Orphans Of Conflict

Author : Jason Hart
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1845455282

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Years of Conflict by Jason Hart Pdf

Recent years have witnessed a significant growth of interest in the consequences of political violence and displacement for the young. However, when speaking of "children" commentators have often taken the situation of those in early and middle childhood as representative of all young people under eighteen years of age. As a consequence, the specific situation of adolescents negotiating the processes of transition towards social adulthood amidst conditions of violence and displacement is commonly overlooked. Years of Conflict provides a much-needed corrective. Drawing upon perspectives from anthropology, psychology, and media studies as well as the insights of those involved in programmatic interventions, it describes and analyses the experiences of older children facing the challenges of daily life in settings of conflict, post-conflict and refuge. Several authors also reflect upon methodological issues in pursuing research with young people in such settings. The accounts span the globe, taking in Liberia, Afghanistan, South Africa, Peru, Jordan, UK/Western Europe, Eastern Africa, Iran, USA, and Colombia. This book will be invaluable to those seeking a fuller understanding of conflict and displacement and its effects upon adolescents. It will also be welcomed by practitioners concerned to develop more effective ways of providing support to this group.

Author : R. Charli Carpenter
Publisher : Kumarian Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781565492370

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Born of War by R. Charli Carpenter Pdf

'Born of War' examines the human rights of children born of wartime rape and sexual exploitation in worldwide conflict zones. Detailing the impacts of armed conflict on these children's survival, protection and membership rights, the text suggests that these children constitute a particularly vulnerable category in conflict zones.

Author : Graça Machel
Publisher : Hurst & Company
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025368767

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The Impact of War on Children by Graça Machel Pdf

Draws upon the findings and analysis of the 1996 report and assesses progress made and obstacles encountered in efforts over the past five years to protect children in armed conflicts and fulfil their rights. Using examples from around the world, analyses the special vulnerabilities of children when families and communities are torn apart, schools are destroyed and stability shattered. Demonstrates how war's legacy of horror continues to affect children long after hostilities cease, especially through landmines and unexploded ordnance, the proliferation of small arms, the instability of refugee existence and the spread of HIV/AIDS.

Author : Ilene Cohn,Guy S. Goodwin-Gill
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015032603998

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Child Soldiers by Ilene Cohn,Guy S. Goodwin-Gill Pdf

"In this path-breaking study, Professor Goodwin-Gill and Dr Cohn assess the status of the Child Soldier in international law and highlight the ways in which international humanitarian law fails to provide effective protection, particularly in the internal conflicts which are the most common battlefields today. Based upon empirical data gathered from places of conflict all over the world, the authors examine the consequences for child soldiers, their families and communities, of their participation in armed conflict. They conclude their study with practical suggestions for preventing recruitment, and call for a more coherent policy of treatment for those children who have participated in acts of violence."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Children and war
ISBN : LOC:00101586911

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Children of War by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism Pdf

Author : Shaheed Fatima QC
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781509923045

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Protecting Children in Armed Conflict by Shaheed Fatima QC Pdf

In armed conflicts around the world, children are being killed, raped, abducted and recruited to fight at a shocking scale. In light of this continuing general failure to protect children in conflict, it is questionable whether existing international law norms and institutions provide sufficient protection and accountability. Consideration needs to be given to whether international law can do more – practically and effectively – when moral lines are crossed. That is the purpose of this book. It reviews the position of children in armed conflict by reference to the 'six grave violations' as identified by the UN Security Council. It analyses the protection offered by international humanitarian law, international criminal law and international human rights law, and also assesses the related adjudicative accountability mechanisms. The analysis concludes with a number of recommendations and proposals for reform, with a view to enhancing accountability and deterring future violations. The book has been written by a team of lawyers, headed by Shaheed Fatima QC, and has drawn on the input of an expert advisory panel comprising leading academics, policy-makers and activists. It has been written as part of the Inquiry on Protecting Children in Conflict. The Inquiry has been sponsored by Save the Children and Theirworld and chaired by former UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.

