Regional NGO Consultation on SAARC Conventions on Children Coinciding with the 11th SAARC
Summit in Kathmandu, South Asian
NGO representatives met to critique
the SAARC Conventions from a child
rights perspective. The meeting
included regional representatives
and was organised by Save the
Children and UNICEF. Participants
analysed the Conventions article by
article and came up with
amendments and recommendations
for implementation.
Street Diary This book discusses street children in
Nepal: recommendations; the
informal organisation of their lives;
groups; mobilities, territories and
relationships among children living in
different locations; working, earning
and spending; girls on the street;
street children’s aspirations and
visions; and differences from
the “home” environment.
National Children's Fair A National Children's Fair was held
on the 10-11 September 2001 under
the auspices of the International
Save the Children Alliance and the
Child Clubs Consortium in
Kathmandu.
Children's National Fair, Kathmandu Nepalese children will converge on
Kathmandu to inform to make their
voices heard nationally and
internationally (with delegates
participating in the Special Session).
They will interact with the SS
delegates, mainstream media and
with general people from the stalls
on 10 and 11 Sept, in the fair venue.
Early Childhood Development programs and Children’s Rights This paper explains what Early Child
Development Programmes are, and
argues the importance of addressing
the rights of young children
holistically so that children’s
psychosocial rights are met
alongside more widely recognised
rights including the rights to
education and healthcare.