PHOTO: Brazil: In December 2001, a girl, Elaine da Paixao Santos, stands in front of a wall on which she has drawn a heart and the inscription "I love you, mom" in Portuguese, on the grounds of the Mother City Foundation in La Paz, a poor neighbourhood in Salvador, capital of the eastern state of Bahia in Brazil. Elaine lives with her grandmother to avoid the fighting in her parents’ home. (UNICEF/HQ01-0442/Claudio Versiani)
Regional Consultation: North America

Host: Toronto, Canada

2 June 2005: Children and Young People’s Forum

3 June 2005: Regional Consultation

Link to background documents and resources below
Agenda
Desk Review
Compilation of Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child
Independent Expert Statement
Children’s Statement
Regional Consultation Outcome Report
Regional Consultation Summary Report
Other Documents
For more information go to: CRIN
Regional Consultation Website