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The rights of minority, indigenous and migrant children

The Centre continued its research into the rights of minority, indigenous and migrant children in 1999. Country profiles on the situation of immigrant children in six European states were completed and consolidated, ready for dissemination in 2000. An in-depth study of the role of education in ethnic conflict, The Two Faces of Education, was also completed and will be published shortly as an Innocenti Insight. Conference on Non-Discrmination In partnership with the Regione Toscana and the Italian Committee for UNICEF, the Centre organized an international conference in Florence on 10 December 1999 to mark the 10th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Conference, No Ordinary Decade for Children’s Rights, focused on the theme of non-discrimination, the principle highlighted in Article Two of the Convention. Ten young rights activists from Australia, Canada, Romania, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Venezuela and West Bank and Gaza took part in the meeting, with support from CIDA, the Canadian International Development Agency. They were joined by five Italian youth participants, and thousands of Tuscan schoolchildren listened while the young people took part in a round-table discussion led by the Italian television personality Red Ronnie. The youth participants later joined international experts and practitioners in workshops to discuss the discrimination confronting the children of indigenous peoples, minorities, immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers and children affected by ethnic violence. The discussions culminated in the agreement of the Florence Declaration – a statement of principles to tackle the problems facing minority children – and a Youth Statement drawn up by the young participants.

Publications

Un decennio straordinario per i diritti dei bambini 1989-1999
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Un decennio straordinario per i diritti dei bambini 1989-1999

In occasione del decennale della Convenzione delle Nazioni Uniti sui Diritti dell’Infanzia, la Regione Toscana, il Comitato Nazionale per l’UNICEF e il Centro di Ricerca Innocenti dell’UNICEF hanno organizzato un incontro internazionale di giovani. Il tema centrale è stato il principio della non-discriminazione sancito dall’articolo 2 della Convenzione sui Diritti dell’Infanzia.
No Ordinary Decade for Children's Rights 1989-1999
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No Ordinary Decade for Children's Rights 1989-1999

A Report of the international gathering held in Florence to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, with special reference to children of minorities, indigenous peoples and immigrants.
Children and Families of Ethnic Minorities, Immigrants and Indigenous Peoples: Global Seminar Report, 1995
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Children and Families of Ethnic Minorities, Immigrants and Indigenous Peoples: Global Seminar Report, 1995

The seventh Innocenti Global Seminar, held in Florence in October 1996, brought together participants with a wide range of experiences and perspectives to discuss discrimination against ethnic minorities, immigrants and indigenous peoples. The Report emphasizes participation, education and empowerment and calls for systematic attention to be paid to minority populations in all situation analyses.

Project team

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Innocenti Project(s) 1994-1996:

Children of minorities

Innocenti Project(s) 1991-1993:

Children of minorities

PROJECTS ARCHIVE

Topics

Minorities