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In whose best interest? Childhoods, children and the international politics of protection
In whose best interest? Childhoods, children and the international politics of protection

In 2019, it will be celebrated the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Convention has had a profound impact in every country because it recognizes that children and adolescents are ‘subject of rights.’ Since then, children have come to …

Research and action about young pregnant women and mothers living on the streets or in squads in Rio de Janeiro bring: partnership between CIESPI and the Beneficent Association of São Martinho
Research and action about young pregnant women and mothers living on the streets or in squads in Rio de Janeiro bring: partnership between CIESPI and the Beneficent Association of São Martinho

Research and action about young pregnant women and mothers living on the streets or in squads in Rio de Janeiro bring: partnership between CIESPI and the Beneficent Association of São Martinho

SAVE THE DATE MAY 20 TO 22
SAVE THE DATE MAY 20 TO 22

In 2019, it will be celebrated the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Convention has had a profound impact in every country because it recognizes that children and adolescents are ‘subject of rights.’ Since then, children have come to …

Youth participation: the voice of a youthful participant
Youth participation: the voice of a youthful participant

The international project with Ryerson University in Canada involves a youth advisory committee.

CIESPI engages with young activists as part of an international project
CIESPI engages with young activists as part of an international project

The meeting in Rio was the culmination of a number of visits to the young people in their home city as part of the Brazil case study.

CIESPI joins Brazilian and Latin American colleagues for strategy and training meetings on street children
CIESPI joins Brazilian and Latin American colleagues for strategy and training meetings on street children

International Network for the Defense of Children and Adolescents in the Situation of the Streets

CIESPI, Child Participation and a lesson from the U.S.: How does the U.N Convention on the Rights of the Child and the massacre in Parkland connect? And where does CIESPI fit in?
CIESPI, Child Participation and a lesson from the U.S.: How does the U.N Convention on the Rights of the Child and the massacre in Parkland connect? And where does CIESPI fit in?

How does the U.N Convention on the Rights of the Child and the February 14th massacre of 17 people, including 14 students, in Parkland, Florida connect? And where does CIESPI fit in?

Helping low-income youth get their first real job: CIESPI researches System S in Brazil, see the report
Helping low-income youth get their first real job: CIESPI researches System S in Brazil, see the report

CIESPI released a report detailing how the main private sector employment training system in Brazil serves low-income youth entering the job market.

Photo by Marcelo Santos Braga.