APPG on Street Children

The Consortium for Street Children was confirmed as the new Secretariat of the APPG on Street Children at the group's last AGM, held in October 2009.  CSC's Advocacy Manager will act as the group's Co-ordinator. This year's AGM was held on 13th July and was a wonderful opportunity to welcome new parliamentarians to the APPG and discuss how child protection should be at the heart of achieving the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs).

APPGs, or All Party Parliamentary Groups, are informal, cross party groups of MPs and Peers who share a particular interest in a subject or country and hold meetings according to this shared interest. Click here for more information.

The APPG on Street Children exist to "work to protect the rights of children worldwide and to raise the various issues they face, particularly street children. This work will include receiving reports of human rights violations against children worldwide and communicating concerns to parliamentarians, ambassadors and governments."

The group's joint chairs are:

• Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (LD)
• Russell Brown MP (Lab)

 Previous meetings:

• November 2009: Street Child World Cup

The first ever street child world cup took place in March 2010, giving street children from around the world a chance to showcase their potential and bringing crucial attention to the lives of vulnerable children around the world.

www.streetchildworldcup.org

• March 2010: Street Children and HIV/AIDS - Street Action Research

This project was aimed at researching the health and well-being of street children living on the streets of Durban in an effort to guide responses and services available to them.

http://streetaction.org/research-advocacy/projects

• July 2010: Child Protection and the MDGs - Everychild report 'Protect for the Future'

In a new report, charities, including CSC are caling on world leaders to put the right to care and protection alongside the right to survival, health and education in an effort to improve the lives of millions of street children worldwide.

http://streetaction.org/research-advocacy/projects

For more information please contact Louise@streetchildren.org.uk, or 020 7274 0087.