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<p><b><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">UNICEF LAUNCHES LEGISLATIVE REFORM INITIATIVE</span></u></b></p>
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<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">HARMONIZING NATIONAL LEGISLATION WITH INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS</span></p>
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<p><span> </span><span>UNICEF invites you to visit the recently launched<b> <a href="http://www.unicef.org/policyanalysis/index_51859.html" target="_blank">LEGISLATIVE REFORM INITIATIVE.</a></b></span></p>
<p><span> </span><span>The website contains papers, tools, and reports developed by UNICEF and its partners, in the area of legislative reform.</span></p>
<p><span> </span><span>UNICEF's Legislative Reform Initiative (LRI) supports efforts for the realisation of the rights enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).  It recognises that legislative reform must go beyond the letter of law to address polices and programming in order to make the laws effective and enforceable.  <b>The LRI includes papers and tools which can inform legislative reform efforts and share global experience.</b></span></p>

<p><span> </span><span>The LRI is divided into four sections:</span></p>
<p><span> </span><b><span><a href="http://www.unicef.org/policyanalysis/index_51868.html" target="_blank">Thematic Papers</a></span></b><span>: These provide in-depth analysis of legislative reform on specific issues by UNICEF and external experts.  The papers cover a broad range of issues such as child marriage, child domestic labour, the right to food and trafficking.</span></p>

<p><span> </span><b><span><a href="http://www.unicef.org/policyanalysis/index_51862.html" target="_blank">Legislative/ Policy Papers</a>:</span></b><span> These address broader issues of legislative reform, including approach, assessing national legislations’ compliance with international human rights laws, including child rights in constitutional reform, and supportive policies and practices for the implementation of law.</span></p>

<p><span> </span><b><span><a href="http://www.unicef.org/policyanalysis/index_51870.html" target="_blank">Tools</a></span></b><span>:  These are designed specifically for practitioners, covering various aspects of legislative reform.</span></p>

<p><span> </span><b><span><a href="http://www.unicef.org/policyanalysis/index_51871.html" target="_blank">Reports</a></span></b><span>:  These are reports of UNICEF-organised expert-level events, consultations, roundtables and meetings to on the harmonization of national legislations with international human rights instruments and standards.</span></p>

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