Conference

Children and young people in the Criminal Justice System: everything a youth justice specialist needs to know

Robin — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 10:15:05 +0000

This unique event brings together leading practitioners to share and build expertise in representing childrenin criminal cases. Speakers include former DPP Keir Starmer QC MP; senior Old Bailey judge HHJ Nicholas Hilliard QC; Angela Rafferty QC; and Edward Fitzgerald QC, who acted in Venables v UK.

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How to adapt childhood policy to the lived reality of children?

Robin — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 14:21:45 +0000

The conference is organised by the Interfaculty center for children’s right studies – University of Geneva and the The Valais Cantonal Youth Service

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Our Hidden Shame: Crimes and Extreme Violence against Children in Africa

Robin — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 14:56:36 +0000

ACPF is organising its Seventh International Policy Conference on the African Child (IPC) under the theme: “Our Hidden Shame: Crimes and Extreme Violence against Children in Africa” to be held on 7-8 November 2016 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The IPC is a major biennial event organised since 2004 and aimed at promoting policy dialogue and providing a platform for engaging and interacting on the challenges facing children in Africa and the policy choices that governments could consider to promote child wellbeing.

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Conference on Children's Rights in the Migration Crisis and in the Digital Environment

Robin — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 12:49:00 +0000

Protection and advocacy of children's rights is one of the priorities of the Estonian Government and the Estonian Chairmanship in the Council of Europe. Estonia is committed to mainstreaming children's rights on all levels of society, not only among stakeholders and practitioners. There's a saying that it takes the whole village to raise a child, thus it is up to every one of us to provide a better present and a better future for our children.

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The European Forum on the Rights of the Child

Robin — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 12:41:39 +0000

The Forum was launched following the adoption of the Commission Communication Towards an EU strategy on the Rights of the Child in 2006. It is organised and chaired by the Commission and meets annually (apart from 2014) and brings together a wide range of stakeholders to exchange information and good practice on the rights of the child.

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Les droits de l'enfant accueilli en protection de l'enfance : de la parole aux actes !

Louise — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 13:33:20 +0000

Date limite pour envoyer votre demande de participation : 15 septembre.

Cette conférence vient clore un projet de SOS Villages d’Enfants International, mené en partenariat avec le Conseil de l’Europe, Eurochild et soutenu par l’Union européenne.

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Childrens rights in alternative care: Walk the talk!

Robin — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 15:31:12 +0000

A European conference on building capacity of the child care service workforce for better care quality

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Changing Global Perceptions: Child Protection & Bodily Integrity

Robin — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 13:05:09 +0000

Genital Autonomy exists as a charity to promote, preserve and protect the health and well-being of male, female and intersex children by protecting them from unnecessary genital surgery or modification; and to promote the human rights of children in relation to genital surgery or modification as set out in the UN Convention on the Rights Of the Child.

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Eliminating child labour and promoting decent work in agriculture for young people of legal working age

Robin — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 10:09:56 +0000

The International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO) in collaboration with the Decent Rural Employment Team of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is organizing a training course on “Eliminating child labour and promoting decent work in agriculture for young people of legal working age” which will take place in Turin (Italy) from November 14 to 18, 2016.

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Inter-generational Equity, Children’s Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals

Robin — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 11:17:51 +0000

Join the Voices of Future Generation’s Initiative and the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Change in London on 7 July for an Inter-generational Learning Circle on the concept of inter-generational equity, children’s rights and sustainable development.

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33rd FICE CONGRESS & 2nd CYC WORLD CONFERENCE

Robin — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 10:02:25 +0000

FICE is organizing together with other co-hosts and partners the congress ‘Together Towards a Better World for Children, Adolescents and Families’. The conference will take place in August 2016 in Vienna and incorporates the 33 rd FICE Congress and the 2 nd CYC World Conference.

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Contemporary Childhood Conference

Robin — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 13:33:38 +0000

The School of Education at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, is pleased to host its second Contemporary Childhood Conference, which will take place on 2-3 September 2016.

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XXIst ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect

Robin — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 09:17:46 +0000

The International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) is pleased to announce that in 2016, after a gap of 32 years, the ISPCAN Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect will return to Canada. The Congress will be held during 28-31 August at the TELUS Convention Center, Calgary. It will be co-hosted with the University of Calgary, which will also be celebrating its 50th anniversary. ISPCAN, Dr Jackie Sieppert, Faculty of Social Work Dean and Mark Hattori, Alberta Human Services Assistant Deputy Minister of Child and Family Services will co-chair the event.

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ESPAÑA: PRECONGRESO MUNDIAL POR LOS DERECHOS DE LA INFANCIA Y ADOLESCENCIA

Jesica — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 11:02:48 +0000

Entre los temas a tratar, se abordara la violencia y educación en la infancia, bullying, redes sociales y tecnologías, y la empresa y el consumo responsable.

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CHILDREN ́S RIGHTS BEHIND BARS : Droits fondamentaux des enfants privés de liberté

Louise — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 13:06:36 +0000

La conférence finale européenne sur les droits fondamentaux des enfants privés de liberté : l’amélioration des mécanismes de surveillance se tiendra le 15 février 2016 à Bruxelles.

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