Tagged: child rights

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Changing the narrative: Act now to protect children in armed conflict

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As the New Year begins, it is time to bring new urgency to safeguarding the rights and protecting the lives of children affected by armed conflict. Around this time last year, I reflected on the failure of the international community to protect children living through war. Today, I am writing at the end of another devastating year –… Read more →←
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Designing better products for children: From rights and principles to practice

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How can products and services be designed for children in a way that upholds child rights? How can a rights framework be translated into business practices? These were the questions that designers, researchers and child rights experts from 14 countries tried to answer over a recent weekend in Copenhagen. The intensive 48-hour co-creation… Read more →←
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Children of Za’atari refugee camp, five years on

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“I was a little girl when I came from Syria, I was 11 years old and just thinking about toys; now I have grown up,” says Omaima, as the 16 year old reflects on her time in Za’atari, nearly one third of her life. “I used to think that when I got to the camp it would be like a picnic, like a garden to play with my friends. Then I… Read more →←
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Of maps, apps and earthquakes

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When I landed in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I arrived exactly three months after an earthquake with magnitude 7.8 had struck the North-West of the country and left a trail of destruction. Esmeraldas, one of the most vulnerable provinces in Ecuador, was worst hit. I had come to Ecuador to train young trainers on… Read more →←
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Working a system to protect children in Tanzania

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Last week I accompanied three journalists on a field trip to southwestern Tanzania to meet Christer and Juma Mabuza, a couple fostering a young girl named Pretty* (1.5 years old). Squashed in the back of a Toyota Land Cruiser, we took a very bumpy road to Muwva, the village where the Mabuzas live. One of the journalists asked me: “Why… Read more →←

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Chloe Sydney is a Reports Officer in UNICEF South Sudan. She joined UNICEF one month ago, but has been working in South Sudan since February 2016. On 8 July 2016, fighting broke out in South Sudan’s capital, keeping the entire town in fear until a ceasefire was signed on Monday 11th. While hiding in her apartment, Chloe kept a diary… Read more →←
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The chief of cooks prepares a meal – and dreams of a future

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“They call me the chief of the cooks,” is how Janvier starts our conversation.  He’s been cooking for a long time now. As the youngest child in his family, he spent most his free time with his mom, who showed him the way.  He loved it from moment one.  At age 17, he’s a pro chef, and with the right ingredients, he can make… Read more →←

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