UN: Expert Consultation on Street Children

Summary: An expert meeting on children living and / or working on the street, organised by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), will take place in Geneva from 1 - 2 November.

Meeting Objective

The purpose of the meeting is to consult with different stakeholders in preparation for the OHCHR report to the Council on children living and/or working on the street. To that end, the meeting will explore a number of key themes, including:

• Putting children at the center: main challenges for children in street situations
• Framework of Child Protection Systems: Roles and responsibilities in the promotion and protection of children in street situations
• Good practices and lessons learned to promote and protect the rights of children living and working on the streets
• Collecting and using data to promote and protect the rights of the child

The agenda for the meeting, including the list of speakers, is attached above.

Further Information

• Read about the 2011 Annual Day on the Rights of the Child (which focused on children living and / or working on the street)
• Read the resolution which followed the Annual Day
• Read "A Mapping and Gapping Review of the literature on Street children: 2000 - 2010"
• Read the NGO statement on street children to the Day of the African Child 2011

Owner: OHCHRpdf: http://www.crin.org/docs/FAgendaConsultation3Oct.doc