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Posts Categorized: Children
November 12, 2015
Humanitarian crises such as the one in Syria do not have humanitarian solutions; they have political solutions. Almost 60 million men, women, and children displaced by crises around the world. Children make up over 50% of our displaced sisters and brothers. More than 4 million Syrians have become refugees since 2011. Over 7 million Syrians… Read more »
November 9, 2015
by Robert Arrington Today the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations had the opportunity to host Dan and Elizabeth Turk, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) mission co-workers serving in Madagascar since 1994 at the invitation of the Church for Jesus Christ of Madagascar (FJKM). They met with a group of us and shared what they have been… Read more »
October 26, 2015
by Robert Arrington Since September 1, 2015, two member states, Kiribati and the Bahamas, ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict. Kiribati ratified on September 16, declaring, “… the Republic of Kiribati has no national armed forces, and a declaration as… Read more »
July 14, 2015
photo by Willa Van Camp A youth group from the Presbytery of Eastern Virginia participated in a seminar on July 7 and 8, 2015. The group explored why followers of Jesus and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) engage in the public arena and have a presence at the United Nations. The Convention on the Rights of… Read more »
June 30, 2015
by Madeline Bacchus, Sarah Hoyle, and Willa Van Camp The 7466th Security Council Meeting focused on children and armed conflict. The primary goal of the meeting was to vote on Resolution 2225 which would recognize child abduction, one of the six grave violations of children’s rights, as a criteria for inclusion in the annex of… Read more »
June 15, 2015
From our partners in the Presbyterian Office of Public Witness: Every year, hundreds of Palestinian children—some as young as 12 years old—are detained and arrested in an Israeli military detention system where ill treatment and abuse are widespread. Many are taken from their families in night raids, held without charges or due process, and… Read more »
June 9, 2015
by Nathan Jumper The following statement was made in June 2014 and is attributable to the President of the General Assembly at the United Nations (UN): Each year on June 12, the United Nations family observes World Day Against Child Labour. 168 million children still engage in illegal forms of labour, mostly in the informal… Read more »
June 5, 2015
Palestinian children in military detention Each year hundreds of Palestinian children are arrested by Israeli forces and prosecuted in the Israeli military court system. The United Nations and many human rights groups are concerned by reports from Palestinian children that detail cruel punishments, substandard conditions, and a lack of basic fundamental due process rights in… Read more »
June 1, 2015
by Sarah Hoyle Thursday, May 28 was a long day. I didn’t step back into my summer dorm until 9:30pm, still in my work clothes and my not-made-for-NYC shoes. Rev. Koenig, German Zarate, and I had just come from a performance and panel discussion hosted by End Child Prostitution and Trafficking-USA (ECPAT-USA), the NYC Clergy… Read more »
May 28, 2015
All are invited to attend an Interfaith Vigil on the occasion of the International Day for Protection of Children, Monday, June 1, at noon, at the U.S. Capitol’s Upper Senate Park, 200 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001. The vigil will highlight the issue of Palestinian children in Israeli detention and focus on the… Read more »
