Children and Youth

Children are adults in construction and they deserve special attention. Childhood is a crucial moment and all stakeholders have to ensure that the fundamental rights enclosed in the Convention on the Rights of the Child are fulfilled for all children in the world. These rights range from the simple recognition of their existence through birth registration to their education and protection.

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Child labour - Child soldiers - Children rights - Youth employment - Youth engagement

Future Leaders - Application Process

Antonia Sariyska uploaded a new Document | 23 February 2015

edd15_futureleaders_application_process.pdf 556.72 KB

Tell us how you are helping your community & get a chance to come and speak at Europe’s largest development forum, European Development Days, in Brussels on 3-4 June! 12 Future Leaders from around the world (age 21-26) will be selected to come and join world leaders at EDD15 and debate on...

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Group: European Development Days
Multi-stakeholders Workshop: Women economic participation and ICT in the Mediterranean Region: Constraints and opportunities

Fatiha Hassouni created a new event | 18 February 2015

26 Mar

From 26 March 2015
in Barcelona (Spain)

Organised by Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean

Exploring how to increase women employment and entrepreneurship in the ICT sector

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Group: Youth in Development
Civil registration: Africa’s greatest development failure holds key to her success

Capacity4dev Team posted Information | 17 February 2015

For decades, Africa’s inability to count – and account to – its population has held back the continent’s development. This no longer needs to be the case, writes Cornelius Williams, Regional Advisor on Child Protection at UNICEF’s Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office. See the full article...

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Group: Public Group on Children
3 EDD15 Future leaders

Ella Nicolescu created a new WIKI page | 3 February 2015

EDD15 Future leaders Read about the Application Process Submit an Application A call to all young leaders Are you playing an active role in the fight against poverty? Have you been involved in innovative projects to address global challenges in your community? Do you want to share your vision of...

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Group: European Development Days
EDD15 Preparatory Meeting Slides

Antonia Sariyska uploaded a new Document | 3 February 2015

edd15_preparatory_meeting_slides.pdf 7.49 MB

EDD15 first preparatory meeting took place on 2 February 2015 at the Committee of the Regions. Please, find here the slides which were used during the meeting. For more information, please refer to the Community Guide.

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Group: European Development Days
EDD15 Community Guide

Antonia Sariyska uploaded a new Document | 3 February 2015

edd15_community_guide.pdf 24.02 MB

This Guide outlines how to get involved in EDD15, including the different types of sessions to be organised, as well as the 12 official EDD15 topics. Click here to download the PDF version of the document.

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Group: European Development Days
Reimagine the future: Innovation for every child

Rahel Dette uploaded a new Document | 27 November 2014

2014_unicef_reimagine_the_future_innovation_for_every_child.pdf 3.8 MB

This UNICEF report focused especially on innovation includes discussions on the state of children around the world, distribution and equity as well as numerous stories and detailed statistical tables. Abstract : Around the world, an innovation revolution for children is growing – often in the most...

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Group: innov-aid
UNICEF and the European Year for Development

Capacity4dev Team posted Information | 13 November 2014

Lila Pieters is a Senior Advisor at UNICEF's Brussels EU Office. Speaking in an interview filmed at the stakeholders launch event, she explains which issues UNICEF would like to see highlighted during the European Year for Development (EYD) and the challenges for the post-2015 agenda. Visit the...

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Group: Public Group on Children
UNICEF and the European Year for Development

Capacity4dev Team posted Information | 13 November 2014

Lila Pieters is a Senior Advisor at UNICEF's Brussels EU Office. Speaking in an interview filmed at the stakeholders launch event, she explains which issues UNICEF would like to see highlighted during the EYD and the challenges for the post-2015 agenda.

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Group: European Year for Development 2015 Stakeholders
Situational Analysis on the Rights of Children with Disabilities in Uganda - UNICEF Uganda

Nadège Riche uploaded a new Document | 2 October 2014

unicef_cwdssituationalanalysisuganda_2014.pdf 7.22 MB

In Uganda, the policy context relating to disability is forward looking and rights based, broadly considering the situation of adults with disabilities. However, a lack of knowledge and awareness regarding the status of the rights of children with disabilities (CwDs) has been identified (African...

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Group: Disability and Development Network

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