Council of Europe

Council of Europe supports global anti-violence agenda at cross-regional meeting organised by UNSRSG-VAC and the Government of Jamaica

30.06.14 How can all children worldwide be protected and stay safe from violence? The Council of Europe will attend the “Cross-regional meeting for advancing the protection of children from violence” organized by Ms Marta Santos Pais, UN Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence against Children, and the Government of Jamaica.

This meeting taking place in Jamaica on 30 June and 1 July, aims to strengthen the cooperation between regional organisations by sharing good practices and jointly finding ways of supporting a global anti-violence agenda.

Representatives from other regional organisations such as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Council of the Baltic Sea States, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the League of Arab States and the South Asia Initiative to End Violence against Children, will also attend the meeting.

For more information, please read the UNSRSG-VAC’s press release here