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  2. African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

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    The Children's Charter originated because the member states of the AU believed that the CRC missed important socio-cultural and economic realities particular to Africa. It emphasises the need to include African cultural values and experiences when dealing with the rights of the child in such as:

  3. African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the ...

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    The ACERWC draws its mandate from articles 32–46 of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC), which was adopted by the Organization of African Unity (OAU) Heads of State and Government on 11 July 1990 and came into force on 29 November 1999.

  4. International Conference on African Children - Wikipedia

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    The International Conference on African Children or Conference on the African Child was an international conference held in Geneva in June 1931.. Organised by the International Save the Children Union, it followed on from the adoption by the League of Nations in 1924 of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, drafted by the Union in 1923.

  5. Human rights in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Created to defend children and safeguard their innate rights, the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) was created. It also serves as the major legal instrument within the African human rights system that clarifies the rights and privileges that African nations must guarantee to their children.

  6. Central African Republic's children are world's most deprived ...

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    The Central African Republic's three million children are the world's most deprived, with widespread malnutrition, inadequate healthcare access and instability putting the country at high risk of ...

  7. International Day of the African Child - Wikipedia

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    The International Day of the African Child, [1] also known as the Day of the African Child (DAC), [2] [3] has been celebrated on June 16 every year since 1991, when it was first initiated by the OAU Organisation of African Unity. [1] It honors those who participated in the Soweto Uprising in 1976 on that day.

  8. Nelson Mandela Children's Fund - Wikipedia

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    The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund strives to change the way society treats its children and youth. This long-term vision captures the central role society plays in shaping children's lives and the mission is to give voice and dignity to the African child by building a rights-based movement.

  9. US to remove four African countries from Agoa trade deal for ...

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    The US will terminate Uganda, Gabon, Niger, and the Central African Republic from a special US-Africa trade programme as they have either not taken measures to curb human rights violations or not ...