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Annual Meetings
The European Network of Ombudspersons for Children (ENOC) holds one major members’ meeting each year (and occasional special meetings). These are hosted by a member institution or by ENOC.
They include sharing information on members’ activities and strategies, discussion of particular themes and adoption of position statements, as well as network business.
ENOC invites independent children’s rights organisations from outside Europe to attend as observers as well as representatives of International organizations (Council of Europe, EU, UN, UNICEF etc.) and of European inter-governmental organisations. Other observers are invited at the discretion of ENOC’s Bureau.
Last ENOC event: ENOC 17th Annual Conference & General Assembly meeting
25-27 September 2013, Brussels, BELGIUM
 2013 Brussels Annual Conference
- Welcoming Address by Mr. Bernard De Vos, ENOC Chair, General Delegate for the rights of the child, French community, Belgium
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Welcoming Address by Ms. Leda Koursoumba, ENOC Past Chair, Commissoner for Children's Rights, Cyprus
"The right of the child to rest, leisure, play, recreational activities, cultural life and the arts (Art.31)-Introducing General Comment n°17 of the UNCRC", by Theresa Casey, President of the International Play Association
"Presentation of the preliminary results of a research evaluating the impact of Ombudspersons for Children across Europe", by Nigel Thomas, Professor of Childhood and Youth research, University of Central Lancashire, and Sara Imanian, PhD student, University of Central Lancashire
"Championing Children's Rights: Introducing the Global Study of Independent Human Rights Institutions conducted by UNICEF Innocenti research Centre", by Vanessa Sedletzki, International consultant, main author of the study
"Introducing the Conference theme", by Yves Pascouau, senior analyst on European migration and diversity, European Policy Centre
"The European Convention on Human Rights and the right of children on the move", by Françoise Tulkens, former judge and former Vice-President of the European Court of Human Rights
"Unaccompanied and separated children and children in an irregular migration situation", by Georgia Dimitropoulou, expert, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
"Guidance on Best Interests determinations for separated migrant children", by Andrea Vonkeman, Senior Policy Officer, Policy and Legal Support Unit, Bureau for Europe, UNHCR
Promoting children's rights & related: Iceland (Incorporation of the CRC into Icelandic law), Italy (Cultural alliances to promote children's rights), Malta (Minors in advertising and electoral campaigns), Malta (leisure trends among young people in Malta)
Violence against/among children & related: Republic of Srpska B&H (Sexual exploitation of children in RS/B&H), Poland (reducing social permission for acts of violence against children), Serbia (Positive parenting and ban of corporal punishment campaign)
Child participation: Belgium/Flanders (The Kids Parliament: giving a voice to multiple voices), Belgium/ French community (Syria, young people express themselves!), Finland (Opinion making to get the child and young people's viewpoint to the agenda of municipal decision makers), Greece (Participation in an EU child participation study, including the organization of an intergeneration meeting between juveniles and decision-makers), France (The Young Ambassadors of the Child Defender)
Health and well being: Finland ("Hey, look at me!"Interaction and well-being in the lives of deaf and hard-of-hearing children"), Serbia (Proposing changes in the legal framework in order to improve the position of children with disabilities, including severly ill-children and their parents & families)
Family & related: Cyprus (Rights on the role of competent authorities when parent-child communication problems occur in case of divorce or separated parents), Ireland (Report on sample of investigations in the area of child welfare and protection) Catalonia (Transition from foster care to the family of origin living in another country), Estonia (Inspection visits to substitute homes and analysis of institutional care for children in Estonia), Ireland (Local Housing Authority, Local Health Authority and the Re-unification of Families), France (Recommendations on film trailers/cinema adverts)
Children in situation of vulnerability: Croatia (Equal opportunities for children living in remote and isolated areas in Croatia), Sweden (From the inside-children and young people on life in police cells and in remand prisons)
Onsite investigations of the Hungarian Commissioner for Fundamental Rights on Unaccompanied minors, by Agnes Lux, Children's Rights projects manager, Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights, Hungary
