Foreign Affairs committee  Countries have all defined individually what the minimum age is, and that varies. It's very typical for the age to be 14. But there are some countries that have stepped down to 12. The issue is that there are children who are below that age who are working. The problem with not

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, many organizations are happy with some of the achievements that we have had up to now with the MDG goals, particularly with maternal-infant results, but as we now position ourselves for the post-MDG, some issues are starting to become more important. One of them is the issue

Foreign Affairs committee  I will choose two very quick examples. One is in areas of emergency. When emergencies happen, children have specific protection needs. For example, with the Syrian conflict, the war, children arrive in the neighbouring countries. They are in camps or in communities that are rece

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, it was brief because of the short time. In a systemic approach, we understand protection work in four pillars. On the one side we have to have the systems that are established in government through policies. You have a regulatory mode that helps to protect children. You cr

Foreign Affairs committee  In connection to the question you posed to Pete, education is also within the services, and it's almost a preferred place where protection takes place. The school needs to be that safe environment. When conflict arises, there's a lot of use of school to bring normalcy back to chi

Foreign Affairs committee  To conclude, we are grateful to the Government of Canada for its continued interest and support to make this world a better place for children. To better protect children, we encourage you to ensure that children can participate in decisions that affect their lives, that the root

Foreign Affairs committee  We also call on the Government of Canada to ensure that its leadership on child protection takes a holistic approach that addresses the root causes of violence against children and engages whole communities in working to end the violence in a sustainable way. We also call on th

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. We're honoured to appear today before the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development to talk about the study on the protection of children and youth in developing countries. Save the Children is the world's leading independent organization fo