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"The latest report into the rights of children in Aotearoa New Zealand has
painted a mixed picture of how the country treats young people.
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child recently published its sixth review
into how Aotearoa New Zealand is implementing its obligations under the UN
Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989.
The good news is that Aotearoa New Zealand has made progress in the seven years
since the last review. But despite decades of warnings, the country is still
failing too many of its children and young people, particularly those in state
care, living in poverty, with disabilities, and those who end up in the justice
system
On the positive side, measures such as establishment of the Ministry for
Children (Oranga Tamariki) in 2017, the passing of the Children, Young Persons,
and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Act 2017, the Child Poverty Reduction Act
2018 and the development of the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy 2019 were
welcomed by the writers of the report.
Aotearoa New Zealand has also voluntarily implemented the convention’s
communications procedure, allowing children to take complaints about rights
violations directly to the committee."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
