Summary:

The Council of Europe launches European action on the UN Study on Violence against Children.

http://www.coe.int/t/dc/press/NoteRedac2007/20070122_coe_enfants_en.asp

[STRASBOURG, 22 January 2007] - The Council of Europe is to call for European governments to put every effort into making a better life for children by acting on the findings of the United Nations Study on Violence against Children.

The call will be made at an event to launch the Study at European level, to be held during the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly session in Strasbourg today, at 1pm, at the Palais de l’Europe. It will be attended by Her Royal Highness the Princess of Hanover, Parliamentary Assembly President Rene van der Linden, Council of Europe Deputy Secretary General Maud de Boer Buquicchio, and report author Professor Paolo Pinheiro, and follows a debate on children in the Assembly session.

The UN Study – launched worldwide at the end of 2006 – paints a picture of the situation of violence against children around the world, and gives concrete recommendations on how to remedy the situation.

The Council of Europe spearheaded the European region’s input to the report and is now leading action for children through its programme “Building a Europe for and with children” - aiming to promote children’s rights, protect children against violence, ensure their participation and prosecute perpetrators of violence.

The Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis, and Ann Veneman, Executive Director of UNICEF, will sign a joint Declaration reinforcing co-operation between both institutions at 9am today.

Further information

• Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly: Debate on violence against children (23 January)
• Special Rapporteur report: Child Victims: stamping out all forms of violence, exploitation and abuse
• Website of the Council of Europe campaign: Building a Europe for and with children
• UN Secretary-General Study on Violence Against Children - Report to the General Assembly
• CRIN's website on the UN Violence Study
• New York launch and worldwide launches of the violence Study

Previous Conference items

• 22/01/2007: 21st Annual International San Diego Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment
• 17/01/2007: Situation des mineurs palestiniens et tribunaux militaires israeliens: quelle justice au regard de la Convention des droits de l'enfant?
• 08/01/2007: The Sexuality and Rights Institute: Exploring Theory and Practice
• 04/01/2007: Primer Congreso Internacional sobre Violencia Juvenil: Responsabilidad Individual y Social
• 01/01/2007: Human Dignity and Human Rights Caucus [event and call for papers]

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