Nursery World - Call for action in N. Ireland

Politicians in Northern Ireland have been told by three leading children's charities to address the needs of children and young people in the Province. The joint call was made last week by Barnardo's, the Child Poverty Action Group and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) at the launch in Belfast of their blueprint for government, 'Our children, their future: a manifesto for children in Northern Ireland'. The document, a sister publication to one the charities recently published in England (News, 5 April), highlights problems children face and offers proposals for change.

The joint call was made last week by Barnardo's, the Child Poverty Action Group and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) at the launch in Belfast of their blueprint for government, 'Our children, their future: a manifesto for children in Northern Ireland'. The document, a sister publication to one the charities recently published in England (News, 5 April), highlights problems children face and offers proposals for change.

The three charities said in the foreword, 'Northern Ireland has some of the worst deprivation in the UK. We also have the highest proportion of young people in Europe and a community emerging from years of conflict. Children's issues are now receiving greater political attention but Northern Ireland has not benefited from many of the UK policy initiatives designed to support families and children.'

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