Inequality threatens children’s rights
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says increasing economic and social disparities pose a threat to children’s rights.
In his message to the Second Forum on the Rights of the Child, hosted in Stockholm, Sweden (17 Nov 2011), Ban Ki-Moon stressed that while the Convention on the Rights of the Child has led to great advances to protect children’s interests and wellbeing “much remains to be done to make the promises in the treaty a reality”. He welcomed the forum’s decision to focus on the third article of the Convention, which states that in all actions concerning children, the best interests of the child should be a primary consideration.
Read more about the UN Secretary-General’s comments
Recent NZ Reports on Child Poverty
Inside Child Poverty – A Special Report by Bryan Bruce
Poverty by Radio New Zealand’s Political Editor, Brent Edwards
The extent of poverty in New Zealand and the effect of this for children. Listen to Radio NZ National’s Insight, Sunday 6th November 2011.
Left Further Behind: How policies fail the poorest children in New Zealand, Child Poverty Action Group, 2011
Download the report from the Child Poverty Action Group’s website
Addressing global issues
Jackson Kaguri: Working on a dream – a school for AIDS orphans in Uganda
An inspiring half-hour interview by Kathryn Ryan, Radio NZ National.
Wednesday 9 November 2011
Jackson Kaguri runs the Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project. He is Ugandan, but lives in the US and has set up two schools and a medical centre for AIDS orphans in his village back in Uganda. He has also lost family members to AIDs related illnesses.
This interview helps develop understanding about global and development education issues. His book is A School For My Village.
How do we define terrorism?
Professor Richard Jackson talks about ‘Defining Terrorism’
On September 11 2011 Professor Richard Jackson talks with Chris Laidlaw on Radio NZ National.
This 30 minute interview describes the broad experience of terrorism and how nations respond.
Professor Jackson looks at terrorism in a critical manner and examines its origins, motivations and ways forward to nonviolence rather than the fear and violence associated with terrorism.
In February next year Professor Jackson takes up the role of deputy director here at the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Otago.
Peace Counts reporting
Media journalists and photographers report on peacemaking and nonviolent solutions to conflicts around the world. Access a range of photographs and reports from conflict zones.
http://www.aja-online.org/en/peace-counts/reportagen/
Peace is the theme of the broader website supported by the Advanced Journalism Academy:
“Peace Counts underlines the work and methods of successful peacemakers all over the world. They are the subject of texts, photographs and reports for radio and television published in quality media and are also part of exhibitions showed in conflict regions as well as in Germany. They are accompanied by peace educational seminars and journalist trainings. We learn and cooperate with colleagues from developing countries during shared researches and media productions.”
Peace Movement Aotearoa on Facebook
The Facebook site of Peace Movement Aotearoa has links to peace and conflict issues reported in the New Zealand and international media.
Reporting of School Bullying
Mediawatch report on Radio NZ National.
Sunday 3 April. MP3 for download
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/mediawatch
“This week Mediawatch looks at the reporting of Darren Hughes’ downfall – and cases of high school bullying which hit the headlines recently, as well as one where it was the media who gave a school kid a hard time. Mediawatch also asks an experienced foreign correspondent if the media in the West misjudged historic upheavals in the Middle East.”
Media reports about peace and conflict
We aim to provide links to media reports about peacefulness, nonviolence, conflict and violence that relevant to educators.
Let us know what you have heard, read or seen in the media.
