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Summary: The schedule for the 2011 Day on the Rights of the Child, featuring: "Children living and /or working on the street", has been released by OHCHR.
The Annual Day on the Rights of the Child, taking place at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on the 9th March, will include two panels: Panel One - The root causes and factors leading children to live and/or work on the street. This morning session will take place from 10:00am to 1pm. Panelists include: -Sévérine Tangni and Wilfried Essomba from the African Movement of Working Children and Youth (Benin and Cameroun) Panelists include: For full details of the Day, read the concept note attached. Further information
- Mohammad Riaz and Tania Akther, youth representatives from Plan supported Programmes (Bangladesh)
Panel Two
- The conditions of children living and/or working on the street: prevention strategies and responses. This afternoon session will take place from 3pm to 6pm.