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________________________________________________________________________Dyuti ‘09
International Conference6-8 January 2009
Millennium Development Goals and Child Protection
The Millennium Development GoalsThe Millennium Development GoalsCan we do better? Can we do better?
Denys Correll
Executive DirectorInternational Council on Social Welfare
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Denys CorrellExecutive DirectorICSW
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The Millennium Development The Millennium Development GoalsGoals
Can we do better? Can we do better?
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The World Summit for The World Summit for
Social DevelopmentSocial Development
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The programme of action:• an enabling environment for socialdevelopment;• eradication of poverty;• expansion of productive
employment,reduction in poverty and reduction ofunemployment; and• social integration.
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The ten commitments 1. Creating an economic, political,
social, cultural and legal environment that will enable people to achieve social development
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The ten commitments
2. Eradicating poverty
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The ten commitments 3. Full employment
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The ten commitments 4. Social integration
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The ten commitments 5. Equality and equity for women and men
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The ten commitments
6. Universal access to education
Access for all to primary health care
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The ten commitments 7. Developing Africa
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The ten commitments
8. Structural adjustment programmes
include social development
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The ten commitments 9. Increasing amount and efficiency of resources for social development
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The ten commitments 10. Better international, regional, sub-regional cooperation for social development
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The Copenhagen The Copenhagen Declaration and Declaration and
Programme of ActionProgramme of Action
(120 references to children)(120 references to children)
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Copenhagen Principle 16
Recognises women and children as
being particularly vulnerable to
stress and deprivation
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Many specific references to the protection of children
Commitment 3The national leaders made an unequivocal
commitment to International Labour
Organisation conventions on the prohibition
of forced and child labour
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Commitment 5
Enactment and enforcement of laws and
implement policies to combat and
eliminate all forms of discrimination,
exploitation, abuse and violence
against women and girl children
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Many references to children
• Access to quality education and health • Access for children with disabilities to
integrated education• Protection of all children against
exploitation,
trafficking and harmful practices, such as
child prostitution, female genital mutilation
and child marriages
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Section 39 of the Programme of Action: efforts to protect children and youth
• in areas of armed conflict, • who lack adequate family support, • urban street children, • abandoned children, • children with disabilities,• children addicted to narcotic drugs,
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Section 39 of the Programme of Action: efforts to protect children and youth
• children affected by war or natural and
man-made disasters, • unaccompanied minor refugee
children, • working children,• children who are economically and sexually exploited or abused
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What happened to the What happened to the Copenhagen vision?Copenhagen vision?
MDGs a cut down versionMDGs a cut down version
minimumsminimums
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RECLAIM THE RECLAIM THE
COPENHAGEN VISIONCOPENHAGEN VISION
Hold our leaders accountable to Hold our leaders accountable to
their own commitmentstheir own commitments
How?How? - you have the knowledge - you have the knowledge
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This presentation is taken from a detailed analysis which is on
the ICSW website
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