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THE CHILDREN DO NOT KNOW THEIR RIGHTS
Mr. Zmijanac, out from your lengthy experience, what are your views in respect to the awareness of the children of their right?

STATES PARTIES TO CHILD RIGHTS CONVENTION ELECT NINE CANDIDATES AS MEMBERS OF MONITORING COMMITTEE IN SINGLE SECRET BALLOT
The Thirteenth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child today elected nine members to the Committee on the Rights of the Child.

In a single round of secret balloting, the Meeting elected the following:  Agnes Akosua Aidoo (Ghana); Aseil Al-Shehail (Saudi Arabia); Jorge Cardona Llorens (Spain); Bernard Gastaud (Monaco); Maria Herczog (Hungary); Hatem Kotrane (Tunisia); Gehad Madi (Egypt); Kirsten Sandberg (Norway); and Hiranthi Wijemanne (Sri Lanka).  They all received the required majority of 91 votes and will each serve a term of four years, replacing members whose terms expire on 28 February 2011.  (Biographical information on all candidates is available in document CRC/SP/42, Add.1 and Add.2.)

CRC ELECTIONS 2010: Interviews with candidates
On 21 December 2010, UN Member States will gather at the UN General Assembly in New York to elect nine people to the most important children's rights organisation in the world: the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.Those selected will replace outgoing members of the 18-strong Committee whose terms expire on 28 February 2011.

“Implementation of the legislation related to children’s rights and the Convention on the rights of the child”
The Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia on the 2nd of November 2010 public hearing on the topic “Implementation of the legislation related to children’s rights and the Convention on the rights of the child” was held. Expose of MA Dragi Zmijanac – Executive Director and Founder of the First Children’s Embassy in the World - Megjashi This year the Convention on the Rights of the Child celebrates its 21 anniversary, yet an exceeding figure of 70% of school children in Republic of Macedonia are not familiar with their rights. This was the result of the survey carried out by the First Children’s Embassy Megjashi, among 2,234 school children at 10 to 18 of age, in 41 primary schools and 24 secondary schools in 7 towns in Republic of Macedonia. The data was processed by BRIMA GALLUP Skopje.

The First Children's Embassy in the World 'Megjashi' alerts governments and civil society organizations to play a more active role in the promotion of and respect for the rights of the child 
Child abuse, especially sexual abuse, is a universal and alarming problem and increased attention and efficient protection skills and prevention measures are necessary at family, local, national and international level.

Christmas Greeting and New Year cards of the First Children's Embassy in the World Megjash
It is the sixth year in a row that The First Children's Embassy in the World Megjashi, Republic of Macedonia conducts sale of Christmas Greeting Cards and New Year cards for realization of the activities of the Embassy (all activities are free). The collected funds from the cards will be used for: - SOS Helpline for children and youth 0800 1 22 22 (free line) - Fight against pedophilia and every type of violence over children - Daily care center for children that do not attend school - Free law service

Ministry of Interior affairs - The sex with juveniles is not increasing
There is no tendency of increased crimes in which juveniles are involved, claims the Ministry of Interior Affairs.

How far will the juvenile prostitution network spread?
While the police continue the investigation, families fear for the children-victims

Children easy prey to pimps
Stip police continue the investigation of juvenile prostitution and expect more arrests.

The number is much greater
re there any children’s calls on the SOS helpline in the First Children’s Embassy in the World – Megjashi searching help and advice for problems with juvenile prostitution?

They grabbed our children for illegal trafficking with human organs
Missing!? Family’s Mehmedi and Helgovich from Kumanovo four mouths ago for the first time were intruduced to one another. It was the children that brought them together. Their dearest were gone missing. And they are still missing! 

Children’s traumas are hard to cure
The children that were raped by their father are placed in a family care for children, however their future remains uncertain.

The First Children’s Embassy in the World Megjashi demands severe punishments
The First Children’s Embassy in the World Megjahsi demands the most severe punishment for the rapist and the competent institutions not to exclude the possibility that the mother could have been an accomplice in this crime.

DRAFT CODE FOR JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA WHEN REPORTING ON CASES OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND PEDOPHILIA
This Code contains a collection of adopted principles that the journalists and media are to adhere to when reporting on cases of violence against children, in particular in cases of child sexual abuse and pedophilia.

Reaction on the last case of incest that the father from Veles committed over his three daughters
            The First Children’s Embassy in the World Megjashi on the last case of incest that the father from Veles committed over his three daughters contacted the Center for social work (CSW) – Veles and the Secretariat of internal affairs (SIA) – Veles.

The most common violation of children’s rights in Macedonia is the right to feel warmth in the home- MA Dragi Zmijanac executive director and founder of the First Children’s Embassy in the World Megjashi
1. According to your long term experience and the information you have from the First Children’s Embassy in the World  ,,Megjashi” which children’s rights are most jeopardized in Macedonia?

