The International Labour Organization (ILO) is the branch of the UN that
regulates international labour laws. On this site you may view
world-wide labour standards and learn more about the UN's policies
regarding employment and social protection.
Save The Children in dedicated to improving the lives of children around
the world. Save The Children receives their information directly from
children and supports projects with the goal of bettering children's
lives.
UNICEF stands for United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund.
This organization was established by the UN in 1946 to help children
in Europe after World War II. Today UNICEF's objective is to help
children living in poverty around the world.
The Children's Rights Alliance of England (CRAE), an alliance of more
than 180 organizations, publishes this website to promote the human rights
of children. CRAE exists to improve the lives of British children through
the employment of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
This charity works to raise the value and quality of family life in
the 21st century. The National Family and Parenting Institute (NFPI)
serves as a national organization focusing on many aspects of
parenting and family life.
The Parliament has many functions in the United Kingdom. The most
important tasks of the Parliament are to create laws and safegard the
rights of the individual.
This is the government's home page that includes links to over 900 other
government run websites. This site also includes various news articles.
This website is published by the Children and Young People's Unit to
support government work on child poverty and youth disadvantage for young
people 0-19 years old.
This research project on children in the United Kingdom, the Programme,
was sponsored by the ESRC. The Programme recognizes the value of children
as active social agents. The children who participated in this study were
between the ages of 5 and 16 who are often neglected.This research project
on children in the United Kingdom, the Programme, was sponsored by the
ESRC. The Programme recognizes the value of children as active social
agents. The children who participated in this study were between the ages
of 5 and 16, ages often neglected in sociological studies.
This file is one of sociologist Dr. Virginia Morrow's most recent studies.
The purpose of this research was to discover the relationship between
social capital and health. Dr. Morrow conducted her research in two
different school settings. The data she retrieved is, therefore, derived
directly from children of the United Kingdom and allows one to see life
through the eyes of the British child.
This website is run by Columbia University's Institute for Child and
Family Policy (ICFP). The ICFP's foundation rests in the clichéd
phrase "two heads are better than one." Together, scholars, work to
address the problems of children, youth, and families that individuals
may have difficulties studying on their own.
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funds research that is
aimed at increasing the quality of life by developing policies and
fortifying economic competitiveness in the United Kingdom. Quality,
relevance, and independence guide the ESRC in all its efforts.
Please feel free to use these search engines to locate more information on
children in the United Kingdom.
Also, The
UK Children's Directory might prove to be useful in locating
additional internet sites concerning children in the United Kingdom.
The purpose of this website is to inform viewers about the status of children in the United Kingdom. This site was written and designed by Rebecca Daugherty, Katie Hiatt, Jamie Koenigsberg, and Rachel Zegas as part of a project for the first year writing seminar, Children and Society, taught by Professor April Brayfield at Tulane University.