2006 Calender
January 2006
February
| 2-3 | International Conference on Child Rights, “Child Rights, the Role of Families and Alternative Care Policies”, Bucharest, Romania |
| 12-16 | Third International Conference on the Impact of Global Issues on Women and Children, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 20 | Children First: Meeting the Needs of Children and Young People Living with HIV, Workshop, Manchester, UK |
March
| 2 | First UN inter-agency on VAC, New York UNICEF to convene |
| 7-10 | Save The Children, Global Advocacy Meeting for the Study |
| 23-24 | 6th Editorial Board Meeting, Geneva |
| 28 | Save the Children Denmark Conference: "From viewer to abuser? Combating the production and distribution of child abuse images", Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 30 | Keeping Children Safe Launch, World Vision International and Save the Children, London, UK |
April
| 4-5 | Council of Europe, “Building a Europe for and with children”, Monaco |
May
| 7 | Save the Children Alliance, Annual Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 7-12 | 114th IPU World Assembly, Nairobi, Kenya |
| 9-11 | World Conference of Religions fir Peace (WCRP) prepcom for faith-based organisations campaign on violence against children, Spain |
| 11-12 | International Policy Conference on Violence Against the Girl Child in Africa, convened by African Child Policy Forum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| 16-17 | Inter-agency Task Teams meet on HIV/AIDS, children and education, London, UK |
| 18-19 | International Interdisciplinary Conference on Child Rights, at Child Rights Centre, Ghent University |
| 18-31 | CRC Committee will consider a General Comment on corporal punishment |
| 23-25 | Follow up meeting of children to work on the child-friendly version of the Study Report and provide feedback on the draft key issues emerging from the report |
| 27-28 | NGO Advisory Panel for the UNSG’s Study on Violence Against Children, New York, NY |
June
| 1 | Keeping Children Safe Launch, World Vision International and Save the Children, Geneva, Switzerland |
| 12 | International Day against Child Labour |
| 15-16 | “The Childhood and AIDS: Rolling Back AIDS in Developing Countries” Conference, Paris France |
| 16 | Day of the African Child, Theme: Violence Against Children |
| 19 | “World Fit for Children” Follow-up, 3rd Intergovernmental Conference for a Europe and Central Asia Fit for Children, Palencia, Spain (GRO and CEE/CIS), Palencia, Spain |
| 28 | Regional Steering Committee meeting in Dakar, Senegal |
July
August
September
| 3-6 | XVIth ISPCAN Intl Congress, York, UK—IPU World Assembly |
| 15 | CRC Day of Discussion, (theme: The Right of the Child to be heard) |
October
| First week October | Council of Europe briefing to journalists in conjunction with Parliamentary Assembly, Strasbourg. |
| 1 October | Arab Child Day |
| 2 | Discussion with Paulo Pinheiro on follow up to UNSGS VAC, Child Helpline International, 3rd international consultation (1-4 October), Sweden |
| 4 | Press breakfast - Organized by UNIS with Study Secretariat, Geneva |
| 11 | Final Study Report to General Assembly Pre-launch of ‘World Report on Violence against Children’. Official UN press conference Roundtable: Children and young people ask questions of experts and key participants Launch of child-friendly report and educational kit Opening of exhibition at UN Secretariat |
| 11-12 | Indian Ocean countries unveil Study with official launch ceremonies, Mauritius and Comoros |
| 12 | UNICEF Australia NatCom launch of Study with Federal Minister for Family and UNICEF Ambassador Professor Fiona Stanley |
| 12 | UNICEF NatCom launch of Study, Italy |
| 12 | National press/info campaign on VAC, Mozambique |
| 12 | East Asia and the Pacific Steering Committee-led media campaign. Monthly newsletter in run-up to launch |
| 12 | Roundtable with agencies working in the field of violence against children, Slovakia |
| 13 | Launch of national campaign in Turkey on the prevention of violence in schools |
| 14 - 2.30pm | A service dedicated to Children and non-violence at Coventry Cathedral, Coventry, UK |
| 19 | Save the Children – International Day of Action, multiple countries |
| 19 | East Asia and the Pacific launch, Bangkok, Thailand |
| October | UNICEF country offices shared editorial in South Asian papers; e-newsletter send out through Delhi media hub |
| October | Launch of the WHO/ISPCAN Guide on ‘Preventing child maltreatment: A Guide to Taking Action and Generating Evidence’” |
November
| (date tbc) | National launch of Study, Tanzania |
| 1 | National launch of the Study in Serbia |
| 2-3 | National launch of Study, Germany |
| 4 | Media campaign, Zambia |
| 7 | President of The Philippines declared "Prevention of Child Abuse Year" from October 2006 until October 2007 |
| 13-14 | Summit meeting of Governors and Mayors on children, Colombia |
| 16 | National launch of the Study, Belize |
| 16 | Latin America Regional Launch of Study, Panama |
| 16 | National launch of Study, Madrid, Spain |
| 16-17 | National launch of Study in Trinidad and Tobago |
| 17 | Telethon as part of ongoing campaign against VAC, Kenya |
| 18 | International Conference on ‘Challenges in Children’s Rights’, organised by the Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch (IUKB) and the University of Fribourg, Sion, Switzerland |
| 19 | World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse |
| 19-21 | North America Regional Launch in the context of World Forum 2006 on Child Welfare, Vancouver, Canada |
| 20 | Launch of the ‘World Report on Violence against Children’, organised by the Study Secretariat, Geneva |
| 20 | National launch of the Study, Guyana |
| 20 | Regional launch of the Study, Dakar, Senegal |
| 20 | Flemish Children’s Rights Coalition – meeting with national and local NGO’s, Children’s Rights institutions, Governments and experts, on the results and recommendations of the Study, Brussels, Belgium |
| 20 | Universal Children’s Day. Press launch, featuring latest findings on violence against children by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Jerusalem |
| 17-23 | Women’s World Summit Foundation (WWSF) week of activities to mark the World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse (incl.: 17 Nov.: conference on parenting, and: 19 Nov.: global call for action to create a culture of prevention) |
| 22 | Third Committee of the UN General Assembly adopts resolution on Violence Against Women |
| 23 | Expert meeting at UNESCO on violence against girls in schools |
| 23-27 | African multi-country workshop hosted by the National Prosecuting Authority and UNICEF, South Africa. |
| 23 | Republic of Korea Launch of Study Report |
| 29 | Placing the Rights of the Child on the Human Rights Council Agenda informal discussion, 14h00 – 16h00, Room 9, United Nations, Geneva |
| 29 | Seize jours d’activisme contre la violence faite aux femmes - Aspect genre de l’étude des Nations Unies sur la violence à l’égard des enfants, 12h-13h30, Salle 876 -200, promenade du Portage, Hull (Québec), Canada 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence - Gender dimensions of the UN Study on Violence Against Children, 12.00-1.30pm, Romm 876 - 200, promenade du Portage, Hull (Québec), Canada |
| 25 Nov–10 Dec | 16 Days of Activism on VAC, Burundi |
December
| 1-2 | Presentation of the Study during the meeting of the Human Security Network, Slovenia |
| 6 | National launch of the Study on Violence Against Children, Brussels, Belgium |
| 15 | Council of Europe - Building a Europe for and with Children - Consultative meeing on children participation, Strasbourg, France |
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