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In keeping with the spirit of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, family and parenting support is increasingly recognized as an important part of national social policies and social investment...

Economic and Social Council Official Records, 2002.

There is a growing global consensus in favour of family-based alternatives to institutional care for children. No residential institution --no matter how well meaning-- can replace the family...

The present report covers the activities of the Economic and Social Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean for two years from May 1998 through April 2000.

This Innocenti Insight looks at how children with disabilities and their families fare in the rapidly changing environment of this wide region, since transition in the early 1980’s. It builds upon the...

This Report on the activities of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean covers the two-year period between the last session of the Commission, held in July 2004, and March 2006...

This Report on the activities of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean covers the two-year period between the last session of the Commission, held in May 2002, and April 2004. It...

Trafficking in human beings is increasingly understood as a major and worldwide human rights violation and development issue. UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre new Insight Trafficking in Human Beings...

This study provides a critical and constructive analysis of how far the international community and individual states have come in their efforts to establish the normative, legal, and institutional...

The Convention on the Rights of the Child introduced for the first time in an international human rights treaty, the concept of the ‘evolving capacities’ of the child. This principle recognizes that...

The present study describes the evolution of childhood in Italy and the emergence of a new culture of the city. It analyses the consideration given to the Child Friendly Cities initiative and in...

The present publication reviews the problem of non-registration in conflict-affected countries while drawing on case studies to analyze successful or promising initiatives to ensure registration. The...

The study analyses how the Philippines national Child Friendly Movement has enhanced the capacity of local governments, communities and young people to fulfil the rights of the poorest children. The...

The report covers the period from 1 January 2006 to 13 June 2008 and comprises three sections. The first is devoted to issues requiring action by the Economic and Social Council or being brought to...

The end of the cold war does not mark the end of conflict. Regional instability and intra-State violence still remain a problem. This publication discusses the subject of disarmament and national...

Discusses the current situations in the regions of Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Pacific and Europe as they continue their pursuit for solutions to confidence and security building.

In the pursuit of regional solutions to regional problems, this publication discusses the idea of cooperation in the maintenance of peace and security and disarmament highlighting the interconnections...

With the break-up of the Soviet Union, the Newly Independent States experienced a great socio-economic crisis fuelling the volatility of the political sphere. Instability in both areas stymied an...

In seeking to pursue solutions to regional problems, especially that of disarmament and international security, regional dialogue is being encouraged within the international community. Experts on...

This publication discusses the complex and multifaceted security challenges such as territorial disputes, ethnic violence, cold war policies and sectarian strife and their effects on disarmament and...