Building on nationwide events in 2010 where the highest level authorities and children representatives called for the full protection of children's rights in Iraq, this year's events focused on a call to establish Child Rights Committees in all 18 Governorates.
Building on last year's Universal Children's Day events where the highest level authorities and children representatives in Iraq's 18 Governorates publicly called for the full protection of children's rights, this year's events focus on pledges to establish Child Rights Committees within each of Iraq's 18 governorates.
Cai (2010) analyses the success and failure of protests from a cost-benefit perspective, pointing out that the cost of governments meeting protesters' demands, protesters' issue-linking strategies, social ties between protesters and high level authorities, the forcefulness of protests, and the absence of violence are crucial factors shaping protest outcomes.
Some activities were launched by high level authorities, including the Minister of MoLSAEO, or the Deputy Ministers of MoES, MoH, or MoJ.
Some district participants were concerned that higher level authorities must be sensitized so that they can facilitate implementation at the district level, but these concerns may be alleviated by the findings from the Dar es Salaam workshop at which high level Ministry participants were also very supportive of the approach.
The types of collaboration illustrated through the MSC stories has brought to light an observation that was not explicit in the original theory of change, that often the disconnect at the local level was not between community members and providers, but between them collectively and higher level authorities.
TROPIC gave me an opportunity to market my policy topics to the intended audience, meaning that it was the first time to present such policy briefs to a high level authority.
He evaded so many high-level authorities to come to this little town and get caught.
"It's a dark day in our nation when high-level authorities will seek to use every method to silence dissent.
"China should raise with the Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and other high-level authorities the issues of abductions, the infanticide of children entitled to Chinese nationality, forced abortions imposed on repatriated women and other human rights violations that target persons repatriated from China.
Such processes must be spearheaded by dedicated high-level authorities who acknowledge the value of a national health research system and who are prepared to take advantage of emerging opportunities (financial and technical) to set it up.
