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Save the Children Australia Submissions |
| | Oral statement regarding the Universal Periodic Review of Australia read before the UN Human Rights CouncilSave the Children welcomes the Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review of Australia (A/HRC/17/10) and Addendum (A/HRC/17/10/Add.1) and in particular the recommendations relating to children's rights.
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Download | | Inquiry into the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006Save the Children supports the inclusion of children's rights and a remedy and enforcement mechanism in its submission to the review of the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006. We also encourage the creation of a child-friendly version of the Charter so that children and young people living in Victoria have the opportunity to know and understand their rights and responsibilities. Download | | | Queensland Floods Commission of InquirySave the Children Australia provided a submission in response to the recent floods in Queensland. We recommend that emergency planning in Queensland should include plans for the provision of Child Friendly Spaces (CFSs), psychosocial support for children suffering trauma after an emergency and adequate child protection measures in all evacuation and recovery centres.
Produced 2011
Download | | Universal Periodic Review for Timor LesteSave the Children Timor Leste and Plan Timor Leste, with support from Save the Children Australia, provided a joint submission to the upcoming Universal Periodic Review of Timor Leste in October 2011. The submission focuses on a number of important issues affecting children's lives including their right to health, education and protection in Timor Leste.
Produced 2011
Download | | | Contribution to the CRC NGO ReportSave the Children Australia is on the Child Rights Taskforce, which is preparing an NGO Report to the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Rights of the Child. The issues, ideas and recommendations that are included in the NGO Report will be considered by the UN Committee when it assesses Australia's performance under the CRC in early 2012.
Produced 2010 Download | | Independant review of Aid EffectivenessThe Australian Government has established an independent panel to undertake a review on the future direction of Australia's aid program. Save the Children Australia has provided recommendations to improve the delivery, effectiveness and efficiency of the Australian aid program.
Produced 2010 Download | | | Submission to the Inquiry into the Commonwealth Commissioner for Children and Young People Bill 2010Save the Children Australia strongly supports the establishment of an independent statutory Commonwealth Commissioner for Children and Young People in Australia.
Produced 2010 Download | | Submission to the Universal Periodic Review for Solomon IslandsThe Solomon Islands country office, with support from Save the Children Australia, provided a submission to the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review process. Save the Children Australia will provide support for Timor-Leste country office UPR submission in 2011.
Produced 2010 Download | | | Draft Third Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the ChildSave the Children Australia strongly supports the Australian Government's consideration and potential adoption of the third optional protocol and endorses the comments on the negotiation and content of the draft text as set out in the Joint NGO Submission on the Protocol from the NGO Group for the CRC.
Produced 2010 Download | | Submission to the Draft Indigenous Economic Development StrategySave the Children Australia is keen to increase the percentage of its workforce which is Aboriginal and in particular to improve Aboriginal participation in programming and administrative roles. We would also like to be in a position to promote more Aboriginal staff into leadership and management positions.
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