18.5.2019

PART I:PRESENTATION OF THE STUDY ON VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN

Organised in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs (MLFSA) of the Republic of Slovenia within Slovenia’s Chairmanship of the Human Security Network

Thursday,
30 November / PROGRAMME
14.00-14.30
14.30-16.00
16.00-16.30
16.30-19.00
19.30 / Opening of the Conference and Welcome Address
by Ms Marjeta Cotman, State Secretary at the Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia
PRESENTATION OF THE UN STUDY ON VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN
Guest speaker: Prof. Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, independent expert of the UN Secretary-General for the preparation of the Study on Violence against Children
Coffee Break
Implementation of the recommendations of the Study at the national level
Panel Discussion: Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Affairs and NGOs in Slovenia (invited)
Reception hosted by Dr. Dimitrij Rupel, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia

PART II:CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICTS AND POST-CONFLICT TIME,

AND HUMAN SECURITY

Friday,
1 December / PROGRAMME
09.00-09.30
09.30-10.15
10.15- 10.45
10.45- 12.15
12.15-13.30
13.30-15.00
15.00-16-00
16.00-16.30
16.30- 17.00
17.00- 19.00 / Welcome Addresses
Ms Marija Adanja, Ambassador, Head of International Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Assistance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia
Dr Anica Mikuš Kos, Programme Director of the Foundation “TOGETHER”
Child Soldiers: Children as a Support to Armed Forces
Guest speaker: Tonderai Chikuhwa, Office of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflicts

Coffee Break

Children and Their Families in Post-Conflict Communities
Loes H.M. van Willingen, The Netherlands
What Can We Do for the Protection of Mental Health of Children in Post-conflict Communities
Muharem Asllani, Kosovo
Children as Victims of Terrorism
Said Alhashimi Noore, Baghdad, Iraq
Hassan Alwan Baey, Babylon, Iraq
Two Years after Beslan
Liudmila Isakova, Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia-Allania

Lunch hosted by MLFSA

Returnee Children and Their Families
Zdenka Pantić, Zagreb, Croatia

Returning to Chechnya

Liubov Archakova, Karabulak, Ingoushetia
The Relationship between Human Security and Health
Paula Gutlove, USA

Coffee Break

Workshops: Models of Good Practice
a) Psychosocial Support to Children and Families in Post-war Circumstances
Moderator: Tanja Simovič, Refija Spahić
- What Was Done for Refugee Children from Bosnia and Herzegovina in Slovenia, Anica Mikuš Kos, Vera Slodnjak and Alenka Čas
- The Protective Role of the School and Teachers on Coping and Psychosocial Development of Children – experience form Kosovo, Ramush Lekaj
- The Counselling Centre for Children and Parents in Gračanica, Bosnia, Hamdija Kujunđić
- Helping Children from Chechnya, Lala Suleymanova
- Schooling of Children in Divided Community: Challenges for Social Integration, Dinka Čorkalo Biruški
b) What Can We Do for Child Victims of Terrorism and for Their Families
Moderator: Hassan Alwan Baey and Rimma Karaeva
- The Role of Psychosocial Activities in Alleviating the Impact of Terrorism on Children – the Iraqi Experience (speaker to be confirmed)
- What Help Was Provided for Children from Beslan and Their Families- a critical overview (speaker to be confirmed)
- Other presentations of good practices
c) Returnee Children and Their Families: How to Support and Facilitate Reintegration?
Moderator: Emir Kuljuh and Seidi Statovci
- Returning to Chechnya (speaker to be confirmed)
- Helping Roma Returnee Children in the Region of Magura-Kosovo, Muharem Asllani
- Cooperation between School and Health Care Services in Protection of Child Mental Health, Seidi Statovci
- Other presentations of good practices
d) The Contribution of Volunteers to Psychosocial Well-being of Children Affected by Armed Conflicts
Moderators: Vahida Huzejrović and Džemali Beluli
- The Bosnian Experience, Vahida Huzejrović
- Volunteers in Serbia (speaker to be confirmed)

- The contribution of Volunteers to the Quality of Life of Children in Kosovo, Haki Xhakli

- Other presentations of good practices
Saturday,
2 December / PROGRAMME
09.00-10.00
10.00-10.30
10.30-11.00
11.00-12.00
12.00- 12.30
12.30- / Reports from workshops

International Trust Fund, presentation

Coffee Break
Education on Children’s Rights
Panel discussion chaired by Blanka Jamnišek, Slovenia, with participants:
Tatyana Chshieva, North Ossetia-Allania
Ramush Lekaj, Kosovo
Hamdija Kujunđić, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Slobodanka Gašić-Pavišić, Serbia

Concluding Session

Lunch

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