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HAQ is a human rights organisation that focuses on all rights for all children, recognising them as citizens of today and adults of tomorrow.

 

Vision 
An inclusive society where all children grow up in an environment that rests on the principles of non-discrimination and equality and where the human rights of all children are recognised, protected and realised

 

Mission 
To mainstream child rights and children’s concerns in all development planning and action through knowledge creation, evidence based advocacy and communication, direct support for children in distress, collaboration and partnership.

 

World Health Organization

Where India’s Food Bill Fails Children

12:00 pm IST I Aug 21, 2013 By Shailey Hingorani and Allison Hutchings Agence France-Presse/Getty Images   Schoolchildren ate a free school lunch in Bangalore, July 19. At a conference in April, India’s Food Minister K.V. Thomas said the country would be known the world over for taking an important ..... Read More

Child malnutrition in India

Arvind Panagariya | May 2, 2013, 12.00AM IST The problem is likely to be less severe than UN statistics indicate, given faulty yardsticks If asked to name the state with the lowest incidence of child malnutrition in India, readers will overwhelmingly pick one of Kerala, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, ..... Read More

India accounts for 22% of global rotavirus-inducted diarrhoea deaths

Kounteya Sinha,TNN | Oct 25, 2011, 07.29 AM IST NEW DELHI: India recorded 98,621 rotavirus-inducted diarrhoea deaths in 2008, which is about 22% of global toll from the infection.  Nigeria — the second worst-hit country — recorded about 41,000 deaths, or less than 50% of fatalities as compared to ..... Read More