CHILDREN'S VOTE

News stories

• Ecuador: 500,000 children vote, Plan International, August 2006
  October’s elections for mayors and members of municipal councils provide an opportunity to start a dialogue between children and authorities and help legitimise children’s social and political rights.
• Sweden: Tens of thousands of children in Göteborg vote in their own election, April 2006 
  Göteborg is the first city in the world to allow children to vote in a real situation. In conjunction with the election in the autumn tens of thousands of young people in Göteborg will vote on two municipal issues – the appearance of a new tram and the new library card.
• Russia: 16-year olds won't vote this time: Russian Democrats attempt to bring adolescents to the ballot box , December 2003
  In spring 2003 a group of Russian MPs presented the State Duma with a draft for federal law proposing to allow 16-18 year olds to vote in elections and referendums, sign petitions in support of candidates, sign petitions in support of referendums and collect signatures in support of petitions.
• Children want a say, not a vote, UNICEF, 2003
  Millions of children feel disconnected from political institutions and lack trust in their governments, reports UNICEF in The State of the World’s Children 2003.

Resources

• UK: Y Vote MockElections
  This website gives students the opportunity to engage in a fun active citizenship exercise and provides an excellent introduction to the mechanics and issues involved in an election.

Previous Publication (general) items

• 08/09/2006: Información para las ONG acerca de las elecciones para designar a los miembros del Comité de los Derechos del Niño
• 08/09/2006: Children's right to access information: case studies and resources
• 08/09/2006: Gender and Child Protection Policies: Where do UNHCR's partners stand?
• 08/09/2006: Let our Children Teach us! A Review of the Role of Education and Knowledge in Disaster Risk Reduction
• 08/09/2006: Draft timetable for HRC session 2 (revised) and list of reports

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Last updated 11/09/2006 12:48:13

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