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- A World Fit for Children: Official Outcome Document of the UN Special Session on Children (May 2002)http://www.unicef.org/specialsession/
The Special Session culminated in the official adoptionof its outcome document, 'A World Fit for Children'. The new agenda for - and with - the world's children, including 21 specific goals and targets for the next decade. More than two years of consensus-building resulted in a strong future agenda focused on four key priorities: promoting healthy lives; providing quality education for all; protecting children against abuse, exploitation and violence; and combating HIV/AIDS.
- Child Protection in the Phillipines
http://www.childprotection.org.ph
Though unofficial, this is the first website that features organizations in the Philippines, both state-run and non-governmental, that work on the issue of child protection. This is a project supported by the Arci Cultura E Sviluppo, Save the Children (UK) Philippines, and UNICEF Manila with the participation of 8 more organizations. This undertaking aims to present to the world the situation of abused children and the roles of these organizations in addressing the issues through the World Wide Web.
- Child Rights Information Network (CRIN)
http://www.crin.org
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.
- Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
http://www.child-soldiers.org
Convinced that the appalling situation faced by many child soldiers should no longer be tolerated by the international community, leading non-governmental organizations (NGOs) - the African Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers, Amnesty International, Defence for Children International, Human Rights Watch, International Federation Terre des Hommes, the International Save the Children Alliance, the Jesuit Refugee Service, the Latin American Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers, and the Quaker United Nations Office (Geneva), and World Vision International - are heading the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers. The Coalition's primary objectives are (1) the adoption of, and adherence to, an Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child prohibiting the military recruitment and use in hostilities of any person younger than 18 years of age, and (2) the recognition and enforcement of this standard by all armed forces, both governmental and non-governmental.
- Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development
http://www.ecdgroup.com/
An international group dedicated to improving the condition of young children at risk.
- Convention on the Rights of the Child
http://www.unicef.org/crc/crc.htm
The human rights of children and the standards to which all governments must aspire in realizing these rights for all children, are most concisely and fully articulated in this international human rights treaty. The Convention is the most universally accepted human rights instrument in history – it has been ratified by every country in the world except two – and therefore uniquely places children centre-stage in the quest for the universal application of human rights.
- Freynework Justice Issues
http://www.fraynework.com.au/justice/index.html
Freynework Justice Issues Website - an Australian based site dealing with refugee, indigenous rights, children in war and justice issues http://www.fraynework.com.au/justice/index.html The site is also host to this page of the Concerened Parents Association in Uganda. A group of parents campaigning for the release of their children, abducted by armed rebel groups . http://www.fraynework.com.au/justice/children/cpa.html
- International Campaign to Ban Landmines
http://www.icbl.org
As of 23 October 2003 the 1997 treaty banning the use, production, stockpiling, and transfer of antipersonnel landmines has been ratified or acceded to by 141 countries which are States Parties. Another 9 countries have signed but have not yet completed their ratification process, bringing the total number of countries supporting the treaty to 150. 44 Countries have not yet joined the treaty.
- International Conference on War Affected Children
http://www.waraffectedchildren.gc.ca/
The official Canadian Government web-site for the September 2000 conference.
- IRIN Web Special on Child Soldiers
http://www.irinnews.org/webspecials/childsoldiers/
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - IRIN News -is running an informative 'web special' on child soldiers, which includes information from Afghanistan, Angola, Burundi, Cote d'Ivoire, and other countries and regions. Among many interesting reports, it includes a report on girl ex-soldiers in Angola
- Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict
http://www.un.org/special-rep/children-armed-conflict/
The Office is charged with assessing progress achieved and difficulties encountered in strengthening the protection of children in situations of armed conflict; raising awareness and promote the collection of informationabout the plight of children affected by conflict; and encouraging the development of networking and foster international cooperation to ensure the protection and rehabilitation of children affected by conflict.
- Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict: Children in War
http://www.reliefweb.int/ocha_ol/civilians/children_war/index.html
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), United Nations
- The Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children>
http://www.womenscommission.org
Children and Adolescents Project: Ensuring protection, assistance and participation of all refugee children and adolescents.
- UNICEF's Information Network on Conflict and Children
http://www.unicef.org/graca
Information: Impact of Armed Conflict on Children
- UNICEF's International Child Development Centre
http://www.unicef-icdc.org
The UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre is based in Florence and is the main research arm of UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, helping to shape the organization's human rights agenda for children.
