Childwatch International Newsletter - November 2013

Items of Interest

• New Childwatch International Board 2013

  A new 10-member Board for Childwatch has been elected by Childwatch Key Institutions for a three year term. The new board’s membership reflects the global reach of Childwatch and the broad range of expertise within the Child Research community. Read more...

• Launch of Ethical Research Involving Children - childethics.com.

  Childwatch International is proud to announce the release of (ERIC)  Ethical Research Involving Children Project  - This is a joint initiative by Childwatch International Research Network, the UNICEF Office of Research, the Centre for Children and Young People at Southern Cross University and the Children’s Issues Centre at the University of Otago. The release of Ethical Research Involving Children includes an International Charter, Compendium and Interactive Website. This issue of the Childwatch Newsletter includes an item on the Charter, a Unicef animated video to the Ethics Project and an interview with our board member Nicola Taylor from The Children's Issues Centre at the University of Otago, who has been behind the project from the start.  Read more...

New Research Projects, Guides and Tools:

• HEART and MQSUN Topic Guide on Nutrition: HEART and MQSUN have launched a new joint Topic Guide on Nutrition aimed at providing policymakers and practitioners with the latest and most relevant evidence in the sector. Read more...

• International Charter for Ethical Research Involving Children. The Ethical Research Involving Children Project has developed an International Charter to guide and support all those involved in research endeavors with children worldwide. Read more...

• Ethical Research Involving Children: The animated video. The Ethical Research Involving Children Project is intended to provide both guidance and a forum for discussion offering help and solutions. It encourages greater consideration of ethical issues as part of a reflective process between researchers and children. UNICEF has created an animated video to the project.  Read more...

• Ethical Research Involving Children: Interview with Nicola Taylor. Member of the Childwatch Board, Associate Professor and Director, Nicola Taylor from The Children's Issues Centre at the University of Otago (New Zealand) speaks about Ethical Research Involving Children. Read more...

• The European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) adds new option to browse practices mapped along the Recommendation for Investing in Children. The European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) website is constantly evolving, most recently adding a section called About the Recommendation for Investing in Children. Visitors to the EPIC Practices that Work section can now view all practices included in the section assigned different policy categories according to those which they align most soundly with. This provides website users with a new way to browse for practices. Read more...

Calls for Abstracts/Applications: -  Remember to check all upcoming deadlines.

• Master of Philosophy in Childhood Studies - Application deadlines MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY IN CHILDHOOD STUDIES, NORWEGIAN CENTRE FOR CHILD RESEARCH, NTNU - APPLICATION DEADLINES. The programme is open to both intenational and Norwegian students. The approach is multi-disciplinary, with particular emphasis on perspectives drawn from disciplines such as anthropology, sociology, geography, and history. Read more...

• Call for Abstracts: 19th International Play Association Triennial World Conference The 19th International Play Association Triennial World Conference will be held between 20-23 May 2014 with the theme of “Access to Play”, hosted by Active Living Association. Deadline for submission of abstracts: 31 December 2013. Read more...

• Abstract Submission Opens on 1st December 2013 for 20th International Aids Conference 2014 Melbourne. The convening of the 20^th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014) in Melbourne, Australia, in July 2014 is the premier gathering for those working in the field of HIV, as well as policymakers, people living with HIV and others committed to ending the epidemic. It represents the opportunity to highlight the diverse nature of the Asia Pacific region’s HIV epidemic and the unique responses to it. Time and place: Jul 20, 2014 - Jul 25, 2014, Melbourne, Australia. Read more...

• Call for abstracts submission deadline December 15, 2013 for Genital Autonomy 2014 "Whole Bodies, Whole Selves: Activating Social Change". The National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers (USA), Intact America, Genital Autonomy (UK and Australia), and the Sexpo Foundation (Finland) present the 13th International Symposium on Genital Autonomy and Children’s Rights. Abstract deadline December 15, 2013. Time and place: Jul 24, 2014 - Jul 26, 2014, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA. Read more...

Events

• Coloquio gratuito: Infancias del Sur de México: Resultados de Investigaciones y Presentación de Libros. Childwatch Key Institution, El Programa Infancia, invites you to the free colloquium: Childhoods of Southern Mexico at La Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana. Research results will be presented along with publications on the main theme. El Programa Infancia invita al próximo coloquio gratuito "Infancias del Sur de México" donde se presentarán los resultados de investigaciones y varios libros sobre el tema. Read more...

Online Debates and Events

• Peoples' Voices Series on 'Children and the Post-2015 Agenda' - watch online or attend On Tuesday 19 November, The World We Want Platform will host its fifth interactive session of its Peoples' Voices Series - "Children and the Post-2015 Agenda". In this event, panelists will explore how children's issues and voices should feature in post-2015 agenda. When: 2:30-4:00 pm EDT Where: UNICEF House (Danny Kaye Visitor's Centre) 3 UN Plaza, New York, New York, USA Webcast: www.worldwewant2015.org/PeopleVoices. Read more...

• Research Watch: Violence Against Children. Important progress has been made in deepening the understanding of violence against children. More has been learnt as well when it comes to solutions to the problem and what can be done to address it. And yet, violence against children still lacks traction on the public policy agenda and responses are not always effective. Why and what can be done? Online debate & commentaries. Read more...

• HREA Distance Learning Programme - Courses on Children's Rights. HREA offers self-directed e-courses, tutored e-learning courses and training workshops for human rights defenders and educators, development and humanitarian workers, staff members of social justice organisations, international and inter-governmental organisations, law enforcement officials and legal and media professionals. Read more...

Publications

Conference Proceedings:

• Counter Child Trafficking: Global Online Conference. The Global Online Counter Child Trafficking Conference which concluded on 18th October brought together the global Counter Child Trafficking community to connect, share and learn from what works on the frontline in a free and accessible format through the use of technology. Videos from the conference are now available online. Read more...

• 8th UNESCO Youth Forum - Conclusions of the ForumThe 8th UNESCO Youth Forum came to a close on Thursday 31 October, in Paris, with the adoption of 10 strategic recommendations for future youth action and the selection of 15 Action Projects to receive the Youth Forum label, which are to be put into action by young people from across the world. Read more...

Research Reports:

• The Impact of Fostering on Foster Carers’ Children - An international literature review. New international report published by the Rees Centre at the University of Oxford. Authors: Luke Nikki, Sebba Judy, Höjer Ingrid. This review of the international research on the impact of fostering on foster carers’ children was undertaken in order to identify the ways in which carers’ children might be more effectively prepared and supported when their families are fostering. Read more...

• Nutritional status in northern Nigeria, prevalence and determinants: a review of evidence by Eldis. In its new issue the Eldis Development Reporter presents: Nutritional status in northern Nigeria, prevalence and determinants: a review of evidence which outlines the approach, key findings and conclusions of a review of literature, written by Richard Longhurst and Alex Cornelius, on the prevalence and determinants of child and maternal undernutrition in northern Nigeria, and direct and indirect interventions to tackle undernutrition, globally and in Nigeria, undertaken in 2012.  Read more...

Bulletins and Newsletters:

• October E-Bulletin of Home: The Child Recovery and Reintegration Network. The latest from research and practice on caring for children and young people affected by sexual exploitation and trafficking across the globe. This bulletin includes reports on Global learning on family reintegration in low and lower-middle income countries, research on factors surrounding the family reintegration of street girls in Kinshasa, DRC and ethical principles for the re/integration of trafficked persons - Experiences from the Balkans. Read more...

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