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A Civil Society Forum for North Africa and the Middle East on Promoting and Protecting the Rights of Street Children
This is the fifth in a very successful series of forums the Consortium has undertaken in the last three years, and was developed in response to the identified need by Consortium partners working in the region to strengthen participatory partnerships and identify good practices of work with street children in the context of child rights, social exclusion and poverty alleviation. This regional forum was also an opportunity to build partnerships between Governments and NGOs and strengthen mechanisms for dialogue between these stakeholders to produce action-oriented policy recommendations.

Broken Homes: Addressing the Impact of House Demolitions on Palestinian Children and Families
Since Israel's 1967 occupation of the West Bank, including Jerusalem and Gaza, it is estimated that Israeli civil and military authorities have destroyed 24,000 Palestinian homes in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT). This report examines the effects of house demolition on children and families in terms of mental health as well as physical and economic loss. This depiction enables the humanitarian community to better advocate for an end to demolitions and, in the interim, put in place a comprehensive and coordinated response for families who are facing displacement due to demolition or other factors.

Children Lured into Drugs and Prostitution
Article reporting how the violence in Iraq is giving rise to a mass of marginalised street children who easily fall prey to gangs, drugs, violence and prostitution.

Factors Affecting Yemeni Street Children
Article outlining factors affecting Yemeni street children.

Healthy Environment Means Healthy Generations
Article discussing the link between environmental exposure and diseases in children.

Leprosy, Sexual and Skin Diseases Yemeni Street Children at Risk
Article discussing physical and mental conditions effecting Yemeni street children.

Life on the Edge: The struggle to survive and the impact of forced displacement in high risk areas of the occupied Palestinian territory
Tens of thousands of Palestinian families risk being forced to leave their homes as a result of Israeli policies in the occupied territory. More than half of those affected are children. This report outlines the key findings of our study.

Life on the Edge: The struggle to survive and the impact of forced displacement in high risk areas of the occupied Palestinian territory: Arabic
Tens of thousands of Palestinian families risk being forced to leave their homes as a result of Israeli policies in the occupied territory. More than half of those affected are children. This report outlines the key findings of our study.

Life without Basic Service ''Street Children Say''
This study builds on the learning of Street Diary (Save the Children UK, 2001), giving theopportunity for a group of children to represent their own analysis of their situation. Itexamines the human and emotional dimension of life on the street. This is not astatistical or quantitative research but is representative of the feelings of children livingon the street about their lives and organisations working with them.

Networking for Policy Change: An Advocacy Training Manual

Organizational Diagnosis for Advocacy
When groups are considering advocacy, it is helpful for them to assess what advocacy actually can offer their organization, what some of the benefits and risks might be and what organizational barriers might influence their success.

Rapid Assessment of the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Jordan: Survey Analysis
This study looked at the Worst Form of Child Labor (WFCL) in order to specify the kind of hazards facing children at work and to find out about the general working conditions and environment that working children are exposed to.

Rights of the Child in the Arab World: Needs and Challenges
Workshop summaries of local Arab NGOs discussing the UN Convention on the rights of the child and the reporting procedures to the child's rights committee in Geneva.

Street Children and Juvenile Justice – an Overview
Presentation and additional background notes for DCI conference ‘Kids Behind Bars – A Child Rights Perspective’ 2005. The presentation examines the vunerability of street-involved children to human rights abuses within criminal justice systems, arguing for the importance of investment in prevention strategies in order to break the abusive revolving door cycle of street life, arrest and detention.

The Economic and Social Situation of Street Children: A study
Article reporting the findings of a study on the economic and social situation of street children in Sana'a conducted by Sana'a University.

The Impact of Conflict on Children in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel
Through an analysis of the impact of the Israeli Palestinian conflict on children, including serious physical and psychological effects, this report calls for immediate action to protect Palestinian and Israeli children.

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