30 July, 2002: CRINMAIL 397 Contents: **************************************************** - EAST TIMOR: East Timor Tells UN Forum it will Soon Adopt Global Treaty Protecting Children's Rights [news] - ETHIOPIA: Millions of Children to be Vaccinated Against Polio [news] - PARTICIPATION: We Have Something To Say - Children in Zimbabwe Speak Out (2002) [publication] - GLOBALISATION: World Without Borders - Asia-Europe Youth Responses to Globalisation [conference] - INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES: Policy or Poverty? Links Between Child Labour and Educational Failure [publication] - EUROPEAN UNION: Development Awareness Project [call for information] **************************************************** 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 **************************************************** - EAST TIMOR: East Timor Tells UN Forum it will Soon Adopt Global Treaty Protecting Children's Rights [news] [19 July] ? East Timorese officials today told a United Nations meeting on children that the new nation was on the verge of adopting an international treaty that protects the rights of youngsters. The announcement was made at a briefing by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on "The Protection of East Timorese Children and the Convention on the Rights of the Child." The event in Dili drew a wide range of government and UN officials, civil society groups and journalists. East Timorese Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri told the briefing that the Convention on the Rights of the Child is currently being considered by Parliament, which he expects will soon endorse East Timor's adoption of the measure. The Prime Minister also said he hoped that the current generation of East Timor's children that have been raised in a climate of violence will now be able to enjoy the country's newly achieved stability. For the full story, go to: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=2785&flag=news [source: UN News Service] ------------------------------------------------------------ - ETHIOPIA: Millions of Children to be Vaccinated Against Polio [news] [ADDIS ABABA, 19 July]- Some 14 million children are to be immunised against polio as part of a final drive to eradicate the virus from Ethiopia, the health ministry said on Thursday. The immunisations, to be carried out on children under five in two rounds during October and December, are critical if Ethiopia is to be polio free by 2005. The global fight against polio - spearheaded by the World Health Organisation (WHO), Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and UNICEF - is one of the largest public health campaigns ever. It aims to wipe out the disease by the year 2005. The campaign - which will cost around US $16 million - will take place in some of the remotest areas of the country. Vaccination teams will target Afar, Somali, Oromiya and Benishangul Gumuz regions. Reported polio cases have reached an all time low of less than 500 worldwide compared to an estimated 350,000 cases in 1988 when the campaign began. [Source: IRIN - through Pambazuka News 74, 27 July 2002] --------------------------------------------- - PARTICIPATION: We Have Something To Say - Children in Zimbabwe Speak Out (2002) [publication] Published by the Children's Consortium of Zimbabwe (comprising Save the Children UK, Save the Children Norway, Plan International Zimbabwe, UNICEF and the Oak Zimbabwe Foundation, this publication brings together the voices of children, particularly those from disadvantaged or marginalised communities. In this book, children discuss issues of concern to them which impact directly on their future lives and well-being. The book tries to reflect their ideas and values, so that adults can learn to listen to children and recognise the importance of their views, experiences and hopes. For more information, contact: Save the Children UK - Zimbabwe Programme 10 Natal Road, Belgravia, Harare, Zimbabwe. Tel: 00 263 4 7931 98; Email: chrism@scfuk.org.uk Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=2781 --------------------------------------------------- - GLOBALISATION: World Without Borders - Asia-Europe Youth Responses to Globalisation [conference] Date: 19 - 23 September 2002 Location: Hillerød, Denmark Co-organised by the Asia-Europe Foundation and the Danish Youth Council Supporters: European Youth Forum and the Asian Youth Council, this conference will inaugurate the Asia-Europe Youth Dialogue Series, which aims to provide opportunities for youth from the Asia- Europe Meeting (ASEM) countries to exchange perspectives on issues of mutual concern. For more information, contact: People-to-People Exchange, Asia-Europe Foundation No. 1 Nassim Hill, Singapore 258466. Tel: 00 65 68 38 47 15; Fax: 00 65 67 32 43 71; Email: cathy@asef.org ; Website: www.asef.org Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=2759 -------------------------------------- - INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES: Policy or Poverty? Links Between Child Labour and Educational Failure [publication] How can we understand the correlation between the incidence of child labour and poor school attendance and educational achievement? In South Asia, is it poverty that drives children into the workplace or is it policy failure which keeps kids out of classrooms? What needs to be done to eliminate child labour and to universalise education? For more information, contact: Naila Kabeer, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton BNI 9RE, UK. Tel: 00 44 1273 606261; Fax: 00 44 1273 621202; Email: nailak@ids.ac.uk Website: www.id21.org/society/s6bnk1g1.html Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=2782&flag=report ----------------------------------- - EUROPEAN UNION: Development Awareness Project [call for information] EuropaWorld is conducting a development awareness project (DEVPOLAWAR) co-funded by the European Commission. Its purpose is to ask NGOs for their views about what the European Union should be doing in relation to six key international development themes -poverty, conflict, health, refugees, hunger and progress towards goals set at the Millennium Summit. For a questionnaire, go to: http://www.europaworld.org/DEVPOLAWAR/Eng/questionnaire_eng.htm For more information, contact: Europaworld Llanquian House, Cowbridge CF7 17EQ, UK. 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