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Children and young people have the right to play a role
Monday, 24 June 2019, 8:07 am | Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa
Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa, the country’s alliance for groups and organisations supporting children’s rights, says that a new report published today on child participation shows some important progress has been achieved since 2016, but more must be done ... More >>
Child Poverty Bill a watershed for children
Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 6:17 pm | Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa
Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa (ACYA) welcomes today’s Child Poverty reduction Bill, calling it a watershed moment for children and young people in Aoteroa New Zealand. More >>
Children’s Advocacy Groups United
Friday, 24 November 2017, 12:27 pm | Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa
Children’s Advocacy Groups United in Their Support for a Cross-Party Accord on Child Poverty More >>
Getting it Right: a step in the right direction
Monday, 13 November 2017, 1:54 pm | Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa
Getting it Right , the first report from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Monitoring Group (UMG) marks a new era in realising children’s rights in Aotearoa New Zealand. More >>
Children’s Convention Monitoring Report Welcome
Monday, 13 November 2017, 1:49 pm | Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa
For too long, the potential of the Children’s Convention has been overlooked as a framework for improving children’s and young people’s well-being. More >>
Child poverty in New Zealand is of deep concern
Saturday, 8 October 2016, 11:09 pm | Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa
Child poverty in New Zealand is of deep concern, says UN report A UN report damning New Zealand’s performance in addressing children’s rights and child poverty is a wake-up call for the New Zealand Government, public sector agencies and the wider ... More >>
Litany of Missed Opportunities Hurts NZ Young People
Friday, 16 September 2016, 9:13 am | Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa
A 23-year litany of missed opportunities by successive governments has led to a grim picture for New Zealand’s children, with more living in poverty, more homeless and more children being hurt and killed by those looking after them. More >>
ACYA Welcomes Recommendations on Child Poverty
Thursday, 30 August 2012, 10:07 am | Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa
A coalition working for implementation of New Zealand’s legal commitments to children has welcomed recommendations from an expert group on child poverty. “New Zealand agreed to ensure ‘progressive realisation’ of the right of all children to a ... More >>
Give Kids A Fair Go
Wednesday, 1 September 2004, 1:21 pm | Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa
ACYA calls on the government to address the serious problems about the rights of children and young people identified in the report from the Human Rights Commission, Human Rights in New Zealand Today. More >>
UN report highlights concerns about NZ Children
Monday, 6 October 2003, 10:33 am | Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa
A United Nations report released this weekend highlights substantial and wide-ranging concerns about New Zealand children and young people. More >>
Call for Govt. to keep its promises to children
Monday, 7 April 2003, 12:02 am | Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa
A New Zealand report prepared for the United Nations says the Government has made little progress in implementing its policies for children and young people. More >>
