Programme
Monday 6 December 2010
hosted by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) (the Sheraton Brussels Hotel, Place Rogier)
Tuesday 7 December 2010
| 08.30 – 09.15 |
Registration |
“Children have their say!” Report from children’s workshop, held in cooperation with Eurochild
Ilze Brands Kehris,
Chairperson of the Management Board, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
| 09.40 - 10.30 |
Keynote addresses |
- Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship
- Roberta Angelilli,Vice-President of the European Parliament
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Morten Kjaerum, Director, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
10.30 - 11.00
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International perspectives on the protection of the rights of the child |
| 11.00 – 11.30 |
Coffee Break |
| 11.30 – 13.00 |
CHALLENGES in protecting vulnerable children in the EU |
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Panel debate and plenary discussion with policy-makers and practitioners |
- Bernard De Vos, General Delegate of the French Community for the Rights of the Child, Belgium
- Bernard Boëton, Terre des Hommes
- Ignacio Packer, Head of Programmes,Terre des Hommes
- Kate Blewett, journalist, founder of TBACT - the Campaign for Bulgaria's Abandoned Children
- Micaela Navarro Garzon, Councillor for Equality and Social Welfare, Regional government of Andalucía, Spain
- Imre Nyitrai, Deputy State Secretary for Social Affairs, Ministry of National Resources, Hungary
| 14.30 – 16.30 |
Meeting the challenge |
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Practical proposals to address the challenges faced by children in situations of particular vulnerability (Parallel working group discussions) |
- Child victims of domestic violence
Chaired by Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence against Children
- Separated and unaccompanied, asylum-seeking children
Chaired by Jozef de Witte, Director of Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to
Racism, Belgium
- Child victims of trafficking
Chaired by Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
- Children with intellectual disabilities
Chaired by Jan Pfeiffer, Lumos, Chair of the Ad Hoc Expert Group on the Transition from Institutional to Community-based Care
New developments, ground-breaking reports, tools and initiatives in the field
Interactive presentations by:
Amnesty International, Terre des Hommes, Save the Children, Human Rights Watch, UNHCR, UNICEF, Council of Europe, Belgian network of child rights NGOs (La CODE and Kinderrechtencoalitie), FRA
17.30 – 18.00
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Summary of Day 1 and food for thought for Day 2 by: Lena Karlsson, Director of Save the Children International’s Child Protection Initiative |
| 20.30
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Reception hosted by the Ministry of Justice, Belgium |
Wednesday 8 December
| 09.30 – 10.00
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LINKING JUSTICE AND CHILD PROTECTION |
Opening by:
Stefaan De Clerck, Minister of Justice, Belgium
Keynote address by:
Hilde F. Johnson, Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF
10.00 – 11.00
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ENSURING JUSTICE AND THE PROTECTION OF RIGHTS of the most vulnerable by ensuring justice and the protection of rights of all children |
Panel debate and plenary discussion with institutional stakeholders:
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Kinga Gál, Vice-Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
- Hilde F. Johnson, Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF
- Ann Power, Judge, European Court of Human Rights
- Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea, Director, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, European Commission
11.00 – 13.00
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LEARNING FROM INNOVATIVE PRACTICES AND STRENGTHENING IMPACT |
Identification of proposals for practical action at EU, national and local levels to ensure justice for children
(Parallel working group discussions)
Child-friendly judicial and administrative procedures: Chaired by Justice Renate Winter, former President of the International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates
- Participation of vulnerable children and access to support and complaints structures including children’s ombudspersons:
Chaired by Sarah D’Hondt, President of the National Commission for Children’s Rights, Belgium
- Joined-up governance:
Chaired by Ambassador Irma Ertman, Permanent Representative of Finland to the Council of Europe Thematic Co-ordinator on Children, Council of Europe Committee of Ministers
- Data availability and indicators:
Chaired by Arnoldas Abramavičius, Member of the European Union Committee of the Regions and Mayor of Zarasai District Municipality, Lithuania
| 14.00 – 14.50 |
Summing up - Interactive panel with working group chairs (Day II) |
Comment and suggestions for way forward by
Ankie Vandekerckhove, independent expert on children’s rights
| 14.50 – 15.00 |
Closing Remarks
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Morten Kjaerum, FRA Director