GlobalChild

A new Open-Access book, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), has been published by Drs. Ziba Vaghri(our founder and Research Chair in Child Rights & Development, University of New Brunswick, Canada), Ruggiero(University of Geneva, Switzerland), and Lansdown(University College Cork, UK) in Springer! This book is a significant contribution to the field and will facilitate better monitoring of children’s rights. Learn more:

Children’s Rights-Based Indicators This open access volume provides a comprehensive framework of indicators to measure progress in implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The recent statement from the Committee on the Rights of the Child concerning the situation of children in Gaza demands immediate attention. It underscores the urgent need for humanitarian intervention and adherence to international law to protect vulnerable children and ensure their rights are upheld.

Child Rights Committee statement on children in Gaza No child should grow up in fear, pain and hunger.Yet, today, no child in Gaza is free from fear, pain and hunger.In fact, they will be considered lucky if they can even survive this war and have the chance to grow up.According to the latest UN figures, 27,585 Palestinians have been killed and 66,978...

📣Attention NGOs operating in Arab States!

We are looking for nominations of laws, policies and programs that support, protect and respect children's rights!

Know of any? Nominate them here: https://unbbusiness.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_emxtB7bk6jxemxM?Q_CHL=social&Q_SocialSource=twitter

Important and insightful research is being done by our colleague and close collaborator, Dr. Ted McDonald, at the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training at the University of New Brunswick

Read this story to learn more!

https://blogs.unb.ca/newsroom/2024/01/ted-mcdonald.php

N.B. has high retention rate for BEd grads that teach in the public school system It’s no secret that New Brunswick is facing a wave of teacher retirements. But a new study investigating teacher recruitment and retention in New Brunswick has brought to light that more than 40 per cent of New Brunswick bachelor of education (BEd) graduates don’t take on teaching positions with...

We have an exciting volunteer opportunity for University of New Brunswick students!

The GlobalChild research program is looking for upper-year undergraduate or graduate student volunteers who are fluent in French, Spanish or Arabic to support the data analysis team of their InspiRights project.

This is a great opportunity for students to gain research experience and make a meaningful contribution to the work of the InspiRights project.

Students' contributions will be recognized with a certificate of volunteering and a modest honorarium.

To learn more about the opportunity, visit the volunteer posting on our website: https://lnkd.in/egz4iP6w

The GlobalChild team is thrilled by the appointment of our Director, Dr. Ziba Vaghri, to this important chair and grateful to the Sir James Dunn Foundation for this generous gift! We are deeply grateful for their support and look forward to continuing our work in child rights and child health with the Integrated Health Initiative here at the University of New Brunswick.

Sir James Dunn Foundation donates $1 million to UNB’s Integrated Health Initiative The University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) Integrated Health Initiative (IHI) has received a twofold boost to its ambitious vision for excellence in health and social innovation, thanks to a $1 million gift from the Sir James Dunn Foundation.

🌍 We are excited to announce that the Arabic and Chinese translations of the GlobalChild InspiRights survey have officially launched!

The survey is now available in English, French, Spanish, Arabic and Chinese, making it more accessible for child rights professionals across the globe to participate in this survey.

Join us in nominating laws, policies and programs that protect, respect and fulfill children's rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child! 🌟👧👦

To access the survey and all of its translations, visit this link: https://unbbusiness.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_emxtB7bk6jxemxM?Q_CHL=social&Q_SocialSource=twitter

The Arabic translation of the InspiRights Global Survey is available now!

We are still accepting nominations of practices that support, protect and respect children's rights!

To access the survey and nominate practices, follow this link: https://bit.ly/3R48WUE

Are you a UNB student on the Saint John campus, curious about the intersection of child rights and child health?

If so, this is your sign to register for HEAL 3005!

Students will have the opportunity to engage in critical thinking about human rights and realities in children’s lives, child-focused practices, and policy development across disciplines and within multiple jurisdictions.

*Please note that this is an in-person course and not taught online.*

We are looking for a Mandarin Translator to help us translate a short 11-page survey document for us.

If you are interested, please contact us at [email protected]!

In response to an overwhelming number of requests, we are excited to share that the is currently being translated into and !

We can't wait to share the new translations in the upcoming weeks.

Keep an eye on our account for more updates!

Dr. Ziba Vaghri is putting New Brunswick on the map as a leader in children’s rights advocacy and policy development!

UNB is now the home of GlobalChild, a comprehensive child rights monitoring platform.

Learn more ➡️ http://bit.ly/3XGppB0