Regions -> East Asia and Pacific

14-16 June 2005 - Bangkok, Thailand

11-12 June - Children and Young People’s Forum

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East Asia and Pacific Regional Consultation - Outcome document

Day 3 - 16 June 2005

• Draft recommendations presented
• Consultation closes- UNICEF press release

Day 2 - 15 June 2005

• Plenary session: thematic presentations
• Highights of working group discussions
• Report on ending corporal punishment
• Report: Childrearing for peace

Day 1- 14 June 2005

• Opening Session
• Children Address the plenary
• Presentations on regional issues
• Regional overview: Presentation and report

Other useful information:

• Detailed provisional agenda
• Experts taking part
• Meet some of the children
• List of participants [ECPAT website]
• Background paper: violence in institutions
• Minimum Standards for Participation
• Concept paper for the region
• UNIFEM - UN Development Fund for Women
• UNICEF press release

For information contact:

Shanta Bloemen, UNICEF EAPRO, Tel: + 66 2 356 9407 or + 66 1 906 0813, Email: sbloemen@unicef.org

Urai Singhpaiboonporn, UNICEF EAPRO, Tel: + 66 2 356 9409, usinghpaiboonporn@unicef.org

Karen Mangnall, ECPAT International, Tel: +66 2 215 3388; 611 0972 (Ext 112), karenm@ecpat.net

Arunee Achakulwisut, Plan International, Tel: +66 2 576 1972-4 ext.115, arunee.achakulwisut@plan-international.org

or Veronica Yates, CRIN, vyates@crin.org

Agenda

12-13 June 2005: Experts' Meeting on Violence Against Children in Cyberspace (co-ordinated by ECPAT)

14 June 2005: Opening Session and Introductory Statements

-Official, Royal Thai Government

-Prof. Pinheiro, Independent Expert

-Anupama Rao Singh, UNICEF EAPRO Regional Director

-Key note addresses by Under 18 Delegate and Expert

-Regional Overview on Violence against Children in East Asia and the Pacific

15 June 2005: Plenary Session - 9:00

-Natsu Nogami, Save the Children: Corporal Punishment of Children – Review of Laws, attitudes and practises in East Asia and Pacific

-Judith Ennew, Senior Research Associate, Center for Family Research, University of Cambridge: Child rearing for Peace

-Edwina Kotoisuva, Fiji Crisis Center for Women: Violence in the home and the family

16 June 2005: Way Forward

9:00 - Presentation of Working Group Reports on:

-Violence in the home and the family

-Violence in the school

-Children in conflict with the law

-Violence against children in institutions

-Violence in the cyberspace / online environment

Finalisation of Consultation Statement

1:30 (TBC) Final Press Conference at ESCAP