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Organisation aims and activities: In September 2000, the Refugee Studies Centre and the Centre for Child-Focused Anthropological Research of Brunel University hosted an International Consultation on 'Children in Adversity' in Oxford.

Further details: The 110 participants were brought together to share their knowledge, research information and practitioner experience to promote a better understanding of children, their development, their capacities and vulnerabilities, and the risks they face in highly detrimental settings. The participants divided into five working groups: refugee and displaced children, children in armed conflict, working children, children and family incapacitation, and children in deleterious institutional settings. The aim of the consultation was to increase understanding of the resilience and coping strategies of children exposed to highly stressful situations, as well as the risks they face. It was proposed that recognition of children's competencies and resourcefulness can encourage a move away fom a focus on child pathology and towards a recognition of children as social actors with valid insights and skills. This in itself can lead to better child protection. This web site takes the process of the consultation forward. It gives access to supporting documents for the consultation and provides a forum for debate and exchange to continue. We look forward to your comments and contributions. Funding for the consultation was recieved with thanks from: UK Department for International Development, Canadian International Development Agency, UNICEF, The Bernard Van Leer Foundation, The Save the Children Alliance, The Andrew Mellon Foundation, The Queen Elizabeth House Oppenheimer Fund.

Operational level: International

Works with age groups : Children 0 - 18

Organisation type: Academic institution

Organisation mandate: Research child rights

Areas of expertise: Armed conflict, Child participation, Economic rights, Education and cultural rights, Emergency relief, Family and alternative care, Gender and girls, Justice, Minority or indigenous children, Refugee and unaccompanied children, Reporting to and monitoring the CRC, Sexual exploitation and abuse

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