"You have made a good contribution by casting your nets wider than UNICEF and Plan had done in their own publications. Very interesting new angles and new (and old) sources of information - well researched!"

- Drs. Jaap van der Straaten, Head of International Grants Management, Plan International (UK)

Youth Advocate Program International supports the birth registration of children worldwide through our many contacts and partners in the international community working directly or indirectly on this issue.

YAP International has published:

• Stateless Children: Youth Who Are Without Citizenship

• Special Report on the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the United States
  Click here to download the full report as a PDF file.

• Unofficial Summary of the Main Provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
  Click here to download the full report as a PDF file.

YAP International Recent Stateless Children Advocacy Efforts:

• Provide introductory workshops on Stateless Children for interested organizations.

• Participated in Global Action Day, the world's largest lobbying day on behalf of children.

• Shared information with UNICEF, Plan International, Oxfam, and several other well respected organizations regarding the current status of Stateless Children and potential solutions.

• Participated in the CWLA/Deepalaya NGO Professional Exchange to India through the U.S. State Department to improve the international advocacy efforts of child rights and welfare organizations.

• Creating a new curriculum and support materials on Stateless Children for use in high schools.

• Developed a new user-friendly website with information on the issue of Stateless Children.

• Continue to increase attention and financial support to the issue of Stateless Children.

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Last updated 7/8/2004