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International
United
Nations Children's Fund
UNICEF is dedicated to help build a world
where the rights of every child are realized. It believes that nurturing
and caring for children are the cornerstones of human progress.
This is done by working with others to overcome the obstacles that
poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a child's
path. UNICEF upholds the Convention on the Rights of the Child,
and is part of the Global Movement for Children.
"Building
a World Fit for Children"
From 8 to 10 May 2002, more than 7,000 people
participated in the most important international conference on children
in more than a decade, the Special Session of the UN General Assembly
on Children, at which the nations of the world committed themselves
to a series of goals to improve the situation of children and young
people. This conference resulted in the document "Building
a World Fit for Children".
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Child
Labour
Child
Rights Information Network
The Child Rights Information Network (CRIN)
is a global network that disseminates information about the Convention
on the Rights of the Child and child rights amongst non-governmental
organisations (NGOs), United Nations agencies, inter-governmental
organisation (IGOs), educational institutions, and other child rights
experts. The Coordinating Unit is based in London, UK.
Global
March Campaign against Child Labour
A well-known and worldwide NGO, which works
for child labour issue. You go to their site and subscribe their
"Child Labour News Service". Also, go to the link page
found in their website. There you can find many international NGOs
working for children's rights.
Program
Against Child Labour Program
Against Child Labour, Pacl is started to raise the awareness of
the problem of child labour among students in Singapore. Established
organisations and their branches have been set up throughout the
world to combat this pressing crime that has gotten worse over the
years up till the present day. Living in a generally well-clothed
society, many of us have ironically been sheltered from this harsh
reality that is plaguing over 250 million children worldwide.
A
Message from Children and Young People at the Yokohama Congress
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Singapore
The
Children's Society
The Children's Society strongly believes that
children are our hope for the future. In other words, the resources
and time we invest in them today will shape our tomorrow. As a voluntary
welfare organisation for all races, religions and creeds, it is
committed to protect the physical, emotional and mental well-being
of our children, particularly the disadvantaged and those at risk.
Children's
Cancer Foundation Singapore
The Children's Cancer Foundation's mission
is to improve the quality of life of cancer-stricken children and
their families through enhancing their emotional, social and medical
well-being.
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