Presentations from Day I of the two-day ministerial conference held on 21 and 22 November 2012 in Sofia, Bulgaria
Session 1 - The Call for Action – Vision for the reform in the CEE/CIS
Why we need to focus on children below three years by Mr. Jean-Claude Legrand, UNICEF Senior Regional Advisor on Child Protection, Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States
Session 2 - Child care in Europe: Progress in transforming children's services in the region
Ms. Maria Herczog, Member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and President of Eurochild
Statements
International Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children by Mr. Nigel Cantwell, Independent Expert to the drafting committee of the International Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children
The Daphne study in ten European countries by Mr. Kevin Browne, Professor of Forensic Psychology & Child Health, Head of Institute of Work, Health & Organisations, University of Nottingham, UK
Session 3 - Changing minds: Fighting the discrimination against the most vulnerable children
Mr. Dainius Puras, Professor and Head of the Centre of Child Psychiatry and Social Pediatrics at Vilnius University, Republic of Lithuania. Former member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Statements
From de-institutionalization towards an inclusive society for all: outcomes achieved and challenges remaining regarding the rights of children with intellectual disabilities - Ms. Brankica Jankovic, State Secretary, Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Policy, Republic of Serbia
“It’s about Ability” – Campaign to fight discrimination against children with disabilities in Croatia by Ms. Danica Kramaric, Head of the Sector for Health Promotion and Protection in the Department for Health Protection, Ministry of Health, Republic of Croatia