13.00-15.00 Palais des Nations, Geneva, Room XXVII
Organized by:
The Office of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence against Children, The International NGO Council on Violence against Children, Plan International, Centre for Reproductive Rights and Sexual Right’s Initiative, CEDAW Committee member.
Overall goals of the side event:
A. Launch of two reports:...
On the occasion of the First Anniversary of the signing of the Third Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Thursday,28 February 2013 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. (light lunch starting at 12:45pm) at the ECOSOC Chamber, NLB United Nations, New York.
The conference will pursue the overall aim of exchanging European experiences in implementing integrated national strategies and addressing gaps in accountability and responsiveness to safeguard children’s rights and eliminate violence against children.
More specifically, the conference will pursue the following objectives :
Friday, 19 October 2012, 1.15-2.30 - Conference Room 4, North Lawn Building, UN HQ, New York.
Event co-organized by the Office of the SRSG on Violence against Children, Global Movement for Children, Governments of Brazil, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
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Wednesday 17 October, 2012 - 3.00 pm-6.00pm - Conference Room 4, North Lawn Building at the UN HQ, in New York.
The SRSG third annual report reviews key developments and initiatives undertaken at the global, regional and national levels. As the mandate completes its third year, the report provides an overview of results achieved and progress promoted in the area of the protection of children from violence,...
Every year an estimate of 10 million girls are married before they reach 18. In the most appalling of these cases, little girls as young as eight years old are being married off to men who may be three or four times their age.
Girls who are forced to marry face a life of violence in the home where they are physically and sexually abused, suffer from inhuman and degrading treatment and ultimately slavery.
Today, on the first...
Launch at the United Nations, in New York, of the "Joint Report on Prevention of and Responses to Violence against Children within the Juvenile Justice System" developed by the SRSG on Violence against Children, UNODC and OHCHR
High-level Panel Discussion on Prevention of and responses to violence against children within the juvenile justice system held on Monday, 8 October 2012, from 13.15 to 14.30, in Conference Room 1, North Lawn Building, UN Headquarters, New York.
Event hosted by the Government of Thailand and co-organized with the Government of Austria, UNODC, OHCHR and SRSG on Violence against Children.
Event chaired by Her...
LIVE WEBCAST - Round Table 2: Children with Disabilities (13 September, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
Conference Room 4, United Nations Headquarters, New York
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