Children in the United Kingdom - External Links
External Links


Organizations

  • The International Labour Organization
      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.

    • ILO and Child Labour
    • Email the ILO
  • Save The Children
      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.

    • Contact Save The Children - to contact Save The Children via the internet you must complete this form.
  • UNICEF
      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.

    • UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
    • Email UNICEF
  • The Children's Rights Alliance of England
      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.

    • Email the CRAE

  • The National Family and Parenting Institute
      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.

    • Email the NFPI

    Government Information

  • Parliament Home Page
      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.

    • Contact Parliament - There is no general contact, you must contact specific sectors of the Parliament for different information.
  • United Kingdom Government
      This is the government's home page that includes links to over 900 other government run websites. This site also includes various news articles.

    • Email the Government
  • Children and Young People's Unit
      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.

    News Resources

  • Child Labour News

  • BBC News

  • The Guardian

  • The Observer

    Research on Children

  • Networks and Neighbourhoods - *this is a pdf file
      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.

  • The Clearinghouse on International Developments in Child, Youth and Family Policies
      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.

    • ICFP Research on the United Kingdom

  • The Economic and Social Research Council
      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.

    • Children 5-16: Growing into the 21st Century

        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.

    • Email the ESRC

    Search Engines

    Please feel free to use these search engines to locate more information on children in the United Kingdom.

  • Google

  • Altavista

    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.


    updated December 14, 2002