Unaccompanied and separated children in Croatia: issues and challenges, by Gordana Filipovic, Legal Advisor, Ombudsman for Children's Office of Croatia
The age assessment process used in Catalonia for UAM, by Anna Piferrer Aguilar, Sindic de Greuges de Catalunya, Spain
Treatment of Unaccompanied minors in Greece: trends and challenges, by George Moschos, Deputy Ombudsman, Head of Department 'Children's Rights', Greek Ombudsman's Office
Recommendations on Unaccompanied minors by the Defender of Rights, by Emmanuelle Wachenheim, Head of Children's Rights Department, Office of the Defender of Rights, France
The safeguard of Roma children's rights in dismantling of Roma camps, by Marie Derain, Deputy Ombudsperson for the Rights of the Child, Office of the Defender of Rights, France
Discrimination between children in relation to family reunification, by Sarah D'Hondt, Chair of the National Commission for the Rights of the Child, Belgium
The Mario Project-Protecting children on the move, by Pierre Casenave, Regional Child Rights Officer, Terre des Hommes Foundation
Outcomes: Two joint statements, one on the Conference theme on "Children on the move: children first", and another requiring urgent action to help Syrian children in refugee camps have been unanimously adopted by ENOC members. The statements, available in English and other languages, can be read here
You can also watch the '10 minute teaser and the full '52 minute version of the ENOC documentary film on "Children on the move: children first" here
Family Photo
 2012 Nicosia Annual Conference
- Presentation by International Organisations and experts:
'Child Friendly Justice, a promise and a challenge', by Renate Winter, member of the CRC
'Juvenile Justice and Children's Rights', by Kirsten Sandberg, member of the CRC 'Child-Friendly Justice in the EU: collecting the data', by Ioannis Dimitrakopoulos, FRA
'European responses to the treatment of juvenile offenders', by Cédric Foussard, OIJJ
'Ending violence against children in custody: European children talk about their experiences of violence in custody and recommendations for changes'-Daphne III Project, by Talar Torossian and Anita Koni
Presentation of the preliminary results of the ENOC survey on the respect of the rights of children in conflict with the law, by Nevena Vuckovic Sahovic
- Presentations at thematic workshops (DAY1) by ENOC members:
 2011 Warsaw Annual Meeting
- 2011 Annual Meeting program
 (PDF File 371 KB)
- UPDATES (summary of ENOC members' annual ativities in PDF or PPT versions): Armenia, Belgium (Flanders), Belgium (FR), Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republika Srpska, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain (Andalusia), Spain (Catalonia), Spain (Galicia), Sweden, The Netherlands, UK (England), UK (Northern Ireland), UK (Scotland), UK (Wales)
2010 Strasbourg Annual Meeting
- Agenda (PDF File 183 KB)
- UPDATES (summary of ENOC members' annual activities in a PPT version): Azerbaijan, Belgium (Flanders), Belgium (FR), Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Republika Srpska, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (Catalonia), Spain (Galicia), Spain (Madrid), Sweden, UK (England), UK (Northern Ireland), UK (Scotland), UK (Wales)
- Presentations
Maud de Boer Buquicchio, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Opening Speech: "Supporting a strategic approach to children's rights" (PDf File)
Jean Zermatten, Vice Chair of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child: "Introducing the General Comment n°12 on child participation" (PDF File 215 KB)
Marta Santos Pais, UN SG Special Representative on Violence against Children (PDF File 669 KB)
Dominique Versini, Défenseure des Enfants, France and ENOC Chair for 2009-2010: summary of ENOC activities during the French Presidency (PPT version 520 KB)
2009 Paris Annual Meeting
 2008 Dublin Annual Meeting
- Agenda (PDF File 231 KB)
- Presentations
Anna Zito, European Commission - European Commission Activities (PDF File 89.3 KB)
Hugues Feltesse, Chief Executive, Défenseur des Enfants (France) - The Big National Consultation "Giving Young People a Say" (PDF File 59.3 KB) (PPT File 232 KB)
Julien Attuil, Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights - Council of Europe Peer to Peer Project and activities from the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights (PDF File 59.6 KB)
Maria Kaisa Aula, Ombudsman for Children in Finland - Project by the Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian Ombudsmen to promote the rights of the Sami Children - the participation of children (PDF File 322.8 KB)
Yanghee Lee, Chair of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child - Key note speech (PDF File 67.6 KB)
 2007 Barcelona Annual Meeting
 2006 Athens Annual Meeting
2005 Warsaw Annual Meeting
 2004 Cardiff Annual Meeting
 2003 Stockholm Annual Meeting
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