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: Children's Home Page
http://www.unhcr.org
International Institution
- Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict
http://www.watchlist.org/
The Watchlist is a network of local, regional and international non-governmental organizations working to protect the security and rights of children in armed conflicts. The Watchlist monitors the impact of armed conflict on children, compiles reports about children, including adolescents, and influences programs and policies to improve their lives.
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Other
- Cambokids Program for Children
http://www.bigpond.com.kh/cambokids
Includes a range of literature relevant to psycho-social work with communities affected by armed conflict, with excellent links to other sites
- Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrw.org/children/
The Children's Rights Division sends fact-finding missions to countries where abuses are occurring-interviewing child victims, parents, human rights activists, lawyers, child care workers, government officials, and others, working closely with local human rights groups to identify specific abuses and strategies for change. We then write objective, factual reports and present them to governments, international organizations (such as the United Nations, the European Union, the Organization of American States, and the African Union), non-governmental organizations, policy makers, and the media. We devise campaigns and work in coalition with other groups to expose abuses of children's rights and to put a stop to them.
- Save the Children - Sweden
http://www.rb.se/www/eng/
The basis of Save the Children Sweden's work is the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the United Nations' Declaration on Human Rights. These build on the principles that all people are equal, children have special rights, everyone has a responsibility - but governments have a special obligation.
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General Links
- Canada's Human Security Website
http://www.humansecurity.gc.ca
The Human Security Program of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) is one of Canada's proactive mechanisms for addressing the human dimensions of globalisation. The Program invests strategically in initiatives that strengthen the ability of the global community to respond to threats to Human Security and support peaceful governance.
- Canadian Institute for Conflict Resolution (CICR)
http://www.cicr-icrc.ca
The Canadian Institute for Conflict Resolution has provided leadership in the field of conflict resolution since 1988. Its mission is to foster, develop and communicate conflict resolution processes for individuals, organizations and communities that embody the positive attributes of common sense, compassion and spirituality.
- Canadian Peacebuilding Fund
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/peace
The Peacebuilding Fund, operating since April 1, 1997, is managed by the Peacebuilding Unit at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
- Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
http://www.hdcentre.org/
International Institution
- Centre for Humantarian Dialogue
http://www.hdcentre.org/
The Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue is an independent and impartial organisation, based in Geneva, Switzerland, dedicated to the promotion of humanitarian principles, the prevention of conflict and the alleviation of its effects through dialogue.
- Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/foreign_policy/global_issues-en.asp
Government of Canada
- Genocide Watch
http://www.genocidewatch.org/
Genocide Watch is the Coordinator for the International Campaign to End Genocide, founded in the Hague, Netherlands, May 1999.
- Human Security Bulletin
http://www.humansecuritybulletin.info/
Published quarterly by the Canadian Consortium on Human Security, the Bulletin features policy-relevant human security research, analysis and resources about human security issues in the news, as well as human security research resources.
- Human Security in Northern Uganda
http://www.up.ligi.ubc.ca/home.html
The Liu Institute for Global Issues, the Makerere University Human Rights and Peace Centre (HURIPEC), Human Rights Focus (HURIFO) and Human Rights Watch (HRW), are working to coordinate and consolidate an immediate civil society response to northern Uganda, which has been wracked by violence in recent years, with civilians bearing the brunt of the attacks. The main partners in this project, along with other Ugandan non-governmental organizations active in the North, will conduct research on the nature of the conflict, reconciliation possibilities, situation in the IDP camps, child abductions, demobilization of rebels and resettlement and integration.
- International Committee of the Red Cross
http://www.who.int/en/
International Institution
- International Development Research Centre
http://www.idrc.ca
Canadian Quasi-Government Organization
- Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
http://www.osce.org/
International Institution
- Organization of American States
http://www.oas.org/
International Institution
- ReliefWeb
http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf
ReliefWeb is an electronic clearinghouse for those needing timely information on humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters – designed specifically to help the humanitarian community improve its response to emergencies. ReliefWeb is a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
- Simons Centre for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Research (SCDNPR)
http://www.ligi.ubc.ca/Centres/index.cfm?fuseaction=Disarmament%20%26amp%3B%20Non%2DProliferation
SCDNPR is an independent policy research centre and a joint undertaking of The Simons Foundation and UBC. SCDNPR is dedicated to addressing a more peaceful world through three pillars of disarmament: military threats to human security, demilitarization and global governance and to the development of a legal and political framework to ensure human security. Research includes weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missile defence, weaponization of space, trade in small arms and United Nations Reform. Initiatives include undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral research programs, graduate level courses, a Diplomat-in-Residence program, conferences and community outreach.
