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  Fighting for children's rights in Iraq

  Save the Children Fund, 2005

  This brief discusses the key issues around children’s rights in Iraq, including: the foundations of children’s rights in Iraq; key issues affecting children’s rights in Iraq; duties and obligations of the key stakeholders in children's rights; and taking action to protect and fulfil children’s rights in Iraq.Some main findings include: lack of security impinges on the ability of childre
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  Nepal: children caught in the conflict

  Amnesty International, 2005

  This article discusses the human rights abuses that children are facing because of armed conflict in Nepal, which are being committed by both parties to the conflict, and perpetuated by the failure of the state to meet its obligations to respect, protect and fulfil the rights of children.The study finds that minimal effort has been made to prevent abuses or bring perpetrators to justice for the
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  Youth, poverty and blood: the lethal legacy of West Africa’s regional warriors

  Human Rights Watch, 2005

  This paper looks at the migrant population of young fighters – regional warriors – who have been involved in the armed conflicts in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire since the late 1980’s, who view war as mainly an economic opportunity.The paper examines the incentives to fight, human rights abuses and problems in the disarmament programmes in Sierra Leone and Liberia.It makes
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  Neither war nor peace

  Children and youth in Organised Armed Violence, 2005

  This study identifies a number of regions affected by children and youth in organised armed violence (COAV), exploring causes and trends of the problem as well as suggesting policy oriented guidelines for policy makers within the international forum for the implementation of practical steps to treat COAV.
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  Demobilizing and reintegrating Afghanistan’s young soldiers: a review and assessment of program planning and implementation

  Bonn International Center for Conversion, 2005

  This report discusses debates between different actors and partners involved in the process of demobilisation and reintegration of former combatants in Afghanistan, and examines the planning, coordination and early implementation of UNICEF’s programme to demobilise and reintegrate war-affected young people within the overall framework of Afghanistan’s reconstruction process.The paper concludes
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  Protection through participation: young people affected by forced migration and political crisis

  Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford, 2005

  This paper considers the situations of youth and adolescents affected by war and displacement throughout the world, and provides a summary of some of the key issues to be explored with regards to their protection.
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  Forgotten casualties of war: girls in armed conflict

  Save the Children Fund, 2005

  This report addresses the protection issues for children associated with armed groups and, more specifically, to the largely unrecognised protection requirements of girls.
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  Service delivery in a difficult environment: the child-friendly community initiative in Sudan

  Department for International Development, UK, 2005

  This report, published by the Department for International Development (DFID), sets out the main findings and conclusions of a study of the UNICEF-sponsored Child-Friendly Community Initiative (CFCI) in Sudan. It examines the effectiveness of an integrated, multi-sectoral and community-driven approach for the delivery of basic services to poor and vulnerable people in a conflict-affected country.
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  One in two: children are the key to Africa’s future

  Save the Children Fund, 2005

  This report makes the case for investment in children as the key to breaking Africa’s cycle of poverty.
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  Protecting children in emergencies: escalating threats to children must be addressed

  Save the Children [Sweden], 2005

  This policy brief argues that protection of children remains a secondary concern for the international community in all phases of emergency response – but it must be a top priority.The paper identifies seven critical types of protection that children require in disaster areas and war zones:protection from physical harmprotection from exploitation and gender-based violenceprotect

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