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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Information about Street Children - Benin [DOC] This report was based on a paper submitted by Croix Rouge,
Service pour le Developpement Integral de l’Homme, Centre Don Bosco and Association
Francaise des Volontaires
du Progres and is taken
from “A Civil Society Forum for Francophone Africa on Promoting and
Protecting the Rights of Street Children”, 2-5 June 2004, Senegal At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 21 September 2011] FACTORS PUSHING CHILDREN ONTO THE
STREETS - low income
of families and general poverty of the social sphere; inadequate education
and training opportunities (particularly for girls); traditional customs such
as forced marriages, polygamy and female genital mutilation; the high number
of children per family; the absence of leisure activities in rural areas and
the attractions of city life; the high demand for child labor in the informal
economy; the total impunity of those who exploit children both economically
and sexually, and the difficulty of applying legislation that is either
inadequate or non-existent. ***
ARCHIVES *** UNICEF – www.unicef.org/infobycountry/benin.html [accessed 6 April 2011] Human Rights Reports » 2005
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61554.htm [accessed 23 January 2011] CHILDREN - There were numerous street
children, most of whom did not attend school and had limited access to
government resources. Some street children became prostitutes to support themselves. Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of
the Child (CRC) [DOC] UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 20 October 2006 [accessed 23 January 2011] [73] The Committee expresses its concern at the
increasing number of children living, working and begging in the streets (the
talibés), especially in urban areas, who are also
victims of economic and sexual exploitation and at risk of HIV/AIDS
infections. The Committee is also
concerned at the lack of programmes to address the
needs of these children and to protect them. Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of
the Child (CRC) UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 4 June 1999 www1.umn.edu/humanrts/crc/benin1999.html [accessed 23 January 2011] [29] While recognizing the State
party's openness to hosting refugees from neighboring States, the Committee
remains concerned at the lack of adequate legal provisions, policies and
programs to guarantee and protect the rights of refugee, asylum-seeking and
unaccompanied children. The Committee recommends that the State party develop
a legislative framework for the protection of refugee, asylum-seeking and
unaccompanied children and implement policies and programs to guarantee their
adequate access to health, education and social services Information about Street Children - This report was based on a paper submitted by Croix Rouge,
Service pour le Developpement Integral de l’Homme, Centre Don Bosco and Association
Francaise des Volontaires
du Progres and is taken
from “A Civil Society Forum for Francophone Africa on Promoting and
Protecting the Rights of Street Children”, 2-5 June 2004, Senegal At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 21 September 2011] FACTORS PUSHING CHILDREN ONTO THE
STREETS - low income
of families and general poverty of the social sphere; inadequate education
and training opportunities (particularly for girls); traditional customs such
as forced marriages, polygamy and female genital mutilation; the high number
of children per family; the absence of leisure activities in rural areas and
the attractions of city life; the high demand for child labor in the informal
economy; the total impunity of those who exploit children both economically
and sexually, and the difficulty of applying legislation that is either
inadequate or non-existent. Street
Children - The Facts New Internationalist, April 1, 2005 www.thefreelibrary.com/Street+children%3A+the+facts.-a0131758378 [accessed 6 April 2011] Plan marks Global Campaign for Education Action Week Plan International, Press Release, 19/04/2005 At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 21 September 2011] A Family
For Homeless Children In UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNESCO – Grassroots story by Sebastien Agboton, President of the Committee for Literacy and
Basic Education in www.unesco.org/education/efa/know_sharing/grassroots_stories/benin.shtml [accessed 6 April 2011] A
Belgian Princess Opens A Home For Fernand Azonnanon
in [accessed 6 April 2011] With a 100-bed dormitory, a dining
hall, a library and administrative blocks, street children of Segbeya district and other poor areas of All material used herein
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