- United Nations
http://www.un.org/
International Institution
- United Nations High Commission on Refugees
http://www.unhcr.ch
International Institution
- World Bank
http://www.worldbank.org/
International Institution
- World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/en/
International Institution
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Small Arms Working Group
- CONTROL ARMS
http://www.ploughshares.ca
Oxfam, Amnesty and Ploughshares Join Forces
The long-standing efforts of a global network of non-governmental organizations seeking greater controls on the international arms trade was given a boost on Thursday (Oct 9th) with the launch of a campaign, Control Arms, and a report, ‘Shattered Lives: The Case for Tough International Arms Controls' , by Amnesty International, Oxfam International, and the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA). The three-year program seeks government support for an International Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) to control the supply of weapons and also calls on governments to provide community-level safety to reduce the demand for arms. Full details can be found at www.controlarms.org .
Here in Canada Project Ploughshares, a co-founder and current member of IANSA, along with Oxfam Canada and Amnesty International Canada issued a press release in response to and in support of the report and a background document outlining the issue and with specific reference to Canada's role.
- DFAIT - Non-Proliferation, arms control and disarmament division
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/arms/menu-en.asp
Government of Canada
- International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA)
http://www.iansa.org/index.htm
International Non-Government Organization
- International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA)
http://www.iansa.org
International Institution
- Norwegian Initiative on Small Arms
http://www.nisat.org/
International Institution
- Peace and Security through Disarmament
http://disarmament.un.org/
International Institution
- Project Ploughshares
http://www.ploughshares.ca/
Small Arms Working Group Member
- Small Arms and Firearms Research and Education Network (SAFERNet)
http://www.research.ryerson.ca/SAFER-Net/
Canadian Non-Government Organization
- Small Arms Net - Arms Management in Africa
http://www.smallarmsnet.org
SmallArmsNet is an information portal for groups and individuals working to contain the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in Africa. It is an initiative of the Institute of Security Studies, South Africa
- Small Arms Survey
http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/
International Non-Government Organization
- World Council of Churches & Microdisarmament
http://wcc-coe.org/wcc/what/international/microdisarm.html
International Institution
Canadian Initiatives for Youth
- CIDA Youth Zone
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/youthzone.htm
Fascinated by international peace and development? This site provides inspiring ideas on how to make a world of change in developing countries by contributing your own unique skills.
- DFAIT Youth Zone
http://www.humansecurity.gc.ca/jeunesse-en.asp
This site is your information station on human security challenges. You can research topics for school, check out photos, try a quiz and more. For teachers, there are resources to help bring human security into the classroom.
- No War Zone - War Child Canada
http://www.nowarzone.org/index.asp
No War Zone is a network of youth from around the world working together for peace and human rights.
- Voices of Youth - UNICEF
http://www.unicef.org/voy/
The mission of this site is to offer all children and adolescents, including the hard-to-reach, a safe and supportive global cyberspace within which they can explore, discuss and partner on issues related to human rights and social change, as well as develop their awareness, leadership, community building, and critical thinking skills through active and substantive participation with their peers and with decision makers globally.
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CACWG members
- Amnesty International Canada
http://www.amnesty.ca/child/actions.htm
Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people dedicated to the protection and promotion of human rights. This site on children and war highlights some existing appeals on the Democratic Republic of Congo and Guatanamo Bay, as well as a new case on "disappeared" children and the legacy of war in El Salvador.
- Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture
http://www.ccvt.org/
The CCVT provides the link between the survivor of torture and a network of professional services which includes doctors, lawyers, social service workers and volunteers as well as crisis intervention, counseling, the Children's Program and Art Therapy.
