soldiers - Guidelines for Working with Child Soldiers and Children Associated with Fighting Forces [publication] These guidelines are concerned with what child protection agencies can do to reduce the gap between international agreements relating to children and armed conflict and the daily reality faced by these children. The guidelines provide both a framework for action and examples of organisational good practice. Go to: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=2407&flag=report For further information, contact: Save the Children UK, 17 Grove Lane, London, SE5 8RD, UK; Tel: 00 44 (0) 20 7703 5400; Fax: 00 44 (0) 20 7793 7626; Email: enquiries@scfuk.org.uk Website: www.savethechildren.org.uk ----------------------------------------------- - ECPAT INTERNATIONAL - Preventing Child Sex Tourism Series [publications] In order to stimulate new initiatives, ECPAT International has compiled a series of successful examples. Each document highlights one action that can be undertaken to stop the commercial sexual exploitation of children. The first part of the document provides guidelines on starting such action. The second part provides a case study of one such initiative, drawing from experience and summarising lessons learned. For further information, contact: ECPAT - International Secretariat, 328 Phaya Thai Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand Tel: 00 662 215-3388; Fax: 00 662 215-8272; Email: info@ecpat.net; Website: www.ecpat.net Visit: http://www.ecpat.net/eng/Ecpat_inter/projects/sex_tourism/sex_tourism.asp or: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=2450&flag=report ----------------------------------------------- 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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