Day of General Discussion on Children's Right to be Heard (Geneva)
Thirty-three children and young people are currently gathered in Geneva to prepare for their participation in the Committee on the Rights of the Child's debate on Friday. The Committee is going to hold its annual Day of General Discussion, on child participation, at the end of the first week of its 43rd session, and for the first time, children will be playing a significant part in the discussion.
The children and young people are currently attending a two-day forum, facilitated by Save the Children, ECPAT International, Plan International, IFCO, CRIN and UNICEF, in which they are given the opportunity to prepare for the Day of General Discussion on Friday, in which they will deliver joint statements and participate in the group discussions.
In order to increase the impact of their contribution and joint statements, the children have been discussing various issues related to child participation, shared their experiences, and agreed on a series of key messages that they want to communicate to adults and members of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on Friday.
Discussions revolved around the two sub-themes that are going to be discussed on Friday, so that the children's key messages are relevant to the adult's debate:
- The child?s right to be heard in judicial and administrative proceedings: the individual child?s right to be heard in any judicial or administrative proceedings affecting her or him as provided for in article 12.
- Children as active participants in society: the child?s right to express views in various settings, such as the family, school, associations and politics, and become active participants in decision making processes in these settings.
The children and young people were also given training on how to talk to journalists, how to use the media to get their voices heard, and how to get involved in promoting the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in their respective countries. They met members of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and will hold a press conference tonight to start spreading their messages.
Tomorrow, all 33 children and young people will be attending the Day of General Discussion, participate in the debate and make sure their views are taken into account in the Committee's final recommendations.
The children and young people are currently attending a two-day forum, facilitated by Save the Children, ECPAT International, Plan International, IFCO, CRIN and UNICEF, in which they are given the opportunity to prepare for the Day of General Discussion on Friday, in which they will deliver joint statements and participate in the group discussions.
In order to increase the impact of their contribution and joint statements, the children have been discussing various issues related to child participation, shared their experiences, and agreed on a series of key messages that they want to communicate to adults and members of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on Friday.
Discussions revolved around the two sub-themes that are going to be discussed on Friday, so that the children's key messages are relevant to the adult's debate:
- The child?s right to be heard in judicial and administrative proceedings: the individual child?s right to be heard in any judicial or administrative proceedings affecting her or him as provided for in article 12.
- Children as active participants in society: the child?s right to express views in various settings, such as the family, school, associations and politics, and become active participants in decision making processes in these settings.
The children and young people were also given training on how to talk to journalists, how to use the media to get their voices heard, and how to get involved in promoting the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in their respective countries. They met members of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and will hold a press conference tonight to start spreading their messages.
Tomorrow, all 33 children and young people will be attending the Day of General Discussion, participate in the debate and make sure their views are taken into account in the Committee's final recommendations.
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Young People's Media Network - Coordinator
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Email: cschuepp@unicef.org
URL: www.unicef.org/magic
Mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youthful-media
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