Children are most vulnerable and least protected victims
[10/03/2010] In her speech at the UN Human Rights Council annual event ''Rights of the child: The fight against sexual violence against children'', on 10 March in Geneva, Maud de Boer-Buquicchio presented the Council of Europe activity regarding protection of children from sexual violence, including the Lanzarote Convention, a ground-breaking international treaty covering all forms of sexual violence. Speech Programme and webcast Building a Europe for and with children
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Round table on children's rights: child and youth participation
Helsinki, 2 December 2009
Council of Europe round table discussion to develop actions on participation of children and young people, co-organised with the Finnish Ministry of Education, takes place in Helsinki on 2 December. In a video message, Deputy Secretary General congratulates Finland for being at the forefront of the children's rights cause in Europe, and calls for key partners and member states to help and support work on child participation.
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''The protection of children’s rights in European justice systems: Children first''
Children’s Law Centre Annual Lecture, Belfast, 5 March 2010
[08/03/2010] “Every child is a person who, like every other human being, is born free and equal in dignity and rights”, the Deputy Secretary General said on 5 March in Belfast, in her speech at the Children’s Law Centre event. She stressed however that the extent of children’s rights violations and the lack of adequate protection and prevention measures show the long way we still have to go in order to guarantee the fulfilment of these rights. Speech
Maud de Boer-Buquicchio: ''The situation of Roma is now high on the political agenda''
Strasbourg, 24 February 2010
[24/02/2010] ''There is a growing public awareness of the existence and the extent of problems, but the battle against indifference and inaction is only the first in many which will be necessary to overcome the prejudice, injustice and discrimination against Roma in Europe'', the Deputy Secretary General said on 24 February on the occasion of the Fifth Plenary Assembly of the European Roma and Travellers’ Forum in Strasbourg. Speech File
Deputy Secretary General attends seminar on cooperation between Council of Europe and Morocco - Rabat, 22 February 2010
[22/02/2010] In her opening speech at the seminar on co-operation between Council of Europe and Morocco, on 22 February in Rabat, Maud de Boer-Buquicchio highlighted the areas of the Council of Europe expertise in which the cooperation could be futher explored, such as justice reform, protection and promotion of women’s and children’s rights, and abolition of death penalty. She also met with the minister of foreign affairs, Taïb Fassi-Fihri. (more ...) Speech [fr]
Maud de Boer-Buquicchio presents donation to Strasbourg European School -
Strasbourg, 5 February 2010
[05/02/2010] Deputy Secretary General, Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, presented on 5 February a donation of over 400 books to the Strasbourg European School by the Amicale of the Council of Europe in conjunction with the Permanent Representations of the Council of Europe. (more ...) Speech European School website
Conference ''Interacting in Diversity for Social Cohesion''
Strasbourg, 7-8 December 2009
[04/12/2009 17:00:00] In her opening speech to the conference ''Interacting in Diversity for Social Cohesion'', Maud de Boer-Buquicchio stressed that public services need to reflect the diversity of society to contribute to stability and social cohesion. The conference, taking place in Strasbourg on 7-8 December, aims to launch a European debate on social and operational questions facing public institutions as a result of interaction with cultural diversity. (more ...) Speech
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