The ChildFocus eCalendar is collated by staff and volunteers of the WomenAid International Network (WIN) and is circulated in English and Russian to colleagues, individuals, NGOs and government representatives working for the promotion and protection of child rights and well-being.
 

2000: September  6
Deadline for participants to register  to attend the, Day of General Discussion being organised by the Committee on the Rights of the Child on September 2000 in Geneva. 

To participate please send full name, organisation and contact details to (e-mail preferred): Secretariat, The Committee on the Rights of the Child, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, UNOG-OHCHR, CH-1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland.
E-mail: pdavid.hchr@unog.ch

2000: September 3 – 6
Joint UNICEF CEE/CIS and UNICEF Geneva supported regional CSO consultation. 
NGO participation welcome. Contact Mr Yuri Oksamitniy, Regional Adviser.

2000: September 3 – 6
13th International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect, Durban, South Africa. 
E-mail: ispcan@aol.com

2000: September 11 – 15
Seminar on Children’s Rights London. Organized by Human Rights International Alliance. 
E-mail: childrensrights@HRIA.net

2000: September 18 – 6 October
Committee on the Rights of the Child, 25th session.  For information contact NGO Group for the CRC 
E-mail: dci-ngo.group@pingnet.ch

2000: September 22

Theme: State Violence Against Children
Sub-themes:

• Mistreatment, abuse and neglect of children in the care of the State.
• Violence against children in the context of ‘law and public order’ concerns.

E-mail: mbustelo.hchr@unog.ch

2000: October
Council of Europe Conference on Racism

2000: November 13 – 1  December
Committee on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, 23rd session.  Office of the High Commissioner Human Rights, OHCHR, Geneva. Sexual exploitation of children included.

2000: November 14 - 17
Future Perspectives of young Women and Girls who live on the Streets.  Berlin, Germany. Organised by International Street Children Archive.  For more information contact: Dr Dolly Conto Obregon, 
Tel: +49 30 44 02 46 56
Email: dolly.conto@strassenkinder-archiv.de

2000: November 19
World Day of Action Against Child Abuse
An annual day providing a focus and opportunity to disseminate public educational briefings and materials on protecting children from abuse. For further information: 
Email: wwsf@iprolink.ch

2000: November 20
Universal Children’s Day

 

Youth Millennium Conference.  11 – 14 year olds meet to discuss important global problems and plan of action.

World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance.  Durban, South Africa. Contact: Robert Husbands, Human Rights Officer, OHCHR, Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10 Tel: 41-22/917 9290 website: www.unhcr.ch
 

Second Annual Day of General Discussion Committee on the Rights of the Child, OHCHR, Geneva.  NB: Discussion is public.

Second World Congress Against Commercial and Other Forms of Sexual Exploitation of Children Yokohama, Japan. For further information 

 

Child Rights National Network Platform organized by WomenAid-Georgia, Child Rights & Well-being Centre, Tbilisi. Theme: Implementation of Child Rights in Georgia-Follow Up on CRC Observations.

Earlier this year the Georgian government presented, under Article 44 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, its Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.  The NGO community also presented its ‘Alternative Report’ to the Committee and many NGOs were involved in the preparation of the report. The meeting provides a national platform for both a ‘Report Back’ and a ‘Follow Up’ on the Observations and Recommendations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child to the government of Georgia.
 

MultiMedia Anti-Trafficking Campaign Launch Tbilisi. Organized by WomenAid-Georgia, Health & Gender Equity Centre, Tbilisi, as part of IOM funded anti-trafficking of women and children project.

 

 
2000: September 10 - 15
Women, Human Rights and Tradition 
Sun 10 - Fri 15  September 2000, Brighton, UK
This seminar will be of interest to those women and men around the world committed to working for the advancement of women. They will be senior or middle-policy-making levels in a range of settings, NGOs, governments, human rights organisations and commissions, legal practices and universities. 

This electronic newsletter is prepared by staff and volunteers of both WomenAid International and its Caucasus Gateway Partner, WomenAid-Georgia and is distributed through the WomenAid Child Rights & Well-being Centre, Tbilisi.
 

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