The Secretary-General’s Study on Violence against Children will be presented to the General Assembly in New York on 11 October 2006. As part of the launch, a series of events will be taking place during the 11th and 12th October, including a press conference, a launch event for the book, for the child friendly report and a high level roundtable meeting which will include dignitaries, experts, and children to debate follow up mechanisms. Exact location and timing of these will be made available soon. Please check the UN Study website for more information. CRIN will also be reporting on events leading up to the launch and from the launch itself and will be sending out updates and making information available on its violence website. In light of the launch of the Study, there will be a panel discussion in Geneva during the second session of the Human Rights Council to discuss follow-up to the Study’s recommendations. The meeting will take place on Monday 25th September from 1 to 3 pm. Panelists will discuss possible follow-up mechanisms. Participants include: The panel will be chaired by Jaap Doek, Chairperson of the Committee on the Rights of the Child. More information:
Follow-up to the Secretary-General’s Study on Violence Against Children
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