The country must find a solution for its citizens
The reality of our neighbourhood in the middle of Skopje. The destiny of this infant that has been living in a terrible misery under the clear sky it is still unknown.

Global Petition on Child Labour and the Millennium Development Goals
The continued existence of child labour is an obstacle to achieving the MDGs and, without achieving the MDGs, child labour cannot eliminated. The development goals of achieving the MDGs and eliminating and preventing child labour are inextricably linked and yet child labour remains as an invisible ninth MDG.


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1.First Children's Embassy in the World reach majority! 2. 54th session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)-The Committee reviewed the second regular report on the Republic of Macedonia in terms of implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. 3.The Committee on the Rights of the Child of UN sent recommendations to the government of the Republic of Macedonia about the second periodical report and initial reports to the Optional protocols 4.SUSPECTED PEDOPHILE FORM OSCE ABUSED CHILDREN 5.GLOBAL CAMPAIGN FOR INCLUDING ALL CHILDREN IN EDUCATION - "ONE GOAL: EDUCATION FOR ALL" 6. Seeking after 4 missing children in only one month 7.Protection of the Rights of the Child of political manipulation and abuse 8.Is there a trafficking with children in Macedonia? 9.INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S DAY 10.World Day of SOS phone for help and support of children 11.Shelter are not salvation for Roma children

 


The Commitee on the Rights of the Child of UN sent recomendations to the goverment of the Republic of Macedonia about the second periodical report and initial reports to the Optional protocols
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD Fifty-Fourth session

OSCE did not comment the case for their employee who is suspected for possession of child pornography in the computer system.
"I have no comment for this issue, it is a matter for other authorities and I had no other information than those from the media" said Knut Vollebaek, the High Commissioner on National Minorities of OSCE.

54th session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)-The Committee reviewed the second regular report on the Republic of Macedonia in terms of implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Mr. Dragi Zmijanac Executive Director and Founder of the First Children’s Embassy in the World Megjashi and Ms. Keti Jandrijeska Jovanova Attorney at Law Helsinki Committe for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia took part in the 54th session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC), taking place in Geneva on May 27-26.

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-Reaction to protect the children’s rights and demanding responsibilitiesfrom the competent institutions;  -Reaction to the Association of Journalists of the Republic of Macedonia for the violation of children’s privacy through articles published in printed media;  -The battle continues against paedophilia, incest and sexual abuse on the children;  -Presentation of the Alternative reports for the state of children's rights in Macedonia in front of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child in Geneva on February the 3rd;  -Elena Dimitrievska and Vaska Bojadzi had a special meeting with the members of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child


Global campaign for including all children in education - "One goal: Education for all"

The First Children’s Embassy in the world - Megjashi this year as well joined the Global campaign for including all children in education. In more than 100 countries throughout the world, famous global football stars are joined with millions of children with a goal everyone to have a possibility to go to school and to study. Besides the entertaining event we had on this very important issue, we hope to make a world record with the biggest held simultaneous class.


According to the First Children's Embassy in the world ‘’Megjasi’’ First National Children’s Conference for Child Participation

  

  

The First Children’s Embassy in the World Megjashi organized the First National Children’s Conference for Child Participation on the 16th of March 2010, Tuesday, at the Youth Cultural Center, Cinema “Frosina”. The conference was a part of the project Building a Culture of Child Participation, financed by the European Union, and co-financed by UNICEF.

Campaign under the slogan “You should not be silent about the violence”
The First Children’s Embassy in the World Megjashi is conducting a campaign under the slogan “You should not be silent about the violence”. The main goal is to inform the public about the violence issues that the children in Macedonia are facing. It is necessary to talk about the violence and abuse against children. They can cause serious and long lasting psychological harm to children.

Presentation of the Children’s Alternative report for the situation with the children’s rights in the Republic of Macedonia prepared by the children involved in the project “Building a Culture of Child Participation”
The First Children’s Embassy in the World Megjashi, on Thursday, 21st of January 2010, at 10:30 am, in the facilities of the First Children’s Embassy in the World Megjashi, held a press conference to present the Children’s Alternative report for the situation with the children’s rights in the Republic of Macedonia, prepared by the children.

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Presentation of the Alternative reports for the situation with the children’s rights in the Republic of Macedonia prepared by Macedonian National Alliance for Children’s Rights Research of the Children's Embassy Megjashi on "Perception of children about their rights, discrimination and violence against children" The fight against pedophilia, incest and sexual abuse of children continues

Report for SOS Phone Line for Children and Youth 0800 1 2222 (free of charge line) First Children’s Embassy in the World MEGJASHI January-December 2009
The SOS phone line for children and youth 0800 1 2222 by the First Children’s Embassy in the World Megjashi made 16 years of its existence in 2009. During those 16 years, 17 784 reports were registered on different types of problems that the children are facing daily.