This Resource Handbook is the result of collaborative efforts by members of the International Save the Children Alliance in Southeast, East Asia and the Pacific to research the physical and emotional punishment of children, using verifiable...
These children’s stories form the backbone of this year’s annual report. The children’s own accounts illustrate the dramatic living conditions faced by so many, more effectively than statistics and abstract information. Like the...
This report presents the results of a research evaluation of the participation of children in the Southeast Asia and the Pacific region in events and processes connected to the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children in May...
There is growing concern that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for child and maternal health will not be met by 2015 – reducing the under-five mortality rate by two-thirds – recharging the debate on what is required to achieve...
In today’s world the resources are available to guarantee a decent life to each and every child, free from misery, hunger, abuse and exploitation. What we are lacking is the absolute determination of the world community and its leaders to...
This document reveals the institutional position of Save the Children on child work and aims to become a referent model for this type of key theme. The common goal is to ensure that boys and girls are protected against harmful work – harm to...
Members of the International Save the Children Alliance work together as a federation by pooling resources, establishing common positions on issues and carrying out joint projects. They represent the world’s largest independent global...
This report has been undertaken as part of the International Save the Children Alliance, Southeast, East Asia and Pacific Region Regional Advocacy Plan and presents the findings of a comparative study of the relevant legal provisions of the six...
This paper was prepared as a contribution to the UN Study on the Impact of Armed Conflict on Children (the “Machel” study). It describes the psychosocial effects of armed conflict on children and outlines principles that should be...