Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States
| CEE/CIS REGIONAL OFFICE | November 6 | UNICEF CEE/CIS Child Rights Syllabus launch - Seven Turkish universities formally announce they will teach the UNICEF CEE/CIS Child Rights Syllabus as part of their journalism degree courses. Location Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey |
| ALBANIA | November 20 | First Lady of Albania Event at Presidential Palace - three to four short films focusing on real-life stories that show how we translate the articles of the CRC into action or move policy into action. The main actors of the clips will participate and say a few words about their current situation |
| ARMENIA | November 20 | “Children Are Not Toys” Photo Exhibition – an exhibition at the National Assembly of Armenia provides a tour of all regions of Armenia and will close on Nov. 20th. Exhibition kicks off on the 1st of June at the UN Armenia House |
| ARMENIA | November 20 | “A Friend of UNICEF” Nomination Ceremony - UNICEF Armenia Office will award prominent Armenian citizens – politicians, private sector representatives, NGOs, media, individuals who made a remarkable contribution to the cause of protection of child rights – with a the “A Friend of UNICEF” award |
| ARMENIA | TBC | Youth TV Anchors - all major TV Channels in Armenia will start their news programmes with 20-year old TV anchors to highlight the CRC@20 |
| ARMENIA | TBC | UNICEF Child Chamber Orchestra – performance showcases talented young performers from all provinces of Armenia |
| ARMENIA | TBC | Parliamentary Session Devoted to CRC - with participation of children and key decision makers |
| AZERBAIJAN | October 23 | Briefing for Private Sector – special lunchtime session on CRC for private sector representatives by UNCEF CEE/CIS Regional Adviser on child protection |
| AZERBAIJAN | October 26 | Child Forum – an event organized in partnership with local NGO on child participation |
| AZERBAIJAN | November 17 | Launch of State of the World’s Children & CRC@ 20 – an event to mark the anniversary and present the major findings of the Situation Analysis of Women and Children in Azerbaijan |
| AZERBAIJAN | November 17 | Media Training Session on Child Rights - in partnership with Ombudsman office |
| AZERBAIJAN | November 20 | Special Parliamentary Session - parliament will hold a session on CRC with participation of children |
| AZERBAIJAN | TBC | Photo Exhibition – exhibition involving secondary and high schools across the county |
| BULGARIA | November 10 - 20 | Child-Friendly Municipality Award Ceremony – ceremony celebrating child-friendly municipalities that have passed a year of evaluating whether their policy planning and budgeting benefits children’s rights. |
| BULGARIA | November 10 - 20 | Open Space Meeting for Children on Child Rights and CRC – a meeting at which children and young people will give politicians at a local and national level concrete suggestions and solutions for governance |
| BULGARIA | November 20 | Launch SOWC and Faces of Child Poverty – a event launching a study on child poverty in Bulgaria and involving Goodwill Ambassadors & celebrities |
| BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINIA | November 19 | BIH Communications Regulatory Agency & UNICEF - conference on the Media and Child Protection |
| BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINIA | November 20 | Ministry of Civil Affairs BIH & UNICEF - conference on children and the Children's Wall presentation at the BIH Parliament Building |
| BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINIA | November 20 | Special Parliamentary Session – parliamentary session devoted to CRC with child and key decision-makers participating |
| CROATIA | November 17 - 18 | 3rd Meeting of the Network of Violence Free Schools - dedicated to the CRC@20 the meeting will gather around 500 participants including children, teachers and parents united in the vision of violence-free schools. Location Opatija, Croatia |
| CROATIA | November 19 | Fundraising Dinner Promise to Children – fundraising gala event under the Auspices of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia, Ms. Jadranka Kosor. Location Zagreb, Croatia |
| CROATIA | November 20 | Award Ceremony for Child Friendly Cities - in partnership with the Association Our Children, celebrating the CRC@20 and 10th Anniversary of the Child Friendly Cities initiative in Croatia. Location, City Hall, Zagreb, Croatia |
| CROATIA | November 20 - 22 | Child Rights Film Festival - more than 20 documentary films on child rights will be screened, and followed by roundtable discussions on Basic Rights, Economic Crisis and Child Rights and Children's Creativity and the rights to expression and participation, in Cinema Europa, Zagreb, Croatia |
| GEORGIA | TBC | Media Outreach – Various programmes will highlight the CRC, including TV film on the UN in Georgia on human rights and the CRC@20 and a radio talk show on Radio Green Wave on child rights, in partnership with EU |
| GEORGIA | November 20 | Launch of State of the World’s Children & CRC@ 20 – an event to mark the anniversary and present the major findings of the Situation Analysis of Women and Children in Georgia |
