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Western Pacific Region: Child and Youth General Policies, Laws, Strategies & Plans, Service Standards

This section contains general policies, plans, laws and service standards around children and youth.  By general we mean a policies, plans, law or service standards which cover more than two or three big areas or domains, for example a child policy, plan or law that covers education, health, protection, human rights etc.
 
This section does not include child or youth policies, plans and laws which are focused on one specific area/domain (eg. education, child justice, on violence against children, on sexual exploitation of children etc.).
 
This section does however include child or youth policies, plans and laws related to child protection.

73 items in this collection.

National Early Childhood Care and Development Policy

Government of Papua New Guinea; Department for Community Development and Religion, Government of Papua New Guinea (2020)

Papua New Guinea

Solomon Islands National Youth Policy 2017-2030

Ministry of Women, Youth, and Family Affairs (2017)

Solomon Islands

Fiji Ministry of Youth and Sports Annual Corporate Plan 2015

Fiji Ministry of Youth and Sports (2015)

Fiji

DECISION ON GUIDELINE FOR APPLYING CHILD PARTICIPATION

Royal Government of Cambodia; Cambodia National Council for Children, Cambodia (2014)

Cambodia

영유아보육법 (Infant Care Act)

Government of the Republic of Korea (2014)

Republic of Korea

청소년보호법 (Juvenile Protection Act)

Government of the Republic of Korea (2013)

Republic of Korea

아동복지법 (Child Welfare Act)

Government of the Republic of Korea (2013)

Republic of Korea

청소년기본법 (Framework Act on Juveniles)

Government of the Republic of Korea (2013)

Republic of Korea

Children, Young People, and Family Welfare Act

The Government of Kiribati (2013)

Kiribati

National Youth Development Policy 2012-2022 and Strategic Plan of Action 2012-2015

Ministry of Youth Development, Sport and Training (2012)

Vanuatu

Policy in Child Protection in Schools

Government of Fiji; Ministry of Education, National Heritage, Culture & Arts (2012)

Fiji

China National Program for Child Development(2011-2020)

National Working Committee on Children and Women, State Council of China (2012)

China

National Youth Policy

Government of Fiji; Ministry of Education, National Heritage, Culture & Arts and Youth & Sports (2011)

Fiji

Standards and Guidelines for the Care, Support and Protection of Orphans and Vulnerable Children

Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation; Kingdom of Cambodia (2011)

Cambodia

National Policy on Youth Development

Royal Government of Camboda; Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (2011)

Cambodia

Samoa National Youth Policy

Ministry for women and children (2011)

Samoa

National Youth Policy (2011-2015)

Government of Kiribati (2011)

Kiribati

At risk youth strategy 2011-2014

Government of Western Australia; Department of Child Protection (2011)

Australia, Western Australia

Approving the National Program on Child Protection in the 2011-2015 period

Ministry of Labor, War Invalid, and Social Affairs (2011)

Viet Nam

Fiji Child Welfare Decree 2010

Fiji Government (2010)

Fiji

Child Welfare Decree 2010

Government of Fiji (2010)

Fiji

Vision for Children and Young People

Government of Japan (2010)

Japan

National Children's Policy with National Plan of Action

Ministry of Women, Youth & Children Affairs (2010)

Solomon Islands

National Policy for Children of Samoa

Ministry for Women, community and social development. (2010)

Samoa

The Pacific Youth Strategy - Youth empowerment for a secure, prosperous & sustainable future

Secretariat of the Pacific Community; Government of Nauru (2010)

Nauru

Niue National Youth Policy 2009

Secretariat of the Pacific Community; The Government of Niue (2009)

Niue

National Youth Development Policy

Government of Japan; Headquarters for Youth Development (2008)

Japan

Youth Societies and youth development act

The Government of Malaysia; Malaysian Government (2007)

Malaysia, Child Rights Legislation

Children and Young Person's Act, 2006

Nation of Brunei Darussalam (2006)

Brunei Darussalam

Children and Community Services Act 2004 (WA)

Government of Western Australia; Department of Child Protection (2006)

Australia, Western Australia

National Youth Policy 2004 - 2010

Federated States of Micronesia Department of Health, Education and Social Affairs (2004)

Micronesia (Federated States of)

National Youth Policy (2004-2010)

Federated States of Micronesia; Department of Health, Education and Social Affairs (2004)

Micronesia (Federated States of)

Ministry of Youth Development and Training Corporate Plan 2004 to 2006

Government Of The Republic Of Vanuatu; Ministry of Youth Development and Training (2004)

Vanuatu

National Programme of action for the development and protection of children

The Government of Mongolia; United Nations Mongolia (2002)

Mongolia

New Zealand’s Agenda for Children

Parliament of New Zealand; New Zealand Ministry of Health (2002)

New Zealand

National Standards for the Protection of Children

Ministry of Community Development and Sports, Singapore (2002)

Singapore

Ratifying the Vietnam National program of action for children in the 2001-2010 period

Minister-Chairman of the Vietnam Committee for Child Protection and Care (2001)

Viet Nam

Law of the People's Republic of China on Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency 中华人民共和国预防未成年人犯罪法

The Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress 第九屆全國人民代表大會 (1999)

China

Philippines National Youth Act

The Government of the Philippines (1994)

Philippines

児童福祉法(Child Welfare Act)

Government of Japan (1947)

Japan

Infants Act 1908

Government of the Cook Islands (1908)

Cook Islands

Palau Youth Policy

Government of Palau

Palau

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