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Asia-Pacific Television Forum on Children and YouthAbout the event
The Asia-Pacific Television Forum on Children and Youth (4-7 February 2001) brought together over 120 high-level television professionals to discuss the media's critical role in promoting and protecting the rights of children. Representatives of public and private broadcasters, satellite and cable networks, and regional television associations presented and discussed innovative programming ideas and advocacy campaigns. The emphasis was on producing high-quality television programmes for children, ensuring that children's concerns are given the attention they deserve, and making sure that children's "voices" are heard on television. Apart from the Forum's official declaration, an action blueprint for TV news and children's entertainment and educational programmes was developed so that broadcasters can immediately look to the future. Forum participants also pledged to support the upcoming United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children with widespread coverage of its aims and goals. As the world grasps the compelling needs of children, Nelson Mandela and Graca Machel, two international champions of human rights, are reaching out to leaders from all sectors of society, including broadcasters, to join a Global Movement for Children. Its aim is to change the world for and with children. The Forum participants confirmed their commitment to do whatever needs to be done, especially through the development of new programming ideas and regional partnerships, to expand television's support for children. The Forum was the first follow-up meeting in the region to the Asian Summit on Child Rights and the Media held in Manila in 1996, and its Declaration was to be presented to the 3rd World Summit on Media for Children in Greece in March, 2001.
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