Arigatou International, in collaboration with the Global Initiative to End all Corporal Punishment of Children, will be hosting a side event at the 27th session of the Human Rights Council on "Ending all Violence Against Children in the Family - Working Together to Accelerate Progress".
The discussion will be on September 23rd, 2014, between 14:00 - 16:00 in Room XXIV at the Palais des Nations.
Panelists:
Ms. Elda Moreno
Special Assistant, Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence against Children, United Nations
Dr. Susan Bissell
Associate Director, Chief of Child Protection, Programme Division, UNICEF
Mr. Peter Newell
Coordinator Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
Ms. Maria Lucia Uribe
Secretary General of the Interfaith Council on Ethics Education for Children,
Director Arigatou International Geneva
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Violence against children still remains an important challenge for many children around the world and corporal punishment is still widely used by parents and caregivers to “educate” and “discipline” children, in many cases justified by social, cultural and religious norms. The panel aims to discuss challenges and good practices addressing violence in the family, particularly through preventive mechanisms, positive parenting and enforced legislation. The event will create the space for an open discussion to reflect and identify concrete steps towards the acceleration of progress to end all violenc against children in the family.
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Refreshment will be served at 13:30
Organisation:
Web:
www.arigatouinternational.org