- Canadian Red Cross - Even Wars Have Limits
http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=001723&tid=005
The Canadian Red Cross works in situations of war and natural disaster to bring urgently needed relief items, reunite families and help rebuild communities. Canadian Red Cross supports and manages development and rehabilitation programs, ranging from primary health care to water sanitation. Each year, Canadian Red Cross sends about 100 professional relief workers on overseas missions.
- Canadian Teachers Federation - International Programs
http://www.ctf-fce.ca/en/
CTF is a powerful voice for the profession and provides much needed support to its Member organizations and teachers at a time when many governments have moved ahead with very regressive education agendas. CTF's major areas of concern include: defending public education; promoting the teaching profession; providing support to Member organizations and teachers across Canada; addressing societal issues that affect the health and well-being of children and youth in Canada and abroad; and providing assistance and support to teacher colleagues in developing countries.
- CAUSE Canada
http://www.cause.ca/
CAUSE Canada is an international relief and development agency working in West Africa and Central America.
- Children and Armed Conflict: Impact, Protection and Rehabilitation Project
http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/childrenandwar/
The University of Alberta (Faculty of Arts' Endowment Fund for the Future), the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRCC), the United Nations University (UNU), Support for the Advancement of Scholarship (SAS) Research Fund and the Canadian Consortium on Human Security (CCHS) have created a website on Children and War based on a 3-year multi-disciplinary research project that examines the impact of war on children; global, regional and national legal attempts to protect children in conflict zones; and the rehabilitation of children affected by the war in Sierra Leone.
- Children and War: Impact, Protection and Rehabilitation Research Project
http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/childrenandwar/
Learn about this three-year Canadian multi-disciplinary research project undertaken by Dr. Andy Knight of the University of Alberta. The project examines the impact of war on children; global, regional and national legal attempts to protect children in ³conflict zones; and the rehabilitation of children affected by the war in Sierra Leone.
- Children/Youth as Peacebuilders Project
http://www.childrenaspeacebuilders.ca/
We are a network of young people working to build peace in our homes, communities, countries and inside ourselves. This site is organized to describe our work and to encourage the participation of young people in all levels of peacebuilding, from formal peace agreements to community level development.
- Foster Parents Plan Canada
http://www.fosterparentsplan.ca
Foster Parents Plan is a member of Plan International, a humanitarian, child-focused development organization working with families and their communities to meet the needs of children around the world.
- Free the Children
http://www.freethechildren.org/
Free The Children is an international network of children helping children at a local, national and international level through representation, leadership and action.
- Geneva Call
http://www.genevacall.org/
Geneva Call is an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to engaging Non State Actors (NSAs) - i.e. armed groups operating outside of government control - in a landmine ban and to respect humanitarian norms.
- Institute for Child Rights and Development, Centre for Global Studies, University of Victoria
http://web.uvic.ca/iicrd/
The International Institute for Child Rights and Development works in partnership with a multidisciplinary team of academics, front-line workers, community members, policy-makers and professionals from universities, professional associations, NGO's, government agencies and UN organizations. IICRD is a Canadian leader in community-based, national, regional and international applications of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
- International Bureau for Children's Rights
http://www.ibcr.org/
The International Bureau for Children's Rights (IBCR) is an international non-governmental organization created in 1994 to ensure that children's rights are respected, to identify and draw attention to the root causes of violations of children's rights and to seek practical solutions through investigation, public awareness and international cooperation.
- International Children's Institute
http://www.icichildren.com/
The International Children's Institute is a humanitarian organization established in 1992 to work with communities to develop psychosocial and psycho educational programs to support children's well-being.
- l'AMIE
http://www.amie.ca/
L'AMIE est une organisation sans but lucratif qui oeuvre pour le mieux-être des enfants défavorisés à travers le monde.
- Medecins sans frontieres (MSF) - Canada
http://www.msf.ca/
Médecins Sans Frontières offers assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict.
- Right to Play
http://www.olympicaid.org/overview.asp
Right To Play is a humanitarian, non-governmental organization (NGO) committed to improving the lives of the most disadvantaged children and their communities through Sport for Development
- Save the Children: Facts about Children at War
http://www.savethechildren.org/cic/war.shtml
Action for the Rights of Children (ARC) developed as a collaborative initiative between the International Save the Children Alliance and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). ARC's primary goal is to increase the capacity of UNHCR, governments and nongovernmental organization field staff to protect and care for children and adolescents during all stages of refugee situations, from emergency interventions through durable solutions.
