Summary: Declaration of the child delegates at the MENA
Regional consultation for the UN Study on
Violence against children, presented at the
closing ceremony on 29 June 2005.
We, 28 children of the Arab nations, representing 9 countries, we met...
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The UNSG’s Study provides a new context for making quick progress. At
least 13 states in the region have already prohibited school corporal
punishment. In others it remains lawful in schools, other...
Summary: [Please note that this session was originally in
Arabic with simultaneous translation.]PAULO: This study is a unique opportunity because when the Secretary-
General presents a report, it is for all member states of the United Nations,
194...
Summary: Presentations on violence in institutional
settings and alternative care.Hani Jahshan, Physician/Forensic Pathologist and ASPCAN Coordinator,
Jordan, said that the family is often the safe place for all its members, big
and small, male...
Summary: Day 2: Children present their views on what forms of violence they suffer in institutions, and their recommendations to delegates.Two children from Sudan and Tunisia explained what forms of violence occur in institutions, their...
Summary: During the first day of the regional
consultation, government representatives
were given the opportunity to make
statements on how their governments had
dealt with violence against children. Most speakers highlighted the importance of...
Summary: Children's views on what forms of violence
they face in schools, their recommendations to
delegates and how they plan to be involved in
finding solutions to end violence.Forms of violence identified by children include:
1. Corporal...
Summary: Day two of the MENA regional consultation
begins with an overview of violence against
children in schools.[CAIRO, 28 June 2005] – The second day of the consultation continued
today with a presentation on understanding the concept of...
[CAIRO, 27 June 2005] – Children addressed the plenary during the first
day of the Regional Consultation on Violence Against Children for the
Middle East and North Africa. A boy from Jordan and a girl from Egypt
presented both how they had...
Summary: Opening session of the regional consultation
for the UN Study on violence against children,
taking place in Cairo from 27 to 29 June 2005.[CAIRO, 27 June 2005] – The Middle East and North Africa Regional
Consultation for the UN Study on...