PARTICIPATION: Children as Active Citizens - A policy and programme guide
The āChildren as Active Citizensā publications define childrenās citizenship; show how to operationalise childrenās civil rights; explain links between childrenās citizenship and development goals; clarify links between childrenās civil rights and their rights to survival, protection and development; define responsibilities of government and adults; define measurable results for childrenās civil rights and active citizenship; and identify indicators for measuring childrenās civil rights and citizenship.
Children as Active Citizens presents an agenda for the promotion of childrenās civil rights and civic engagement, thus filling a gap in the operationalisation of childrenās rights. This agenda can be taken forward by:
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Promoting a common understanding of childrenās citizenship, civil rights and civic engagement;
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Defining programme-specific implications for childrenās civil rights and civic engagement (for example in education, child protection, communication, health, emergencies);
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Developing global, regional or country-specific agendas for childrenās citizenship and civil rights;
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Developing systems for monitoring childrenās civil rights and civic engagement;
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Advocating for wider respect, protection and fulfilment of childrenās civil rights, for example on issues of complaints mechanisms for children, early marriage, justice for children, and childrenās right to information.
pdf: http://www.crin.org/docs/JT_active_citizens.pdf
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