Project Report
| Jul 25, 2011
A force to be reckoned with...
By Laura Burnell | Communications Manager
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Copyright Marcus Lyon/CSC
2011 has seen some major advancements in getting street children's rights, and voices, recognised at an international policy level. As well as the UN passing a resolution on street children in March, the first specifically on street children in 17 years, CSC has commissioned a study which brings together all of the major street children research and literature from the last decade and analyses the gaps. This is vitally important because at present, official information and knowledge on street children is disparate and uncoordinated. The study will be published later on in the the year and will be a valuable resource for anyone with an interest in street children, whether they be academics or practitioners in the field.
And as a direct result of the UN convention, the UN have also announced a major study which focuses on protecting and promoting the rights of children working and/or living on the street. The CSC study will complement this, and we will also play a role in delivering the UN study, which is due to be published in March 2012.
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May 5, 2011
Exciting Developments for Street Children
By Leonora Borg | Fundraising Manager
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Street child, India
On 9th March the United Nations Human Rights Council dedicated a day to discussing street children’s rights. CSC played a leading role in the preparations, organisation and development of the day and surrounding events, by coordinating NGO responses and sitting on the UN steering Committee. This was the first time in almost two decades that street children were given such full attention at UN level, and therefore the 9th March marked a unique renewed interest in the rights of street children at global and national policy levels. At the end of March the Resolution was ratified by all 47 countries and supported by the USA. It calls for key changes for street children, especially free birth registration and the need for accurate research on the numbers of these children and the specific issues they face.
The CSC-lef All Party Parliamentary Group on Street Children: The Resolution: Next Steps took place on 31st March – the purpose of which was to discuss the implications of the Resolution. The speakers included Patrick Shanahan, who gave a précis of his speech in Geneva and Sarah Thomas de Benitez who provided an overview of her study highlighting the gaps in research. Ambassadors, NGOs and parliamentarians pledged to work together on behalf of street children.
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May 4, 2011
The Courage to Look Up - CSC Advocacy Initiatives
By Leonora Berg | Partnerships manager
The Consortium for Street Children is currently advocating for the rights of street children at national and international levels by engaging with key political organisation within the UK and Russia, and the United Nations.
The CSC is co-ordinating the UN Human Rights Council discussion day focused on Street Children, which will take place on the 9th March 2011 in Geneva. The aims of this day are to create awareness about the lack of policy focus the UN gives to street children. For change to occur at a national level it is very important for the issues of street children to be recognised at a global level and as a global problem.
The CSC has been the co-ordinator of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Street Children for the past year. This group is chaired by Baroness Millier of Chilthorne Domer and Russell Brown MP and they have successfully engaged a wide range of parliamentarians, NGOs and Ambassadors with the issues of street children. Over the past year the APPG on street children meetings have focused on issues including 'sharing research, street girls, child protection, and street children in the UK'. Through engaging political figures at a national level the CSC can directly influence national policy through linking grass roots level initiatives with the decision makers within government.
The CSC has started a new project with Doctors for Children, who are based in Russia, to support the government and local NGOs to support street children with HIV/ AIDs by advocating for their rights at a national level and sharing best practice.
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