UNICEF and the Graduate Programme in International Affairs (GPIA) at The New School are jointly hosting a conference in on social protection for children, women and families, in New York in October 2006. This is the third international conference on “Children’s Rights and Policies” organised in partnership by UNICEF and the GPIA.
 
The conference will present analytical and policy papers that explore policies, issues and trends related to social protection and/or assistance programmes providing cash or non-cash transfers. It will focus on their relevance for the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and contribution to the Millennium Development Agenda. The wellbeing of children, the impact of ensuring the fulfillment of children’s rights and lessons learned for future action will be the central focus of the conference.

The conference will promote a discussion about the scope and contours of social protection for children. In other words, innovative papers addressing programmes and solutions which are not traditionally considered as part of the social protection mechanisms are encouraged. A fresh analysis on new or well-established social security and/or social protection programmes, transfers, benefits and allowances from a child rights approach is also encouraged.

Call for papers

The conference will be organised around three broad themes - programmes, policies, and evidence. Thus, submissions are expected to address at least some of the following categories:

• What cash and non-cash programmes are most relevant to children and women?  What are their main features? Can low income countries afford them? How are these programmes and policies promoting international development targets and the fulfillment of human rights?
• How can model/pilot social protection projects be up-scaled into national policies? What knowledge gaps exist in formulating and designing effective and efficient programmes?  What are the capacity constraints for their implementation?
• What evidence is gathered from monitoring and evaluating these policies and programmes? How can policy impact be demonstrated? What are the lessons learned?  

Submission deadline: 26 May 2006

Previous Conference items

• 28/10/2006: Slavery Then, Slavery Now: Engaging Young Africans In Combating Child Trafficking
• 24/10/2006: 2nd International Conference: Juvenile Justice In Europe - A framework for integration
• 23/10/2006: Conferencia sobre los Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes Sin Cuidado Parental
• 23/10/2006: Jornadas Asturias Pía 2006
• 19/10/2006: Dialogue, Culture, Philosophy- Philosophizing with Children and Youth

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