Author : Charles W. Greenbaum,Philip E. Veerman,Naomi Bacon-Shnoor
Publisher : Intersentia nv
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Arab-Israeli conflict
ISBN : 9789050953412

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Protection of Children During Armed Political Conflict by Charles W. Greenbaum,Philip E. Veerman,Naomi Bacon-Shnoor Pdf

The purpose of this book is to help researchers and professionals understand the possibilities for protecting children in violent political conflicts. This is the first book to be published on this important, complex and painful topic. Most other publications have concentrated on the effects of political violence on children and adults, but have little or nothing to say on prevention from the point of view of the social sciences. This book represents the beginnings of a new field of inquiry and policy. The book includes: research on the effects of exposure to political violence on children; reports by police and military experts of their experiences in protecting the public and children while keeping order; observations from people in human rights and childrens rights organizations on issues of attempting to report to and observe both sides in a conflict; and work by legal researchers on international law relating to the protection of children in political conflicts.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : UNICEF
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789280643633

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Machel Study 10-year Strategic Review by Anonim Pdf

The organisation of this report aims to heighten our understanding of the myriad ways in which armed conflict affects children - and how children regard their participation not only in war but in programmes aimed at preventing violence against them and in promoting their recovery and reintegration. The central message of this 10-year strategic review is that "war violates every right of the child". The report thus frames its findings within three categories: political and diplomatic actions and responsibilities; system-wide international policies, standards and architectures; and prevention and response.

Author : Kendra E. Dupuy,Krijn Peters
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216163138

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War and Children by Kendra E. Dupuy,Krijn Peters Pdf

A comprehensive, up-to-date presentation of how children and young people are affected by and respond to situations of armed conflict and postwar reconstruction. War and Children: A Reference Handbook looks at one of the most wrenching aspects of armed conflict, ranging across the globe to examine the different ways armed conflict and postwar reconstructions affect children and young people, and how they have responded to both war and efforts to alleviate war's destruction. While war has always affected children, the nature of that impact has changed in the last half-century. Civil conflicts break out in mostly poor, developing countries with large populations of young people, and combatants are less hesitant to turn civilian areas into battlegrounds. War and Children explores these phenomena by focusing primarily on recent conflicts worldwide, with case studies dramatizing important issues and controversies-including the considerable number of children soldiers throughout the world.

Author : Morris Fraser
Publisher : New York : Basic Books
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1977-03-24
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004537077

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Chldr In Conflict by Morris Fraser Pdf

Author : Myriam Denov,Maya Fennig
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781839104817

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Research Handbook of Children and Armed Conflict by Myriam Denov,Maya Fennig Pdf

The Research Handbook of Children and Armed Conflict adeptly explores childrens’ lived realities of armed conflict and its aftermath. Featuring empirical, conceptual and policy analyses alongside moving first-hand accounts of the experiences of war-affected children and youth, it highlights the urgent need for advocacy and action.

Author : Bina D'Costa
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781107117242

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Children and Violence by Bina D'Costa Pdf

Explores the conceptualisation of childhood in South Asia and comments on the shift from welfare to the protection of children's rights in the region.

Author : Chaditsa Poulatova
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781443846400

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Children and Armed Conflict by Chaditsa Poulatova Pdf

At a time of escalating global conflict and instability, this book examines international efforts to protect children from the effects of war and armed conflict through the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), especially article 38, and the Convention’s Optional Protocol on the involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (OPAC). The principal focus of the book is on the existing UN established machinery for implementing the CRC and OPAC – the Committee on the Rights of the Child and its processes for monitoring states’ compliance with the CRC and OPAC. The book exposes major shortcoming in the monitoring process and concludes by examining possible ways in which compliance with the CRC and OPAC, and with human rights conventions in general, might be secured more effectively. The work has significance not just for scholars working on human rights and the UN, but also for international organisations dealing with human rights in general and with children’s rights and armed conflict in particular. It is also significant for UN and EU policy-makers and for grass roots NGOs.

Author : Harold Alderman
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780821386781

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No Small Matter by Harold Alderman Pdf

"Education is often seen as a fundamental means to improve economic prospects for individuals from low income settings. However, even with increased emphasis on basic education for all, many individuals fail to achieve basic skills to succeed in life. The book presents evidence that one core reason is that by the time a child is old enough to attend school, there is already a wide disparity in cognitive skills and in emotional and behavioral development among children from households of different socioeconomic backgrounds. Low levels of cognitive development in early childhood strongly correlate with low socio-economic status (as measured by wealth and parental education) as well as malnutrition. These disadvantages are often exacerbated by economic crises. Fortunately, however, as documented in this volume, there are programs that have proven effective in promoting a child's development through caregiver-child interaction and stimulation, and with well designed preschool programs. While preschool programs currently cover a modest share of low income children, expansion of such services to at risk populations is a cost-effective means of improving overall educational achievement. Thus, focused preschool programs can serve as a key investment in a strategy to reduce the transmission of poverty from poor parents to their children."

Author : Jo Boyden,Joanna de Berry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Child psychology
ISBN : OCLC:654598521

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Children and Youth on the Front Line by Jo Boyden,Joanna de Berry Pdf