International Conference “Child Poverty and Disparities: Public Policies for Social Justice”New: Conference Report New: Click here to access all papers and presentationsNew: Click here for the complete conference booklet, including the final programme, and bios and photos of the speakers Coming soon Full conference report More than 450 academics, policy makers, government officials, NGOs representatives, media representatives and students participated in the first ever international conference on child poverty and disparities in Egypt, held on 19 and 20 January 2009. Over the two-day conference, they debated with 26 renowned international researchers from 17 countries who presented their research findings and policy recommendations for public policies that aim to reduce child poverty and disparities. They also discussed how scientific research and its findings can play an important role in promoting public policies that are evidence-based, child-centred and human rights-based. The conference marked the official launch of the Egypt National Child Rights Observatory and its knowledge portal of excellence “Right To Know”; a one stop shop on child rights that help promoting child-friendly policies (click here to access the website). Both the ENCRO and its inaugural bi-annual conference "Child Poverty and Disparirities: Public Policies for Social Justice" are the official start of the partnership between the Egypt Cabinet Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC), the National Council of Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM) and the United Nations Children’s Fund in Egypt (UNICEF), Several side events were organized during the two-day conference; an award ceremony for an essay competition for children between 10 and 18 years on their perception of child poverty; a brain storm session on the establishment of a regional research network on child rights in the Middle East and North Africa region by Childwatch International Research Network; and demonstration sessions on DevInfo, a powerful database system which monitors progress towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG).
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