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20 November 2018 Advocate releases State of the Child ReportAs part of the Child Rights Education Week, the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate released its 10th State of the Child Report today at an annual breakfast fundraiser hosted by NB Champions for Child Rights Inc. |
11 October 2018 Report on the rights of newcomer and refugee childrenThe Office of the Child and Youth Advocate, in collaboration with the youth group East Coast Shaking the Movers, issued a report at the legislative assembly on Oct. 10 entitled Defending Child Rights for Refugees and Newcomers. |
20 December 2017 Greater transparency in reporting on child deathsA new process aims to increase transparency in reviewing and reporting child deaths. |
20 November 2017 Advocate releases State of the Child ReportThe Office of the Child and Youth Advocate released its ninth annual State of the Child Report today at a breakfast fundraiser for NB Champions for Child Rights Inc. |
17 November 2017 Child Rights Education WeekNov. 20-26 is Child Rights Education Week, a time to celebrate, promote and advocate for the rights of children. |
13 December 2016 Advocate releases State of the Child ReportThe Office of the Child and Youth Advocate released its eighth annual State of the Child Report today at a breakfast for government members and senior civil servants in Fredericton. |
14 November 2016 Child Rights Education WeekChildren, young people, schools, community organizations, families and the government are invited to promote and protect the rights of children during Child Rights Education Week, which starts today and lasts until Nov. 20, the anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. |
27 January 2016 Advocate applauds tribunal’s decision to end inequalities experienced by First Nations childrenThe Office of the Child and Youth Advocate applauds the decision of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ordering the federal government to offer First Nations children the same level of child and family services as that provided to other Canadian children. |
17 November 2015 Launch of Strategy for the Prevention of Harm for Children and Youth in New BrunswickThe Strategy for the Prevention of Harm for Children and Youth in New Brunswick was officially launched this morning at the annual State of the Child Breakfast hosted by the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate. |
13 November 2015 Launch of Child Rights Education WeekChildren, young people, schools, community organizations, families, and the government are invited to promote and protect the rights of children in New Brunswick on the occasion of the Child Rights Education Week, which will be held from Nov. 16 to 22. |
08 July 2015 Report on the youth criminal justice system launchedChild and Youth Advocate Norman Bossé today released a report entitled More Care Less Court: Keeping Youth out of the Criminal Justice System. |
23 January 2015 New Brunswick mental health network for youth fundedA newly-formed youth mental health initiative called ACCESS NB was officially launched today at Government House. |
18 November 2014 Advocate calls for better protection of child rights in New BrunswickThe Office of the Child and Youth Advocate and the New Brunswick Health Council today released the seventh annual State of the Child Report at a breakfast for government members and senior civil servants in Fredericton. |
14 November 2014 Launch of Child Rights Education WeekChildren, youth, schools, community organizations, families, and the government are asked to promote and protect children’s rights in New Brunswick during Child Rights Education Week, to be held from Nov. 17 to 23. |
20 November 2013 State of the Child Report released todayThe Office of the Child and Youth Advocate and the New Brunswick Health Council today released the sixth annual State of the Child report in Tracadie-Beach. |
24 October 2013 Website launched to support Child Rights Education WeekThe Office of the Child and Youth Advocate has launched a website dedicated to the myriad activities that will take place during the third annual Child Rights Education Week, Nov. 17-23. |
20 September 2013 Park Street School honoured for respecting rightsPark Street School in Fredericton was honoured today as Atlantic Canada’s first UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Rights Respecting School. |
14 June 2013 Premier announces new legislative officer appointmentsThree appointments of individuals to lead the legislative offices of the official languages commissioner, the ombudsman and the child and youth advocate were announced today in the legislative assembly by Premier David Alward. |
26 February 2013 Child and Youth Advocate receives increased requests for advocacyThe Office of the Child and Youth Advocate received 497 requests for advocacy in 2011-12, an increase of 163 from 2010-11. These figures are contained in the advocate’s latest annual report, Raising the Bar on Children's Rights, released today. |
07 December 2012 United Nations official includes New Brunswick in four-day visit to CanadaThe vice-chair of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child concluded her four-day visit to Canada today, which included a stop on Dec. 5 in New Brunswick's Elsipogtog First Nation. |
20 November 2012 2012 State of the Child report releasedMore than 79 per cent of young New Brunswickers feel a strong sense of belonging to their community, according to the 2012 State of the Child report, released today. |
06 November 2012 Children's Rights Awareness Week to be observed Nov. 18 - 24After a successful inaugural campaign in New Brunswick last year, Children's Rights Awareness Week will be observed across Canada from Nov. 18 to 24. |
11 October 2012 Child and Youth Advocate marks International Day of the Girl ChildThe Child and Youth Advocate is calling upon New Brunswickers to take a moment to recognize the rights of young women and girls. |
08 August 2012 International course on the rights of the child to be held in MonctonAntonine Maillet, the celebrated Acadian author and playwright, will deliver the keynote address this evening at the opening ceremony of the inaugural International Summer Course on the Rights of the Child. |
19 June 2012 International course on the rights of the child to be offered in MonctonThe Université de Moncton will host about 150 participants from the Americas, Europe and Africa at an international summer course on the rights of the child from Aug. 8 to 18. The course is being organized in co-operation with the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate and the provincial ... |