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Upcoming Events International Conference on Child Poverty and Disparities: Public Policies for Social Justice, January 2009, Cairo, Egypt VIth AFRICAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT: With Focus on Early Childhood Development and Education, UNECA Conference Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 4-6 May 2009 Past Events World Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents, 25-28 November 2008, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The African Report on Child Wellbeing: How Child-friendly are African Governments? Launching event in Nairobi, Dakar and Amsterdam, November 20, 2008 International Workshop Change for Children, 3 - 7 November 2008, Kenya test message The African Report on Child Wellbeing: How Child- friendly are African Governments?: Launching event in Nairobi, Dakar and Amsterdam: November 20, 2008 BELGIUM: Ending Violence against Children in Juvenile Justice Systems: From Words to Action , October 1-3, 2008, Belgium UNITED KINGDOM: WorldForum 2008 Early Intervention and Prevention, 29 September to 1 October 2008, United Kingdom The invisible and emerging problem of child-headed households: Challenges and the way forward, Addis Ababa, September 29, 2008 The 1st conference on STRENGTHENING LINKAGES BETWEEN SEXUAL AND REPRODCUTIVE HEALTH AND HIV/AIDS SERVICES: THE SEXUAL VIOLENCE NEXUS Getting it Right Conference: Moving towards Universal Access, Prevention, Care and Treatment for Children Affected by HIV and AIDS: 27 September - 2 October 2008, Tanzania Africa Technical Preparatory Meeting against the sexual exploitation of children, 24-25 September, 2008, Dakar, Senegal DAY OF GENERAL DISCUSSION 2008: Children's right to education in emergencies, 19 September 2008, Switzerland XVIIth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect - 7-10 September 2008 National Child Protection Week - Children See Children Do, 7th -13th September 2008, Australia XVII International AIDS CONFERENCE, 3-8 August 2008, Mexico City International Conference on Child Labour and Child Exploitation - 3-5 August 2008, Australia MEXICO: Action Now, Action How: An International Symposium on children and HIV and AIDS, 1 - 2 August 2008, Mexico City NIGERIA: Media Literacy: A Tool for Youth Empowerment, National Development and Democratic Engagement, July 30-31, 2008, Abuja, Nigeria UK: Children's rights and participation conference - July 1, 2008, UK The Day of the African Child - Right to Participation: Children Must be Seen AND Heard - June 16, UNICEF Speak Africa COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Raise your hand against smacking!, 15 June 2008, Croatia FINLAND: FICE 2008 Congress: Better Future for Children - Today, 11 to 13 June 2008, Finland Climate change, eneregy and food, High-Level Conference on World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy, Rome, 3-5 June 2008 Eleventh meeting of The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) Third International Policy Conference on the African Child on the theme Towards Action against Child Poverty in Africa, United Nations Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 12-13, 2008 The Second All Africa Consultative Conference of Children, Youth and Human Rights Organizations - May 11, 2008, Addis Ababa 2008 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: WWSF PRIZE for women’s creativity in rural life, March 31, 2008 Two Days International Conference on "Child sexual exploitation and trafficking", 25-26 March, 2008, Pakistan 2nd Addis International Festival Award NGO SIDE EVENT: Mainstreaming the rights of the child into the HRC , 20 March 2008, Geneva Round Table Meeting on NEPAD and Children, 13-14th March 2008, Addis Ababa Investing in Women and Girls, International Women's Day (IWD) 2008, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Saturday, March 8 - Tuesday, March 11, 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: NGO side event on CRC communications procedure, March 6, 2008, Geneva Save The Date: "Economic Strengthening in Comprehensive Services for Orphans and Vulnerable Children", February 28, 2008, Virginia Children as Catalysts for Change, 18 - 23 February 2008, Ahmedabad, India Chicago Public Radio to interview ISPCAN members on child trafficking today, January 30, 2008 LAUNCH OF THE STATE OF THE WORLD'S CHILDREN REPORT FOCUSSING ON CHILD SURVIVAL - January 22, 2008, Addis Ababa 2008 Freedom Awards - December 31, 2007 A Technical Meeting of Experts on the Africa Report on Child Rights SECOND LARISSA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE CAUSE OF THE AFRICAN CHILD: VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN IN AFRICA - December 17, 2007 The Abilities of People with Disabilities Child Helpline Network Formation Workshop - December 12 -13, 2007, Addis Ababa UN Special Session on Children: Follow-up meeting to a World Fit For Children , 11 – 12 December 2007, UN Headquarters, New York Children as Catalysts for Change - November 30 - December 5, 2007, India World Aids Day 2007: on the Theme: Pan-African Civil Society Workshop on the African Child Rights Charter, 27 - 30 November 2007, South Africa Capacity Building Workshop on Positive Discipline of Children – 23rd and 24th November 2007, Nairobi, Kenya World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse - 19 November 2007, Geneva The International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) and the AMCV are proud to present the XIth ISPCAN European Regional Conference Child Abuse and Neglect, which take place November 18 - 21, 2007 in Lisbon, Portugal, at the Lisbon Congress Centre. Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies Conference - November 12-14, 2007, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 5th Africa Resource Bank, 11- 14 November, 2007, Tanzania Forum on the Participation of NGOs in the 42nd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, and 16th African Human Rights Book Fair - 10th -12th NOV, 2007 - CONGO, BRAZAVILLE Second Pan-African Forum on the Declaration and Plan of Action of the African Common Position on Children: Mid-term Review, 29 October - 2 November 2007 10th Meeting of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC), Cairo, Egypt 25-27, October 2007 Children's Event - Towards an Africa Free of Violence - October 19, 2007, Addis Ababa Hilton Informal Interactive Hearing with Civil Society, including NGOs and the Private Sector of the High-level Dialogue of the General Assembly on Interreligious and Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation for Peace, 4-5 October, 2007, The Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices (IAC) will hold a 3-day symposium on female genital mutilation (FGM) for religious leaders in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire from Tuesday 25 September to Thursday 27, 2007 1st International Conference in Africa on Child Sexual Abuse - 24 - 26 September, 2007 HIV and AIDS: International Symposium on Meeting Children's Needs in a World with HIV and AIDS The First International Conference in Africa on Child Sexual Abuse - 24 – 26 September, 2007, Nairobi, Kenya VII ISPCAN Asian Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, 23-26 September, 2007 Relationship between Animal Abuse and Human Violence - Tuesday 18 September 2007, Keble College, Oxford The 46th Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child will take place from 17 September to 5 October 2007 at the Palais Wilson in Geneva, Switzerland. Conference on INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN, Strasbourg, 17-18 September 2007 Regional Conference on Best Practices for Prevention of Child Labor & Trafficking of Children for Forced Labor - India - September 8, 2007 International Forum for Child Welfare, 21-24 August 2007, New Delhi, India A Call for the Respect of the Rights of Children In Prisons and Detention Centres - August 9-10, 2007, Addis Ababa Third Regional Consultation of Child Helplines in Africa - August 6-8, 2007, Entebbe, Uganda XIth ISPCAN European Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect International Youth Day - 12 August CHILDREN, HEALTH AND CULTURE IN AFRICA: Influences on children's health and well-being - June 25, 2007 - July 13, 2007 Regional Launch of UN Secretary-General's Study on Violence Against Children - June 24-26, Cairo, Egypt Workshop to discuss on the implementation of the “Draft Child Maintenance Guideline” –– June 21, 2007 – Addis Ababa World Day against Child Labour - with Farmers, June 12, 2007, Addis Ababa National Conference on children in prison – May 30, 2007 – Addis Ababa World Conference: "Children Without Parental Care"- May 21-24, 2007, The Hague Lobbying workshop with child rights groups on issues identified for advocacy by the Children’s Legal Protection Centre, May 18, 2007 – Addis Ababa Regional Symposium on Harmonisation of Laws on Children in Eastern and Southern Africa - May 9-10, 2007, Nairobi, Kenya Save the Children Partners’ meeting - May 3, 2007 - Addis Ababa Consultative workshop to discuss on the main problems in service provision for children in government and non-government institutions - April 15, 2007 - Addis Ababa 5TH AFRICAN CONFERENCE ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT - 27TH -29TH MARCH 2007. KAMPALA "Democratizing Governance at Regional and Global Level to Achieve the MDGs", the African Civil Society Forum, ECA Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, 22-24 March 2007 Inter-Agency Group Meeting on Violence against Children- March 21, 2007, Geneva Child Protection Workshop, March 2, 2007, Nairobi Child Protection Workshop, March 2, 2007, Nairobi Launch of Study on Harmonisation of Laws Relating to Children in East and Southern Africa - February 27, 2007 Commission on the Status of Women, fifty-first session 26 February 2007-9 March 2007 Eleventh Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 21 February 2007 Roundtable discussion on the elimination of violence against the girl-child, February 20, 2007 Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, seventieth session, 19 February 2007 – 9 March 2007 Roundtable discussion on the elimination of discrimination against the girl-child, February 15, 2007 Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, pre-sessional working group, 5 – 9 February 2007 Committee on the Rights of the Child, pre-sessional working group, 5 – 9 February 2007 Expert's Consultative Meeting on Child Rights Monitoring and Reporting in Africa, 29-30 January 2007, Lagos, Nigeria Human Rights Council, Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, sixth session, 29 January 2007 – 2 February 2007 Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, thirty-seventh session, 15 January 2007- 2 February 2007 Committee on the Rights of the Child, forty-fourth session, 15 January 2007 – 2 February 2007 Debate on Children's Custody Issues - 16 December 2006 at 8:30 a.m. organized by Children Legal Protection Centre, Global Hotel Addis Ababa Workshop to Launch the Research on the Treatment of Victim Children in the Legal System (December 15 2006) Training for Law School Students on Child Rights and Voluntarism (November 25-26 2006) Colloquium on Child Research in Sub-Saharan Africa, 21 - 22 November 2006 Training for Judges and Prosecutors on Implementation Problems of Child Rights in Ethiopia (October 28-29 2006) 3rd Annual World Conference on Children Without Parental Care (October 23-26, 2006) Expert Group Meeting, The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child Training for Media Professionals on the Role of the Media in the Promotion of Child Rights Launch of Save the Children Campaign and report on Education for Children Affected by Armed Conflict - Round Table Discussion UN Website: Online Discussion: Elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child The African Child Policy Forum's Second International Policy Conference on the African Child: Violence Against Girls in Africa took place at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on May 11 and 12 2006. Report on Harmonization of Laws relating to Children in East and Southern Africa