Full Coverage: Children

30.04.2008 The Department of Education in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, an Indian Union Territory, is introducing IT hobby centres in 24 schools during the summer vacation. The free of cost centres will encourage use of computers in the learning process.

30.04.2008 Raaseporin kaupunki on ottanut vastaan haasteen ryhtyä Suomen Unicef-kaupungiksi vuonna 2009. Myös itse Raaseporin kaupunki syntyy vasta vuodenvaihteessa, kun Tammisaari, Karjaa ja Pohja liitetään yhteen.

29.04.2008 A new UN report released less than two weeks after the Maoists’ victory in the Nepal polls, says children are still being recruited by armed groups and used for political demonstrations. The report calls for enhanced legal protection of minors, in line with international standards.

24.04.2008 Kenian vastanimetty valtapuolueiden yhteinen jättihallitus kiinnittää erityishuomiota lapsiin. Lasten ja naisten asioita varten on luotu uusi ministeriö, ja kiireellisenä tavoitteena pidetään lasten saamista pakolaisleireiltä takaisin normaaliin arkeen.

23.04.2008 UNESCO’s Global Monitoring Report: Education for All by 2015? Will we make it? provides a mid-term assessment of where the world stands on its commitment to provide basic education for all. The report stresses on the need to make education more inclusive through adequately financed and targeted measures.

22.04.2008 Last week policymakers from South Asia gathered at Bangladeshi capital to discuss social protection strategies for children on health and basic education. Government representatives, international NGOs, researchers and experts shared initiatives and identified methods to secure the future of children.

21.04.2008 Animal Angels Foundation, a Pune-based NGO in western India, works on the unique concept of using pets to bring about emotional stimulation among autistic children. This form of therapy has just begun to take roots and may eventually become part of mainstream healing procedures.

21.04.2008 Traditional game of snake and ladder is being used in a novel way for disaster preparedness. As part of a wider national disaster awareness effort, the Sri Lankan Disaster Management Centre and UNDP are training school children about how to face floods, land slides, lightning, etc. and lessen their adverse effects.

21.04.2008 Kehidupan korban pelanggaran HAM pun sangat memprihatinkan. Mereka pun rata-rata bekerja sebagai buruh. Saat ini masih banyak anak-anak dari korban pelanggaran HAM yang putus sekolah karena penghasilan orangtuanya sebagai buruh tidak mencukupi. Karena itu, anak-anak mereka berhak atas pendidikan yang layak, kesehatan, tempat tinggal yang layak, yang semuanya harus diberikan pemerintah secara gratis.

18.04.2008 Co-authored by UNICEF, UNAIDS and WHO, Children and AIDS: Second Stocktaking Report, is a review of progress on how AIDS affects children and young people. Focusing on low and middle income countries, the report reveals that there is a strong need for more evidence-based information for HIV/AIDS prevention efforts.

18.04.2008 Etelä-Sudanin koulujen penkeille odotetaan tänä vuonna 1,3 miljoonaa lasta, kun vuonna 2005 vastaava luku oli 340 000. Sisällissodasta pitkään kärsineen maan koulutustilanne paranee muun muassa YK:n tukeman Go to School -aloitteen ansiosta, joka polkaistiin käyntiin vuonna 2006.

17.04.2008 Rising food prices are forcing parents to marry off their daughters at a tender age in lieu of money in northern Afghanistan. Such child marriages will end only when the region gets sufficient investments to reduce poverty and adequate food supplies.

17.04.2008 GKJM Yogyakarta tolak Raperda tentang Penanganan Gelandangan, Pengemis dan Perlindungan Anak. Menurut GKJM Raperda tersebut merupakan suatu rancangan produk hukum yang diskriminatif. Dari perspektif hukum, banyak kajian yuridis yang menyatakan bahwa substansi Raperda ini telah melanggar basis-basis dasar pembuatan suatu produk hukum yakni telah melanggar basis filosofis, yuridis dan sosiologis.

15.04.2008 Dalam sebuah diskusi di Warung Daun Cikini beberapa waktu lalu oleh ICW, Sudaryatmo dari YLKI mengungkapkan, kontroversi seputar Enterobacteri Sakazaki seharusnya tidak perlu terjadi apabila semua informasi seputar proses pemberian registrasi dan juga hasil dari reguler inspection yang dilakukan oleh BP POM bisa diakses oleh publik. Sudah waktunya BP POM tidak memonopoli informasi yang berkaitan dengan proses pemberian registrasi dan proses pelaksanaan berikut hasil dari reguler inspection.

14.04.2008 Dari Sabang Sampai Merauke Rakyat Indonesia Mati Kelaparan. Mungkin begitulah lagu yang bisa kita nyanyikan sekarang. Betapa tidak, mulai dari Sabang sampai Marauke banyak anak-anak yang meninggal karena kurang gizi dan kelaparan. Ironisnya, sikap sebagian elit pemerintah/politikus menutup mata seperti menyatakan bahwa Indonesia sudah tidak masuk negara miskin lagi karena pendapatan per kapita sebesar US$ 2.000/tahun sangat menyesatkan.

11.04.2008 Climate change can cause rise in malaria and diarrhea, the global killers of children. Fall in crop productivity and water availability will also severely impact the lives of women and children, warned UNICEF on the occasion of World Health Day 2008.

09.04.2008 ‘English for Fun’ radio programme recently started in Bihar, one of the most impoverished states in India, has become extremely popular among kids. Covering nearly six million primary school students, the programme is helping them learn the language that provides a competitive edge in modern India.

08.04.2008 KPAI mendesak Menteri Kesehatan dan Badan Pengawasan Obat dan Makanan (BPOM) untuk segera mengusut tuntas kasus tercemarnya susu formula oleh bakteri Enterobacter Sakazakii agar masyarakat tidak resah. KPAI juga meminta BPOM segera mengumumkan hasil penelitiannya, dan mengumumkan nama-nama merek susu yang tercemar serta perintah penarikan produk susu tersebut dari peredaran.

03.04.2008 The state government in Bihar in eastern India plans to set up FM radio stations in schools to make education more effective. Apart from airing phone-in programmes on career counseling, quizzes and guest lectures, the channels would also educate students on community development, health and disaster management.

03.04.2008 The state government in Bihar in eastern India plans to set up FM radio stations in schools to make education more effective. Apart from airing phone-in programmes on career counseling, quizzes and guest lectures, the channels would also educate students on community development, health and disaster management.