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Events

Conferences and meetings

2009           
Vilnius, Lithuania, 7-8 October - Conference “Keeping the Door Open – Support to Young People Leaving Care”
Tromsø, Norway, 18-19 June: Conference of European Ministers of Justice
Vienna, 16-17 June: Conference of European Ministers responsible for Family Affairs – "Public policies supporting the wish to have children"
Strasbourg, 2-3 June: launch meeting for a platform on children's rights
Toledo, 12-13 March: High-level conference on "The protection of children in European justice systems
Strasbourg, 16 March: Conference on family law and international family mediation

2008           
Kiev, 10-11 October: 8th Conference of Ministers responsible for Youth, "The future of the Council of Europe Youth Policy: Agenda 2020"

Stockholm, 8-10 September 2008: High level Conference "Building a Europe for and with Children: towards a strategy for 2009-2011

Zagreb, 15 June 2008: Launching of the Council of Europe initiative "Raise your hand against smacking"

Copenhagen on 21 and 22 May: Regional Conference on sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children

2007           
Lanzarote 25-26 October: 28th Conference of European Ministers of Justice  (better justice for vulnerable groups/improving children's access to justice)

Strasbourg 17-18 September: Conference on "International justice for children"

Strasbourg 23 January: an eventful day for children's rights at the Council of Europe. Pace debate on recommendation on violence against children/ Council of Europe-Unicef joint declaration/ speeches by HRH Princess Caroline of  Hanover and others, launching of the UN  Study on Violence against Children  

2006          
Moscow 19-20  October:  Conference:  Legal framework for adoption: putting children's interests first

Strasbourg 17-19 October: 3rd meeting of the Group of Experts on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

Yerevan 5-6 October: "Human rights in the information society - empowering children and young people"  (See also report on children's preparation seminar)

Athens 29-30 September: Conference on "Ombudswork for children" - theme file

Moscow 14-15 September: "Ensuring rights of the child - ensuring development of society"

Lisbon, 16-17 May 2006: 28th Conference of  European Ministers responsible for Family Affairs. Theme: "Changes in parenting, parents tomorrow

Monaco, 4-5 April: Launching conference "Building a Europe for and with children"

2005          
Ljubljana, 8-9 July: final report on the Yokohama Review for Europe and Central Asia. "Combating sexual exploitation of children" /   See also children's declaration