Media initiatives for children. Mission Our mission is to: Safeguard and promote the rights and best interests of children and young people by listening.

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Media initiatives for children

Mission Our mission is to: Safeguard and promote the rights and best interests of children and young people by listening to them and working with them to challenge and change the world in which they live.

Priority Areas for Action 2005 to 2008 Implementation and Civil Liberties[1][1]  Having your say  Knowing Your Rights  Implementation of the UNCRC Education Special educational needs Bullying Road safety & School transport Play and leisure Facilities for leisure for all children and young people and the development of a Play strategy Health, material well- being and environment Children and Young People and mental health Poverty Children and Young People with disabilities Children and young people and Risk-taking behaviour Family life and alternative care Safeguarding children and young people[2][2] Physical Punishment Youth Justice Children, Young People and Crime Children, Young People and the troubles [1][1] These are underpinning priorities derived from the duties in our legislation which are central to everything we do. [2][2] Including Children and Young People who are in contact with Social Services

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Article 2 –You have the right to protection against discrimination on the grounds of your colour, sex, religion, economic status, language or if you have a disability Article 29 –You have the right to an education which encourages you to respect other people’s rights and values…

R Wrld 2 Draft Actions OFMDFM’s consultation on the 10 year Children’s strategy –Ensuring that the rights and needs of children and young people are reflected in the implementation of a Racial Equality strategy, a Gender Equality strategy –Formal and informal education curricula will fully reflect and promote statutory obligations and rights and responsibilities in relation to equality and diversity –Monitoring of the implementation of the UNCRC

A Shared Future? Every child should leave school with a direct and sustained engagement with diversity…… realityTo make a real impact it is essential that this work tackles the reality of living in a divided society….

The Reality Widespread Bullying of Traveller Children & Children with Special Educational Needs in mainstream school Schools do not have to have an anti-racist, anti- sectarian or anti-homophobic element in their Bullying policy Widespread need for innovative strategies for dealing with Bullying such a peer mediation Increase in Hate Crimes

A long term solution? Education is the most important area for action in the field of community relations generally and, in particular, a means of combating the underlying causes of hate crime…. –Report of the House of Commons Northern Ireland Affairs Committee: The Challenge of Diversity: Hate Crime in Northern Ireland, 14 April 2005

Barney Mc Neany Chief Officer NICCY