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"Building a Europe for and with children" conference

08 Apr 2006

"Manana" young filmmaker and photojournalist represented Armenia in Monaco at "Building a Europe for and with children" conference. The Monaco conference on the 4th and 5 th of April launched the three-year programme "Building a Europe for and with Children" (2006-2008).

The programme's main objective is to help all decisions makers and players concerned to design and implement national strategies for the protection of children's rights and the prevention of violence against children.

The conference focused on four different themes: promoting children's rights, information and awareness-raising: introducing a European strategy; participation by children: guaranteeing access to information and developing consultation and participation procedures; combating sexual abuse of children in the cyber-era; towards a Europe free of corporal punishment: priorities and strategies.

http://www.coe.int/T/TransversalProjects/Children/Default_en.asp