| GEORGIA | TBC | Lecture Series - a lecture series for university students on the CRC sponsored by UN resource centre in the Tbilisi Sate University |
| GEORGIA | TBC | Children’s Competition on CRC- - children will learn about the CRC and will be able to express themselves. The materials produced by children as a result of the competition will be displayed at the Gala event on November 20th |
| KAZAKHSTAN | September - October | TV Broadcast – broadcast of UNICEF films highlighting the CRC |
| KOSOVO | November 20 | Pristina @ Mitrovica Essay and Drawing Competition for Children – a competition launched for children of three age groups by the Ministry of Education. An award ceremony for the competition will be organized in Pristina and Mitrovica north to mark the CRC anniversary and the works of the award winners will be published. |
| KOSOVO | November 20 | Pristina Child Rights Fair – the fair organized by NGOs will exhibit books and publications on children's rights |
| KOSOVO | November 20 | Young Peoples Public Event, Pristina – youth will gather in an open space to create a massive body-form with the words Stop Violence. |
| KOSOVO | November 20 | Children’s Drawing Exhibit - children's drawings on different child rights themes will be exhibited at the Government's Building and the Office of the Prime Minister. The drawings are produced as part of regular activities within the children's rights clubs in schools. |
| KOSOVO | TBC | DocuKids – a children’s workshop and competition on animated and documentary filmmaking |
| MOLDOVA | November 20 - 26 | Weeklong media focus on child rights – a series of events about the launch of the CRC@20 (Monday), the right to education (Tuesday), children left behind in migration (Wednesday), juvenile justice (Thursday) and a talk show dedicated to the CRC anniversary (Friday) |
| MONTENEGRO | November 16 | CRC in Braille – the launch of Child-Friendly CRC in Braille alphabet in cooperation with the Minister of Education and the Minister of Labour and Social Welfare |
| MONTENEGRO | November 17 - 18 | Western Balkans Conference “Copenhagen Criteria for Children” – a conference attended by UNICEF Representatives, Heads of EC delegations and Ministers of EU integration from Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia and Montenegro |
| MONTENEGRO | November 20 & November 24 - December 1 | Voices of Montenegro’s Children – an exhibition of messages and photos of Montenegro’s children with oneminutejr’s in a formal reception with the government, international community and various stakeholders together with the Prime Minister and all ministers from the government. The exhibition will be displayed at two locations |
| MONTENEGRO | November (TBC) | oneminutejrs – the oneminutejrs videos will be launched together with Montenegro’s TV stations |
| ROMANIA | TBC | Children’s Government Parliamentary Session Supported by Romanian Prime Minister – a role-playing event in which children acting as Ministers and the Prime Minster will come up with proposals to improve the quality of life for all the children in Romania. Event to be broadcast live |
| RUSSIA | November 19 | Classic Music Concert – a concert to commemorate the CRC@20 attended by the UNICEF Regional Director, Representative in Russia, key experts from ministries will open the concert with brief statements |
| RUSSIA | November 20 | Launch of SOWC Report and Press Conference on Child Rights Issues - UNICEF Representative in Russia will present the SOWC report and talk about the implementation of CRC in Russia. Also, a UNICEF media campaign on child rights will be officially launched. |
| RUSSIA | November 20 | Convention on the Rights of the Child Conference – conference to highlight the experience and perspectives of Implementation at a Regional Level. During the event, UNICEF will launch the recently developed "Child Rights Book" for secondary school children and will present the Child Rights Training Module, which was successfully integrated into the teaching curriculum of the Dagestan State Pedagogical University. |
| SERBIA | October 19 | International Conference - a conference on “Children and Poverty: Global Context, EU Experiences, National Priorities and Local Solutions,” including a review of the National Plan of Action for Children, organized in conjunction with the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, European Commission and the Serbian Parliament’s Working group on Child Rights and UNICEF |
| SERBIA | October - November | Local Plan of Action for Children – series of seminars on the mobilization of local communities and partners, lobbying and fundraising at local level |
| SERBIA | October - November | Meeting of Peer Teams with members of the Parliament – an event with a working Group for Child Rights dedicated to CRC@20, which wil include children |
| SERBIA | November 20 | Roundtable on Children and Child Rights in the Media Mirror - conference with the Serbian Parliament’s Working Group on Child Rights, the Deputy Ombudsman for Child Rights, with different Ministries and journalist associations. |