- Terre des hommes Canada
http://www.tdh.ca/
The mission of TDH Canada is to to relieve the child in need and to empower the community to sustain the growth of the child in developing countries and in Canada.
- War Child (Canada)
http://www.warchild.ca
War Child Canada is an independent, non-profit organization. As a member of the War Child International Network, a group of independent organizations, we share a common goal to assist war-affected children and youth globally.
- World University Service of Canada
http://www.wusc.ca/
World University Service of Canada (WUSC) is a network of individuals and postsecondary institutions who believe that all peoples are entitled to the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute to a more equitable world. Its mission is to foster human development and global understanding through education and training.
- World Vision Canada
http://www.worldvision.ca
World Vision Canada is an international Christian humanitarian relief and development organization.
- YouCan
http://www.youcan.ca/
We are a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to building a culture of peace among the youth of today and we are Canada's leading organization run for-youth-by-youth. Our vision is to foster ‘a nation where all youth work in partnership with their communities to grow in peaceful and conflict resolving lifestyles.'
- Youth Millenium Project - University of British Columbia
http://www.ympworld.org/ymp.html
YMP helps youth around the world to develop humanitarian projects that they put into action.
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Gender and Peacebuilding Working Group
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Conflict Prevention Working Group
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Government of Canada
- Canadian International Development Agency
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/childprotection
CIDA features information on child protection, a social development priority, which includes child soldiers and children in armed conflict.
- War Affected Children
http://www.waraffectedchildren.gc.ca/
This Government of Canada web site provides information, multimedia features and interactive elements on the events leading up to and including the International Conference on War-affected Children. We invited youth, members of civil society and representatives from governments and non-governmental organizations to explore this site to learn more about the complex issues surrounding war-affected children - and see what national and international actions are being taken to address the issues.
- Website of Senator Landon Pearson
http://www.sen.parl.gc.ca/lpearson/
Advisor on Children's Rights to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Personal Representative of the Prime Minister to the UN Special Session on Children. Information and updates on the process and status of Canada's National Action Plan for Children, based on 'A World Fit for Children'.
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Peace Operations Working Group
- Afghan National Development Strategy website
http://www.ands.gov.af/
Contains links to the ANDS documents, the Consultative Groups page, and the reports of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board on the progress of the Afghanistan Compact.
- Centre on International Cooperation
http://www.cic.nyu.edu/index.html
The Center on International Cooperation (CIC) at New York University works to enhance international responses to humanitarian crises and global security threats through applied research and direct engagement with multilateral institutions and the wider policy community. Of particular interest are the documents. See: "Annual Review of Global Peace Operations 2006."
- Department of National Defence
http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/operations/current_ops_e.asp
Government of Canada
- Henry L. Stimson Center Future of Peace Operations Program
http://www.stimson.org/fopo/?SN=F220050602838
During 2006, FOPO has reported on the military's role in protecting civilians in conflict; on ways to improve the availability of international law enforcement personnel in peace operations; on best practices for fighting corruption in post-conflict settings; and on measures to reduce spoilers and promote accountability in peace operations. The program has also run a workshop series focused on these issues in Africa and issued a report on US military concerns with the International Criminal Court.
- International Peacekeeping
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13533312.asp
The academic journal International Peacekeeping examines the theory and practice of peacekeeping and reflects the principle that peacekeeping is essentially a political act in which military forces are the instruments of policy at an international level. The journal also reflects debates about sanctions enforcement, monitoring of agreements, preventive deployments, international policing, protection of aid in internal disputes, and the relationship between peacekeepers, state authorities, rival factions, civilians and non-governmental organizations.
- Partnership for Effective Peace Operations
http://www.effectivepeacekeeping.org/
The PEP policy working group seeks the improvement of the UN peace operations system, such that international peace operations can effectively establish a secure environment for civilians in conflict and post-conflict areas, restore the rule of law, and enable post-conflict reconstruction to move forward, creating the opportunity for permanent peace.
- Secretary General's Reports to the Security Council
http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/sgrep06.htm
Link to the most recent reports of the Secretary General on a variety of conflicts.
- United Nations Peacekeeping: In the Service of Peace
http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/contributors/index.htm
Montly Summary of Contributors: Military Observers, Troops and Civilian Police Personnel
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