International Initiatives

India bans child labour in circuses

AFP [from Dawn.com April 2011]: NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court on Monday banned travelling

Tue Apr 19 2011

USDOL’s Polaski Lauds Liberian Union for Work on Child Labor

Liberian Union Receives Child Labor Award by SANDRA POLASKI on FEBRUARY 23, 2011 · 0 COMMENTS The

Mon Feb 28 2011

Islamist Suicide Bombing Kills Somali Star International–Soccer Used as Tool to Prevent Child Soldiers

[from BleacherReports.com] By James M. Dorsey/(Correspondent) on February 23, 2011 Soccer star

Thu Feb 24 2011

Nigeria: Millions Lack Schooling

`Nigeria has the highest number of children out of school’ By Ayo Okulaja [article from

Fri Oct 22 2010

Convention of the Rights of the Child (Full Text)

Full text of the Convention on the Rights of the Child The Convention on the Rights of the Child

Wed Oct 20 2010

Turkey's first lady addresses PACE session

The fact that the Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted by the UN General Assembly two

Thu Oct 7 2010

CRC 20-Year Anniversary Coming in November (The CRC in England)

Friday 20 November marks the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Mon Oct 4 2010

Gartner: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: Education is Key

Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: Education is the Key Missing Link David Gartner,

Fri Jul 30 2010

Brazil’s Bolsa Família How to get children out of jobs and into school The limits of Brazil’s much admired and emulated anti-poverty programme

ELDORADO, SÃO PAULO STATE THREE generations of the Teixeira family live in three tiny rooms in

Mon Jul 26 2010

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