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March
6 March: International Children's Day of Broadcasting. Theme for 2011: “Girls are... Boys are....” Download the brochure [PDF]
6 March: Foster Parent's Care Day
8 March: International Women's Rights Day and International Peace Day
21 March: South African Human Rights Day, International Day for the elimination of racial discrimination
22 March: World Day for Water
23 March: Equity in the realisation of child rights in South Africa, Protea Midrand, 14th Street, Norwood Ext 20, Halfway House.
Who:
Andries Nel, Deputy Minister, Justice and Constitutional Development
Mabedle Lawrence Mushwana, Chair of the South African Human Rights Commission
Lindiwe Mokate, Commissioner of the South African Human Rights Commission
Aida Girma, UNICEF Representative
Members of Parliament
When:
Wednesday 23 March 2011 at 9:30 – Opening of the workshop Equity in the Realisation of Child Rights in South Africa
Thursday 24 March at 9:15 – Launch of the report South Africa's Children - A Review of Equity and Child Rights
Why:
The SA Human Rights Commission and UNICEF invite members of the media to the opening of the workshop Equity in the Realisation of Child Rights in South Africa taking place from 23 to 25 March 2011.
The workshop seeks to find solutions to the disparities among children in South Africa in terms of poverty levels, child development and access to essential services and other socio-economic determinants such as income, race and gender.
The media are also invited to the launch of the report South Africa's Children - A Review of Equity and Child Rights, a joint publication of the SA Human Rights Commission and UNICEF. The report will be made public following a statement by the Minister for Women, Children and Persons with Disability, Lulama Xingwana.
The media are invited to the opening on 23 March, from 9:30 – 10:30, and at the launch of the report on Thursday, from 9:15 – 9:45.
For further enquiries:
Vincent Moaga, Human Rights Commission, Mobile: 073 562 9866; vmoaga@sahrc.org.za
Kate Pawelczyk, UNICEF, Mobile: 082 336 5565; kpawelczyk@unicef.org
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