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Welcome Amendment To Protect Children
Monday, 20 November 2006, 4:35 pm | Save The Children
Children would gain further protection in law, from abuse, if a significant amendment to section 59 of the Crimes Act 1961, proposed in the majority report of the Justice and Electoral Select Committee, is passed by Parliament. Save the Children New Zealand ... More >>
Six key steps to end violence
Thursday, 19 October 2006, 2:24 pm | Save The Children
Voices Against Violence, a publication responding to the UN Study on Violence Against Children, was launched by Save the Children today, along with the child friendly associate publication Safe You and Safe Me. More >>
Tackling Poverty With Education: World Poverty Day
Tuesday, 17 October 2006, 1:05 pm | Save The Children
Poverty around the world is restricting the potential of children. An end to poverty worldwide is possible and further, we must all take responsibility for contributing to this goal: governments, organisations, businesses and individuals alike, according ... More >>
Teen Represents NZ At Regional Anti-Violence Study
Monday, 16 October 2006, 2:15 pm | Save The Children
Kiwi teenager Michael Bendall has been chosen to represent New Zealand at the East Asia and Pacific regional meeting to release the United Nations Study on Violence Against Children in Bangkok on the 19th October. More >>
Violence Against Children Must Stop
Thursday, 12 October 2006, 1:50 pm | Save The Children
'Violence against children must stop' is the clear message from Save the Children in response to a UN study being released in New York today, says John Bowis, Executive Director of Save the Children New Zealand. More >>
Research On Physical Punishment Misses The Point
Tuesday, 10 October 2006, 11:03 am | Save The Children
John Bowis, Executive Director of Save the Children, spokesperson for a group of organisations that support repeal of section 59 Crimes Act 1961 says comment on recently released research, (reported in the NZ Herald on Saturday), misses the point of repeal. More >>
Training Desperately Needed Teachers
Friday, 6 October 2006, 4:46 pm | Save The Children
Training teachers is a key part of Save the Children's work in 120 countries around the world, and especially this week when on World Teachers Day, yesterday, the United Nations pointed out that the world faces an 18 million teacher shortfall in the coming ... More >>
Call For Yearly Child Wellbeing Report
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 3:20 pm | Save The Children
A yearly report on the well being of our children is urgently needed in New Zealand in order to effectively address the huge range of problems the most vulnerable children face including violence, abuse, poor health, low educational achievement and poor ... More >>
Educ'n Critical for Children in Nepalese Conflict
Thursday, 14 September 2006, 5:23 pm | Save The Children
Save the Children is demonstrating that children can become the focus for constructive collaboration, even in a conflict zone. They are working with both the Nepalese Government and Maoist rebels, building up the trust of local communities, to provide education ... More >>
Armed conflict creating child humanitarian crisis
Wednesday, 13 September 2006, 4:05 pm | Save The Children
43 million children living in countries around the world wracked by war and armed conflict are being left without the chance to go to school according to new research to be launched in New Zealand on Wednesday 13th September 2006 when the Prime Minister ... More >>
Photo Essay: Education For Children In DR Congo
Tuesday, 12 September 2006, 3:04 pm | Save The Children
Photo essay on children living in the Democratic Republic of Congo to mark the launch of Save the Children's first global campaign: education for children in armed conflict zones. More >>
Ceasefire Essential To Address Humanitarian Need
Monday, 14 August 2006, 2:51 pm | Save The Children
The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon, planned to begin at 5pm New Zealand time today, is welcomed by Save the Children. The ceasefire is essential to ensure the safety of children who are bearing the brunt of this conflict. More >>
Save the Children Calls for HIV Investment
Friday, 11 August 2006, 5:26 pm | Save The Children
Toronto, ON (August 9, 2006) On the eve of the 16th International AIDS Conference, in Toronto, Canada from 13-18 August, Save the Children is calling for a scaling up of a comprehensive global response to children affected by HIV/AIDS. The non-governmental ... More >>
Encouragment For Innovative Projects
Wednesday, 9 August 2006, 5:03 pm | Save The Children
Save the Children is calling for applications for its Small Grants Fund. The Small Grants Fund is open to individuals and organisations (including children and young persons) working to promote children’s rights in New Zealand. Grants range up to ... More >>
Ceasefire Needed for Safety of Children in Lebanon
Monday, 7 August 2006, 5:06 pm | Save The Children
An urgent ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is needed to ensure the safety of innocent children according to Save the Children New Zealand. SCNZ notes a resolution could take a long time to finalise and children's lives need to be protected right ... More >>
Experts Reiterate: Smacking Is Not The Issue
Thursday, 27 July 2006, 8:32 am | Save The Children
Swedish authorities do not remove children after single instances of smacking and neither will New Zealand authorities after the removal of Section 59 of the Crimes Act. In fact, both New Zealand and Swedish experts are outraged that some commentators ... More >>
All Blacks To Visit Save The Children Project
Thursday, 20 July 2006, 3:59 pm | Save The Children
Three senior All Blacks will visit a Save the Children school project, in Qwa Qwa, South Africa in September. More >>
Effects of corporal punishment ban in Sweden
Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 10:43 am | Save The Children
Sweden got a law against corporal punishment in 1979. The legal provision is today a part of the Children and Parental Code, Chapter 6, Custody and Access, and reads as follows: More >>
Misinformation Campaign Won't Protect Children
Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 10:40 am | Save The Children
Comments made by Ruby Harrold-Claesson are outright misinformation, according to Save the Children New Zealand's Executive Director, John Bowis. Ms Harrold-Claesson arrives in New Zealand on Wednesday this week as part of a campaign against the removal ... More >>
Save The Children Celebrate Record Spending
Sunday, 18 June 2006, 2:21 pm | Save The Children
Record funds of $8.7 million were spent on programmes by Save the Children this year while almost $10 million was raised overall - something that is being celebrated at the Annual General Meeting in Wellington this weekend. More >>
