Preparatory Meeting for the World Congress III Against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents21-23 April 2008From the 21st to the 23rd of April, the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre hosted a series of thematic expert consultations on child trafficking and child sex tourism, in preparation for the World Congress III against the Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents to be held in Brazil in November 2008. The consultations were organized in close cooperation with UNICEF’s Child Protection section in New York, and with the support of UNICEF TACRO and Brazil. Resource page 
The Coordinator of the Central Organizing Committee of the Government of Brazil illustrated the preparatory process to the World Congress III23 April 2008The Coordinator of the Central Organizing Committee of the Government of Brazil illustrated on the last day of the meeting the preparatory process to the World Congress III. During the session on World Congress III Against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolecents, she spoke about the participation of adolescents at the World Congress. "They are not representing themselves, they are not representing an entity. They are there to represent the voices of all adolescents" she said. Presentation |
HIGHLIGHTS
Children's Perspectives on Economic Adversity: A Review of the Literature
New Innocenti Discussion Paper released
Injury a leading killer of children in Asia
Innocenti Working Papers, Special series on Child Injury presented in Bangkok
Law Reform and Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Launch date: Mid 2008
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In Focus
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Promoting the rights of children with disabilities
October 2007The Innocenti Digest on 'Promoting the Rights of Children with Disabilities' examines the situation of the some 200 million children with disabilities around the world and identifies ways to support the realization of their rights. Children with disabilities constantly face barriers to the enjoyment of their rights and inclusion in society. But the tide is changing, as many countries have begun to reform their laws and structures in the past two decades to promote the participation of children with disabilities as full members of society.
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TransMONEE 2007 features: data and analysis on the lives of children in CEE/CIS and Baltic States
October 2007Despite recent economic growth, many children in the CEE/CIS Region remain vulnerable. Thousands of children continue to die before their first birthday, and increasing numbers of children are in formal care. Many young people lack employment opportunities and are at risk of marginalization. The tools to monitor these trends are often lacking, not standardized, or not routinely deployed. TRANSMONEE Features, along with the TRANSMONEE database, focuses on different aspects of children's lives, draws attention to mechanisms for monitoring trends and uses data to illuminate neglected issues.
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