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This item reports on the upcoming Arab Children’s Forum scheduled to be held in Beirut next April. It reflects regional interest in childhood issues and in strengthening spaces for dialogue, participation, and child-focused programming.
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This item reports the suspension of schooling in confrontation zones in Sana’a. It underlines the serious impact of conflict on children’s right to education and the disruption caused when schools and communities are affected by insecurity.
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A field report by Seyaj on working boys in workshops, hotels, and street vending in Sana’a found that many children face direct and indirect exploitation. Prepared as part of a project to combat child exploitation with support from the International Organization for Migration, the report found that children exposed to direct exploitation suffer physical, emotional,Continue reading “Seyaj Field Report Shows Working Children Are Subjected to Direct and Indirect Exploitation”
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This item reports the release of the young political detainee Moataz Al-Eisai by the Political Security authorities. It highlights the importance of protecting children and minors from arbitrary detention and from being drawn into political conflict.
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Seyaj Organization for Childhood Protection concluded a Training of Trainers course for 30 male and female lawyers from 14 Yemeni governorates with support from UNICEF and the European Union. At the closing ceremony, George Abu Al-Zulf, the protection officer at UNICEF Yemen, said that Seyaj had achieved major and influential successes in a short timeContinue reading “Seyaj Concludes a TOT Course for 30 Male and Female Lawyers from 14 Yemeni Governorates with Support from UNICEF and the European Union”
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This report documents Seyaj’s 2010 school support project, ‘My School Bag,’ implemented under the Seyaj program to enable children to enjoy their right to education, with support from Act Now Thailand. The project targeted rural areas in Al Zahrah and Al Luhayyah districts of Al Hudaydah governorate, where poverty, weak school infrastructure, and the inabilityContinue reading “Report on the 2010 Education Project”
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A young girl in Hodeidah governorate died in a gas cylinder explosion at her family’s home. According to the Ministry of Interior’s Security Media Center, the girl, who was one and a half years old, died and six other family members were injured, including three children aged between four and twelve. Civil defense teams inContinue reading “A Young Girl Dies in Hodeidah in a Gas Cylinder Explosion”
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This item reports the death of one child and the injury of another in Taiz. It draws attention to the grave impact of insecurity and violence on children and to the need for accountability and stronger child-protection measures.
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The Institute for the Rights of the Child (IDE) in Switzerland awarded Seyaj Organization for Childhood Protection the title of ‘Organization of the Month’ in recognition of its distinguished work in protection, monitoring, advocacy, and support for children’s rights in Yemen. IDE selected Seyaj for the month of August 2010 and announced that information aboutContinue reading “The IDE Institute in Switzerland Names Seyaj “Organization of the Month” as a Model for Child Protection in Yemen”
