Children
Last reviewed: 05-06-2008
CHILDHOODS STOLEN BY POVERTY, WAR AND DISASTER
Resources on children
State of the World's Children report 2008 from U.N. Children's Fund, UNICEF World Health Organisation (WHO) resources on childhood diseases 2006 report from UNAIDS on children and HIV UNAIDS website UNICEF on children and malnutrition U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) on child hunger UNICEF on child soldiers Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers AlertNet factsheet: Child soldiers on the frontline Landmine Monitor The Sphere Handbook outlines what children and others have a right to expect from aid agencies during a disaster. The Handbook includes the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief
Resources on children in images and reporting
The Imaging Famine project shows how famine has been represented in the media through history Code of Conduct: Images and Messages relating to the Third World, adopted by European NGOs AlertNet guidelines on how to report on children in crises Save the Children has published a booklet, "Interviewing Children: A guide for journalists and others" MediaWise Trust helps journalists and broadcasters stick to ethical standards of conduct and the law
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