| SERBIA | November 25 | Comprehensive Children’s Act Conference - in partnership with the Deputy Ombudsman for Child Rights, the Serbian Parliament’s Working Group on Child Rights and the National Council for Child Rights |
| SERBIA | December | Children’s Drawing Contest for Greeting Cards - theme of children’s rights in celebrating 60th anniversary of UNICEF greeting cards |
| SERBIA | October | Serbia Children’s Week Including the Voice of Youth - street activities in selected cities or a video about youth speaking of children’s rights |
| SERBIA | October - November | Media Campaign on Rights of Children with Disabilities |
| SERBIA | November | Children’s Drawing Contest – a contest whose winning drawing will appear on greeting cards on the theme of children’s rights in celebrating 60th anniversary of UNICEF greeting cards |
| TURKEY | November 6 | UNICEF CEE/CIS Child Rights Syllabus launch – Seven Turkish universities formally launch the UNICEF Child Rights Syllabus as part of their journalism degree courses at Ankara University. The syllabus was developed by the UNICEF Central and Eastern Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States office |
| TURKEY | November 20 | Launch of the Parliament Child Rights Monitoring Website – the Turkish Grand National Assembly and UNICEF launch the Parliament Child Rights Monitoring Website, which will aid in the monitoring of child rights and contribute to effective child participation. Held at the Annual Child Rights Forum at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey |
| TURKEY | November 20 | Anniversary March for CRC |
| TURKMENISTAN | November 20 | CRC@20 Babies - Every baby that will be born on November 20th will receive a special gift: Early Childhood Development books |
| TURKMENISTAN | November 20 | Child Rights Concert - A live concert with children-performers and celebrities in Ashgabat, sponsored by UNICEF, the Ministry of Culture and TV and Radio Broadcasting |
| TURKMENISTAN | TBC | Media Outreach – Various child rights-themed media events, including a special CRC@20 episode of the children’s show “Chaga Kalby” on Yashlyk TV channel and a special CRC@20 issue of Gunesh children’s magazine |
| TURKMENISTAN | TBC | Regional CRC@20 Commemorations – the CRC@20 will be commemorated in regional schools with activities including the performance of puppet theatre plays |
| UKRAINE | October 23 - November 20 | Photo Project – a project of the national weekly magazine Profil devoted to CRC@ 20 in which one child right will be explained and illustrated through photos in each edition of the magazine |
| UKRAINE | November 16 - 21 | Junior Eurovision Song Contest - a song contest and the production of a joint song by a Ukrainian singer. Children will have the opportunity to perform at the final gala event and in a series of public service announcements on child rights that will be broadcasted by the Ukrainian TV channels on the eve of the CRC anniversary |
| UKRAINE | TBC | Film Festival on child rights in Ukraine – a festival of four films focusing on child rights to will be viewed and discussed amongst 120,000 young Ukrainians, as part of the International Child Rights Film Festival |
| UZBEKISTAN | October - December | Media Outreach – Various stories and programmes on children’s rights, including a series of radio programmes and print stories in local print media, including children’s newspapers, on the CRC, the National Festival of Social TV and Radio spots on the theme of child rights, and with the UNICEF Country Representative on the state of CRC implementation in Uzbekistan |
| UZBEKISTAN | November 2 - 10 | International Centre for In-Service Training of Journalists - One-week training on writing about child rights for young journalists from around the country. |
| UZBEKISTAN | November 10 - 16 | Roundtable with Journalist and Media - media executives and practitioners will discuss the extent and depth of coverage of children in Uzbekistan media |
| UZBEKISTAN | November 16 - 22 | CRC@20 Events – Various outreach events including lectures, presentations, open lessons, Children’s Parliament, and contests to be held at secondary and high schools across the country |
| UZBEKISTAN | November 16 - 22 | Launch of Uzbek-language edition of the World Report on Violence Against Children – a roundtable to present the new publication and to commemorate the CRC@20 |
| UZBEKISTAN | November 17 - 30 | Photo Exhibition – an exhibition on the theme “Celebrating Child Rights” that will depict the whole spectrum of children’s rights through photos taken by Uzbek children and their essays |
| UZBEKISTAN | November 20 | Children’s Contest Awards – the awards ceremony of Yangi Avlod Children’s Contest, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of CRC, organized by the Fund Forum of Culture and Arts of Uzbekistan, Ministry of Public Education with UNICEF support |
| UZBEKISTAN | November 20 | The Region of Ferghana Celebration of CRC @20 |
| UZBEKISTAN | November 23 - 24 | National Youth Forum – a forum sponsored by Fund Sen Yolgiz Emassan, Children’s Fund with UNICEF support, in Tashkent |
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