Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion in Scotland 2013

Date: 21st January 2013
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation's sixth study of poverty and social exclusion in Scotland highlights a huge rise in unemployment for under-25s, and stark and growing health inequalities.

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Refresh on guidance for child protection

Date: 17th January 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

Beth Smith, Director of WithScotland, is chairing a steering group to update and review the Scottish Government's 'National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland'.

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Child rights and business - top five articles in 2012

Date: 9th January 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

Launched in partnership with UNICEF, Guardian Sustainable Business' focus on the rights of children and business' responsibilities towards them coincided with the launch of a set of ten guiding principles on child rights and business in March 2012.

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CRIN (UK) launches new project on legal status of the child

Date: 7th January 2013
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

The Children Rights International Network (CRIN) has launched a new collaborative project which seeks to establish "the legal status of the child" in national law in every country in the world, and has taken this opportunity to update their Legal Assistance Toolkit.

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7th European Forum on rights of the child - report now available online

Date: 3rd January 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

The European Forum on the Rights of the child took place in Brussels on 13th-14th November 2012. Its aim was to support the child protection systems through the implementation of the EU Agenda for the rights of the child.

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Further details of Third Sector Early Intervention Fund available

Date: 1st January 2013
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Big Fund have released further details of the Third Sector Early Intervention Fund on their website.

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Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Funding Programme is now available

Date: 1st January 2013
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The annual work programme 2013 for Fundamental Rights and Citizenship was adopted in December, and is now available online.

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Nine new members elected to serve on the Committee on the Rights of the Child

Date: 20th December 2012
Category: UK 1st periodic review

On 18th December 2012, States met in New York to elect nine members to serve on the Committee on the Rights of the Child. The successful candidates will replace those whose term will expire on 28 February 2013.

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February marks one year anniversary of the UNCRC Complaints mechanism

Date: 20th December 2012
Category: UK 1st periodic review

The end of February will mark the one year anniversary of the signing ceremony of the third Optional Protocol to the CRC establishing a complaints mechanism for children or their representatives - yet we are still seven ratifications away from its entry into force.

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New article about childcare within the European policy agendas

Date: 15th December 2012
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Population Europe, a network of Europe's leading demographic research centres has published an article entitled: Our children - who cares, who pays? Exploring the link between childcare needs, mothers' participation in the labour market and childcare policies.

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