A 41-year-old man presses his palms against the window of a train as he says goodbye to his five-year-old daughter as she leaves for Lviv at the Kyiv station on March 4, 2022. He was staying behind to fight Russian forces.
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Policies and programs to address war-induced displacement in Ukraine must explicitly take into account the rights of children, including the best interests of the child.
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The prime minister and police have asked that children be removed from the protest at parliament – but the situation is legally and logistically complex.
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Researchers estimate around half of the adults who end up in prison are parents.
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With no clear biomedical basis for most early surgery on intersex children, interventions should be postponed until a child is competent to decide for themselves.
Over the past three years, children have increasingly used their voice to protest against their governments’ inaction.
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The long-awaited ruling by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child is as groundbreaking as it is disappointing. Where to next for young climate activists?
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What can and should be done in light of response to the Facebook Files? The issues are undoubtedly complex, but solutions need to centre on children’s rights and prioritize what young people need.
The Nigerian government need uniform laws to protect children in camps for displaced people.
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Nigeria’s child rights law must be applicable in all states to protect children living in camps for displaced people.
The law is already established on under-16s being deemed competent enough to make decisions about vaccinations for themselves.
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The law can give under-16s the right to consent to medical treatment, even without their parents’ approval.
One parent of a child with physical disabilities said their child preferred online learning because ‘his physical disabilities aren’t a barrier to inclusion … ’
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Traditional learning formats often fail marginalized students. We should be skeptical of a ‘one-size-fits-all’ or even ‘one-size-fits-most’ model.
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Judges have described New Zealand’s surrogacy parentage laws as ‘creaky’ and ‘inadequate’. The Law Commission has finally proposed significant reform.
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The NSW plan doesn’t measure up against international best practice. And Victoria doesn’t seem to be following a child-centred approach either.
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One study found 80% of darknet traffic on Tor went to sites hosting unmoderated porn and child sex abuse material.
Photographs of children killed in Gaza after Israeli strikes are held by demonstrators during a National March for Palestine in Washington, May 29. 2021.
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As Israel and Egypt enter into discussions about a truce with Hamas, Palestinian children’s thoughts and feelings on the conflict must be heard.
Children join the 20th September 2019 climate strike in London, thought to be the largest climate strikes to date.
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The children argue failure to tackle climate change constitutes youth discrimination.
Customary laws revere patrilineal systems and this often comes at the cost of the well-being of a child.
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Countries where traditional laws exist must uphold children’s rights and push for their best interest.
Adults need to pay attention to children’s voices and imagine a different future — not for children but with them.
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World Children’s Day is an opportunity to acknowledge children for who they are, the many things they know and what they are capable of right now.
South Africa has to balance a number of factors when considering how to handle schools during the pandemic.
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The country’s Constitution, as well as several court rulings, offer clear guidelines for how children’s best interests should be managed and prioritised.
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With UNICEF ranking New Zealand 35th out of 41 rich countries for children’s well-being, the gap between rhetoric and reality is wider than ever.
Zimbabwe’s amended education act seeks to protect, respect and fulfil the right to education for all children.
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Zimbabwe’s Education Amendment Act of 2020 is a step in the right direction, but more still needs to be done.
A seven-year-old boy waits at the bus stop in Dallas, Ga., for the first day of school on Aug. 3, 2020. Canadian schools are reopening in September, but is anyone really thinking about the well-being of the children?
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Any decision that places a child’s physical and mental health at risk shouldn’t be taken lightly, so policy-makers and parents alike should listen to those most affected — the children themselves.