Children's rights links and resources

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Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) URL:  http://www.humanrights.gov.au/ The extensive Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission website has a range of materials to improve the respect, protection and promotion of human rights in Australia. It includes sections on human rights for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, and on sex, race and disability discrimination. There are specific sections for teachers and students, including interactives. Australian People for Health, Education and Development Abroad (APHEDA) URL:  http://www.apheda.org.au/ APHEDA is the humanitarian overseas aid arm of the Australian Council of Trade Unions. The organisation aims to build self-reliance by supporting to educational and training projects for workers and their organisations. Information about global education programs and overseas projects in Cambodia, Cuba, East Timor, India and other countries is provided on the site. Child Labour Quiz URL:  http://www.unicef.org/voy/cgi-bin/zquiz.cgi?quiz=work&lang=en A UNICEF quiz covering children's rights and labour. It covers children involved in exploitative domestic labour worldwide, sexual abuse by employers, career skills training, education and farm workers. Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) URL:  http://www.crin.org/ CRIN is a global network of children's rights organisations striving to improve the lives of children. CRIN's website aims to be a first port of call for everyone seeking children's rights information on the Internet. The site features news and publications on children's rights, a calendar of events and a 'what's new'section and a website directory among other resources. Topics include: About child rights; Armed conflict; Child labour; Disability; Discrimination; Education; Health; HIV/AIDS; Juvenile justice; Macroeconomics; Media; Sexual exploitation; UN Special Session on Children; and Violence against children. Convention on the Rights of the Child URL:  http://www.unicef.org/crc/index.html The convention sets minimum legal and moral standards for the protection of children's rights. The site contains detailed information about the convention, its status and current issues, and links to resources such as bibliographies and other related websites. Human Rights Watch URL:  http://www.hrw.org/ An international organisation dedicated to protecting the rights of people around the world. The website includes the latest news, reports on human rights violation worldwide, information about campaigns, analysis and other relevant resources. State of the World's Children (SOWC) 2008 URL:  http://www.unicef.org/sowc08/ The State of the World's Children 2008 assesses the state of child survival and primary health care for mothers, newborns and children today. These issues serve as sensitive barometers of a country?s development and wellbeing and as evidence of its priorities and values. Investing in the health of children and their mothers is a human rights imperative and one of the surest ways for a country to set its course towards a better future. State of the World's Children (SOWC) 2009 URL:  http://www.unicef.org/sowc09/index.php The State of the World's Children 2009 examines critical issues in maternal and newborn health, underscoring the need to establish a comprehensive continuum of care for mothers, newborns and children. The report outlines the latest paradigms in health programming and policies for mothers and newborns, and explores policies, programmes and partnerships aimed at improving maternal and neonatal health. Stir your world! URL:  http://stir.org.au/stir/Default.aspx Stir: Australian Youth Activists website aims to changing the world for good. Young people are encouraged to fight poverty and be involved in the 'Make poverty history' campaign. Information and stories on poverty, Art4Aid, Scratch the Debt, Child Soldiers, Child labour, HIV / AIDS, Trade Justice, Fair Trade, East Timor, and Child trafficking. Vision Generation is associated with World Vision Australia. United Nations CyberSchoolBus URL:  http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/ The United Nations Cyberschoolbus is a website about global issues and the UN for students aged 5-18 and their teachers. Educational resources provide information on different countries and the United Nations, as well as games and puzzles. Teaching resources for curriculum areas such as cities, diseases and telecommunications are also included.

Focus articles Focus, a quarterly magazine published by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), provides a variety of items about how the Australian Government's overseas aid program addresses specific global issues. Seth Koma: Giving children a chance (UNICEF) in Focus Summer 2002/03 Vol. 17 No. 3 page 22. One of the many agencies that AusAID works with to reduce poverty in developing countries is the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF. UNICEF Australia’s Pam Garcia travelled to Cambodia as part of a global UNICEF team to see this work first hand. http://www.ausaid.gov.au/publications/focus/focuspdfs/1202/focus_summer_0203.pdf You can subscribe to Focus online or order printed copies at: http://www.ausaid.gov.au/publications/pubs.cfm?Type=PubFocus Books Title: A Life like Mine Editor: Amanda Rayner Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Description: Dorling Kindersley produced this 128-page book in association with UNICEF in 2002. It is a sensitive and uplifting look at children's rights and how these rights are being met around the world. Through encounters with diverse children, we learn not only about the efforts the world is making to look after every child, but also about the optimism and excitement with which children the world over pursue a good life for themselves. You will meet many children in this book, each with a unique story to tell. ISBN: 0-7894-8859-0 Age group: Upper primary students Title: Children Just Like Me Authors: Anabel and Barnabas Kindersley Description: Dorling Kindersley produced this 82-page book in association with UNICEF in 1995. It is a photographic celebration of children around the world. Through colourful pictures and children's own words, readers learn about the dreams and beliefs, hopes and fears and day-to-day events in the lives of children across the globe. ISBN: 0-7894-0201-7 Audience: Middle and upper primary students