Handbook on the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography
The Handbook aims to promote understanding and effective implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. The publication describes the genesis, scope and content of the Protocol, and provides examples of measures taken by States Parties to fulfil their obligations under this instrument.This handbook is part of a continuing effort by the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre (IRC) to support efforts by governments and civil society in all parts of the world to implement the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the two Optional Protocols to the Convention and other international instruments on the rights of children. It also forms part of IRC’s long-standing policy of supporting the work of the Committee on the Rights of the Child.
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The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography and the jurisprudence of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, Innocenti Working Paper
HIGHLIGHTS
Child Migrants with and without Parents New Innocenti Discussion Paper Climate change and children. A human security challenge Reviews the implications of climate change for children Children and Transitional Justice Conference, 27-29 April 2009 Co-convened by UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre and the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School Major publications for 2009 Latest and forthcoming IRC publications listNEW PUBLICATION
New Special Series on Social Norms and Harmful Practices inaugurated
The Special Series on Social Norms and Harmful Practices, through a number of Working Papers, provides a detailed description and analysis of the process of positive social change that leads to the abandonment of FGM/C and other practices harmful to children. These publications confirm that, despite marked differences between and within countries, the process leading to the abandonment of harmful practices has common transformative elements. The Working Papers define and examine these key elements so that they can be applied in programmes to initiate positive change and monitor progress.Ethiopia: a comparative analysis of the social dynamics of abandonment of harmful practices in four locations
Sudan: an in-depth analysis of the social dynamics of abandonment of FGM/C
Social dynamics of abandonment of harmful practices: a new look at the theory
NEW PUBLICATION
Independent child migrants in developing countries: unexplored links in migration and development
This paper focuses on independent migrant children, defined as below 18 years old, who choose to move from home and live at destinations without a parent or adult guardian. It summarises quantitative and qualitative research, and uses this to reflect on research agendas and global debates towards linking migration and development.NEW PUBLICATION
New Innocenti Working Papers
Children's and adolescents' participation and protection from sexual abuse and exploitationThis paper authored by Claire Feinstein and Clare O'Kane presents an overview of government commitments to strengthen participation by children and adolescents to protect them from sexual abuse and exploitation. It also considers concrete recommendations for strengthening young people’s involvement in their own protection, based on their recommendations about what is needed to realize the Stockholm Declaration and Agenda for Action.
The right of children to be heard: children's rights to have their views taken into account and to participate in legal and administrative proceedings
This new paper by Daniel O'Donnell addresses the right of children to be heard in any judicial or administrative proceeding affecting them. It introduces the subject based on examples from the laws and practices of 52 countries around the world, shedding further light on a topic covered in the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre publication Law Reform and Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (2007).
MEETINGS AND EVENTS
Is West Africa ready for Children's Ombudsmen?
The purpose of the Seminar on the Creation of Independent Institution to promote the Rights of Children and Human Rights, which is taking place in Bamako, Mali on 22-23rd June 2009, is to discuss and identify the most appropriate strategies to develop independent human rights institutions in Francophone Africa at national and sub-regional level, sharing different national experiences and taking into consideration the results of a research conducted by the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre in Florence Italy, on different institutional models.NEW PUBLICATION
Global Climate Change and Child Health: A review of pathways, impacts and measures to improve the evidence base
This paper reviews the published evidence of pathways and impacts of global climate change on child health. The review was occasioned by the recognition that most of the work to date on climate change and health lacks clear focus on the children's dimension, while the climate change and children literature tends to be brief or imprecise on the complex health aspects.This paper was initiated as a background review for the UNICEF IRC Policy Review Paper on Climate Change and Children (UNICEF 2008).
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MEETINGS AND EVENTS
Impact of financial crisis and climate change on children
In anticipation of the G8 Summit to be hosted by Italy in July, Ombuds for Children from all G8 countries are meeting in Nuoro, Sardinia, Italy on 25-26 June for the O8 Summit. The event aims to promote the best interest of the child and investment in childhood as priority themes for discussion at the G8.Live Broadcasting
