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Date: 9th June 2022
Category:
Basic Health and Welfare
Discover the journey, learning and impact of the work of the Climate Changemakers from October 2020 to February 2022. Climate Changemakers are children across Scotland who are working to have their say in climate action! They have made recommendations for the future realisation of children’s rights in the context of the climate action and deliberative democracy.
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Date: 9th June 2022
Category:
Basic Health and Welfare
Discover how successful 43 countries across the globe are providing a healthy environment for children. This report card includes information such as whether children have clean drinking water, good quality air, mould- and lead- free homes and access to green play spaces.
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Date: 28th April 2022
Category:
Basic Health and Welfare
There are many countries around the world that have laws which protect children’s right to a healthy environment. Some countries have stronger laws than others. This child-friendly leaflet will further children and young people’s awareness and understanding of how these countries are protecting this right and discover what Scottish Government could be doing to help!
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Date: 28th April 2022
Category:
Basic Health and Welfare
The Good Food Nation Bill is currently being considered by Scottish Parliament and aims to tackle child poverty, obesity and the environmental impact of food production and waste.
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Date: 7th April 2022
Category:
Basic Health and Welfare
Children and young people continue to be at the forefront of environmental activism. Despite climate change impacting children’s rights significantly, children continue to be excluded from decision-making processes and laws do not always protect their rights. CRIN has conducted research on 43 countries looking at how laws protect or fail children’s environmental rights, their right to protest and how children have access to courts to seek environmental justice.
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Date: 7th March 2022
Category:
Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Children’s Commissioner is opening up virtual sessions to connect with children and young people across Scotland.
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Date: 2nd February 2022
Category:
Basic Health and Welfare
Closing date: 31st March 2022
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Date: 16th December 2021
Category:
Basic Health and Welfare
Young people are encouraged to share their key issues in relation to health and wellbeing and to support discussions with young people, a conversational guide has been created.
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Date: 16th December 2021
Category:
Basic Health and Welfare
To ensure everyone in Scotland lives in a healthy environment, we must be able to hold public bodies and polluters to account. To do this, a petition has been launched which includes recommendations to Scottish Government to make sure the right to a healthy environment is enforced by law.
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Date: 16th December 2021
Category:
Basic Health and Welfare
Child Rights International Network (CRIN) has published its perspective on the recent decisions made by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in its first climate change case.
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Date: 16th December 2021
Category:
Basic Health and Welfare
Closing date: 3rd – 17th January 2022 (depending on group)
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Date: 22nd October 2021
Category:
Basic Health and Welfare
Closing date: 27th October
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Date: 17th September 2021
Category:
Basic Health and Welfare
The Children's Society's Good Childhood Report 2021 shows that modern life continues to erode the happiness of young people. Dissatisfied with school, friendships and how they look, an estimated 306,000 10-15 year olds in the UK are unhappy with their lives.
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Date: 30th July 2021
Category:
Basic Health and Welfare
Both consultations asked for views on changes that will happen as part of implementing the Children (Scotland) Act 2020.
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Date: 8th July 2021
Category:
Basic Health and Welfare
The first step to establish a fully independent SNAP 2 Secretariat is underway. The Secretariat will support ongoing development, implementation and monitoring of SNAP 2. Recruitment for a SNAP Secretariat Lead for an initial period of nine months is now open and a SNAP 2 Leadership Panel will be established in autumn 2021.
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Date: 8th July 2021
Category:
Basic Health and Welfare
Heads of the United Nations have jointly committed to stepping up their action to promote the right children, youth and future generations have to a healthy environment and the importance of meaningful participation in decision-making at all levels.
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Date: 18th June 2021
Category:
Basic Health and Welfare
Earlier this year, more than 20 expectant and new mothers seeking asylum were moved from settled accommodation into cramped bedsits at a new mother and baby unit in Glasgow. The #FreedomToCrawl campaign launched to highlight that asylum-seekers are no exception to the right every mother and baby has to safe, suitable accommodation.
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Date: 28th May 2021
Category:
Basic Health and Welfare, General Comments
Internet access continues to be a challenge for frontline workers, working to protect, respect and fulfil children’s rights. This open letter encourages world leaders to bridge the digital divide, guarantee the protection of children online and work towards meaningful participation of children and young people to design the future of the digital world.
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Date: 28th May 2021
Category:
Basic Health and Welfare
There is a lack of rigorous school food monitoring in place. To help develop an insight into children’s experiences of school food across the four nations, children are encouraged to complete a questionnaire, supported by parents and carers if they need it.
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Date: 28th May 2021
Category:
Basic Health and Welfare
Students from Edinburgh University’s Human Rights Clinic presented a valuable webinar looking into legal and non-legal frameworks that can protect, respect and fulfil children’s Right to a healthy environment; how to improve participation of children in environmental issues; and how to enhance children’s access to justice in environmental issues.
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