East Asia and the Pacific
| CAMBODIA | Photo and Video Exhibition – an exhibition of photos and video from the 1970’s and1980’s | |
| CHINA | November 20 | Launch of SOWC - special press conference and launch of SOWC |
| CHINA | ONGOING | Media Coverage - Xinhua, the country's largest news agency, will produce an extensive media package including multimedia (photography and video) stories being produced by bureaus in Asia and Africa, a CRC Goodwill Ambassador PSA campaign, Big Think partnerships interviews with intellectuals and academics on key CRC issues, and oneminutejr video workshops |
| INDONESIA | November 20 | Young Writers Award - Indonesia's fifth annual young writers' award with the theme promoting CRC@20, sub theme "Hopes and expectation from our elected national leaders". National parliamentary leaders will be in attendance for the award ceremony. |
| INDONESIA | November 20 | Free Birth Registration – a campaign involving 60 districts that will promoting free birth registration, with an award for the most child-friendly district |
| INDONESIA | November 20 | Journalists Award - an annual journalism award organized by the Independent Journalist Alliance, and awarded by the Ministry of Information and UNICEF. The PSA award this year will be part of a well-established advertisement industry award with partner Pinastika. |
| JAPAN | November 17 | Parliamentary Briefing on CRC - With the presence of the Chairperson of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, Prof. Yanghee Lee, members of Parliamentary League for UNICEF in Japan and Korean Parliamentarians Friends of UNICEF exchanged their ideas on how to advance child rights in their respective consituencies. Prof. Lee presented the final results and analysis of CRC surveys which she conducted in Korea and Japan with supports of UNICEF Tokyo, Korean NatCom, Japan NatCom and child rights organizations. |
| JAPAN | November 18 | Media Briefing on CRC - UNICEF Tokyo's June Kunugi gave general overview of SOWC to media and Japan NatCom staff/volunteers. |
| JAPAN | November 20 | CRC@20 Celebration Ceremony with the First Lady - With the presences of parliamentalians including the chair of the upperhouse, UNICEF Ambassador for Japan, Dr. Agnes Chan, celebrated the CRC@20 with children and the First Lady, Ms. Hatoyama. The event also attended by a Government representative who delievered the Government's message and two athleates of 20 years at their ages. |
| JAPAN | November 20 | Time Capsule Ceremony - a community in Japan will open the time capsule they buried in 1979 for the International Year of the Child |
| JAPAN | November 20 | "UNICEF Anthem" on Street Visions - "UNICEF Anthem" is on several street visions (billboard-like large TV screens) - till end 2009 |
| JAPAN | November 20 - 30 | UNICEF Panel Exhibition - Photo panels introducing UNICEF's work is on display at SONY building in Ginza, Tokyo to commemorate CRC@20. "UNICEF Anthem" is shown by 200inch full high-vision screen - till November 30. |
| LAOS | TBC | Youth Radio Initiative – an activity focusing on right of participation and engaging young people |
| MALAYSIA | November 9 - 20 | Tune in to Me – A multi-media campaign by UNICEF and Leo Burnett /Arc Worldwide to honour article 12 of the CRC: children right’s to heard. A host of media owners and corporate sponsors in Malaysia have come together to bring to life children’s special place in media. Beginning 10 November, media spanning TV, radio, online and print will engage with children to develop media programs and articles for 20 November – including programs with children reading news, hosting a talkshow, DJing on radio or simply voicing their opinions. A dedicated campaign website has been created to promote children’s rights: www.tuneintome.bluehyppo.com |
| MALAYSIA | November 20 | Education for All Forum – A day-long forum by UNICEF and the Malaysian Bar Council Young Advocates Committee to discuss every child's right to receive an education regardless of who they are, where they come from and where they live. The Forum will be attended by Government, civil society, academicians and young people themselves. Her Excellency Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah bt Mohd Ali (wife of the former Prime Minister) and her daughter and social advocate Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir will officiate the opening of the Forum with the launch of UNICEF's flagship report The State of the World's Children special anniversary edition on children and their rights. |
| MALAYSIA | November 20 |
Youth Forum CRC – a half-day forum to bring together young advocates with partners from Government and media to discuss moving forward with the CRC in Malaysia. The Forum will include panel presentations from UNICEF, Government, and young advocates |
| MALAYSIA | Ocober | Reporters Training -- Two-day workshops for reporters to learn about the CRC and how they can use it to achieve results for children |
| MALAYSIA | TBC | Talk with MPRN DJs about Child Rights – a radio session on child rights |
| MONGOLIA | TBC | Mobilizing Journalists Club – a session on the CRC and MDGs within the context of Mongolia |
| MONGOLIA | September | oneminutejr’s Workshop – a workshop with young people to produce videos on child rights |
| MYANMAR | TBC | Art & Photography Competition – a children’s photography contest held by Myanmar Photographers Association with children from eight minority groups |
| PHILIPPINES | TBC | CRC documentary - a documentary about inspiring work promoting the rights of boys and girls in the Philippines, to be produced by the Kabataan News Network |
| THAILAND | June - October | CRC Journalists’ Training - Seven workshops being held to promote the ethics of reporting on children and children’s issues for professional media, journalism students and high school students. Sponsored by UNICEF Thailand and Isra Institute |
| THAILAND | October | Opening of the Restorative Justice Center in southern Songkhla Province ¬ The center will work with schools, teachers and students to build appropriate conflict resolving skills in the three violence plagued southernmost province, in conjunction with UNICEF Thailand and the Department of Juvenile Observation and Protection. |
| THAILAND | TBC | National Child Rights Reporting Award Presentation –awards will be given to the best newspaper, TV and radio reports that promote children’s right. Young journalists and partners will be invited who have helped develop child rights reporting curriculum in partnership with media professionals |
| THAILAND | December | Child Rights Sensitization Workshop – an 11-day workshop is for government officials, NGO staff, academics, media and general public from 15 developing countries in Asia, sponsored by UNICEF Thailand and the Faculty of Education of Chulalongkorn University |
| TIMOR LESTE | September | Youth Parliament on Child Rights |
| TIMOR LESTE | November 13 - 20 | Various child rights activities – including TV and radio talk show, and art and poem exhibitions for and by children |
| TIMOR LESTE | November 20 | CRC Commemorations – a celebration including a presentation to President Ramos Horta of recommendations based on a 19 November CRC Workshop among GO and NGOs and the SOWC report by UNICEF Representative. Plus School Celebrations & Children’s Wall Magazine Focusing on CRC |
| VIETNAM | December | National workshop on CRC@20 – a workshop involving senior government, national assembly members, and technical ministries, in partnership with other NGOs and UN agencies, focusing on achievement and challenges |
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