Calendar
N.B. Events and dates are subject to change
The Secretariat welcomes any new information on events planned for 2006-2007. Please contact violencestudy@unicef.org
2007
January 2007
| 8-10 | Executive Committee of the Latin American and Caribbean Council of Religious Leaders of the World Conference of Religions for Peace (WCRP), Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. Declaración Interreligiosa sobre la Situación de la Infancia en América Latina y el Caribe. Interreligious Declaration on the Situation of the Children in Latin America and the Caribbean |
February 2007
| TBC | Council of Europe conference on ‘International Justice for Children’, Strasbourg, France |
| 11-16 | IFCO XV Biennial International Foster Care Conference, Hamilton, New Zealand |
March 2007
| 26 Feb - 9 | The 51st session of the Commission on the Status of Women |
| 6 | Launch of the Study at PAHO, Washington |
| 14 | Study Launch, Santiago, Chile |
| 15-17 | International Conference on the Rights of the Child University of Ottawa |
| 19, 3pm | Human Rights Council special event on rights of the child. This event will include an overview by the Independent Expert on activities during 2007 and the longer term follow up process. |
| 21 | Meeting of the UN Inter-Agency Group on Violence against Children in Geneva, hosted by UNICEF. For more information about this meeting, please contact secretariat@sgsvac.org |
April 2007
| The Ministry of Women and Child Development in India released a large scale study on child abuse in India. To read the study click here. To know more go to http://wcd.nic.in/ | |
| 17 | Independent Expert attends European Parliament Hearing on Child Rights, Brussels |
| 19 | Launch of the Study, Mexico View Program |
| 24 | Independent Expert presents at the UNODC The Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice To read about the event, click here. |
| TBC | Launch of the Study, Occupied Palestinian Territories |
May 2007
| 2 | Launch of UNICEF/IPU Handbook for parlimentarians on stopping violence against children. To know more click here, to see the handbook, click here. |
| 4-5 | 22nd Session of the Standing Conference of European Ministers of Education on the theme of: “Building a more humane and inclusive Europe: the contribution of education policies”, Istanbul |
| 7-11 | 3rd International Conference: Children Exposed to Domestic Violence, London Canada |
| 14-16 | Launch of Study, Iran. To know more, click here. |
| 17-18 | 9th Ministerial Meeting of the Human Security Network, hosted by Government of Slovenia, Ljubljana. To know more click here |
| 23-25 | 8th East Asia and Pacific Ministerial Consultation on Children, Nadi, Fiji. |
| 28 | Study Launch for Eastern and Southern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya. To know more click here. |
| 29-31 | Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Washington DC. |
June 2007
| 25-27 | MENA launch of the Study, Egypt. Click here to see press clippings. |
July 2007
| 17-19 | Save the Date, World Health Organization Global Campaign for Violence Prevention, Third Milestone Meeting. |
October 2007
| 17,18,19 | Reporting on the Child Rights item, Third Committee, UN General Assembly New York |
November 2007
| 18-21 | ISPCAN European Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Lisbon, Portugal. Lisbon Call for Abstracts, Registration Brochure, Advanced Training Flyer |
| 19 | World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse |
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