Full Coverage: Children

30.05.2007 There was no significant progress or changes in protection of children rights in Serbia, concludes the Children Rights Centre in its Report on Status of Children Rights for 2006.

28.05.2007 Orissa has initiated e-Pragati, a project that would connect even the remotest Anganwadi workers in the state and publish information on their work profiles and children under their care. The venture will complement the existing e-Shishu plan that cyber connects lakhs of children in state.

28.05.2007 India's Information and Technology Department will provide computer training to children belonging to socially deprived and minority groups. The first initiative has been taken by the city of Chandigarh in association with United Progressive Muslim Front to teach a basic course to the students of Manimajra Madarsa.

28.05.2007 India's Information and Technology Department will provide computer training to children belonging to socially deprived and minority groups. The first initiative has been taken by the city of Chandigarh in association with United Progressive Muslim Front to teach a basic course to the students of Manimajra Madarsa.

21.05.2007 DENVER, May 21 (OneWorld) - Thousands of children in the African nations of Chad and the Central African Republic could be turning from the battlefield to the blackboard as a result of international negotiations over the past two weeks.

21.05.2007 The Sahariya tribals in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh have defied caste rules by setting up their own school, with help of the UNICEF-backed Saarthi Foundation.

21.05.2007 The Sahariya tribals in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh have defied caste rules by setting up their own school, with help of the UNICEF-backed Saarthi Foundation.

21.05.2007 Shumaila is sitting for her school certificate exam this month. But that does not relieve her from daily chores that include tending to dozen or so head of cattle.

18.05.2007 Freelance journalist Ratna Bharali Talukdar, based in the north east Indian state of Assam, says that the midday meal scheme is an attraction for children in the primary schools in rural Assam. Even school headmasters agree with its impact in increasing attendance but also put forward several challenges in making the scheme work.

18.05.2007 Freelance journalist Ratna Bharali Talukdar, based in the north east Indian state of Assam, says that the midday meal scheme is an attraction for children in the primary schools in rural Assam. Even school headmasters agree with its impact in increasing attendance but also put forward several challenges in making the scheme work.

18.05.2007 Austrian freelance writer Shelley Seale is researching a book - The Weight of Silence: Invisible Children of India - on the countryÂ’s 12 million orphans. She claims that social and economic circumstances increase the vulnerability of the children to the HIV virus which not only depletes the human body but also depletes families and communities of their assets.

11.05.2007 Indian NGO Center for Environment Education (CEE) is working to promote awareness and understanding of environmental issues in the country. It has recently introduced a website for children - www.kidsrgreen.org – that allows children to explore and discover environment-related issues.

09.05.2007 The Innovations in Civic Participation (ICP), a non-profit organization that supports the promotion of youth civic participation through service, announces the release of a research report examining the presence of national youth service policies in 15 countries in Eastern Europe and the Balkans.

08.05.2007 Leading processor-maker Intel will soon introduce 'Classmate', a portable computer for children in India. Its pilot project at Delhi Public School, Ghaziabad, near New Delhi is a joint venture with the state education department to introduce interactive education in the classroom. Intel driven Classmate PCs are already being shipped to other developing countries such as Brazil and Mexico.

08.05.2007 The Children Theatre Centre – Skopje started the rehearsals of “Balkan Express”, a play by contemporary Albanian dramatist Stefan Capatiku. The play is prepared under the auspices of the Forum Theatre project.

07.05.2007 Reaffirming its commitment to child rights, CRY America has changed its name to Child Rights and You America Inc. The change was announced at a media conference at the Altman building in New York.Addressing the media, Shefali Sunderlal, President, CRY America said, "While the relief approach addresses the symptoms, the rights approach looks at why the problem exists and addresses its root causes".

04.05.2007 The EFA Global Monitoring Report 2006 aims to shine a stronger policy spotlight on the more neglected goal of literacy - a foundation not only for achieving EFA but, more broadly, for reaching the overarching goal of reducing human poverty.

03.05.2007 Economic development is closely associated with poverty reduction in many countries. It is also believed that increased income levels lead to improved health, education and living standards. However, development experiences show that there is no automatic link between increased per capita income and reduction in poverty levels.