November5 November: National Children's Day 10 to 13 November: Fourth African International Conference on ECD, Dakar, Senegal. Download the Conference annoucement [pdf] 20 November: Universal Children's Day
November 21: Part 1 Radio series in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child begin a four-part run on SAfm just after 12:00: What are children’s rights and where do they come from? Who helped formulate this concept and what is Unicef’s role in upholding them? Download more information [pdf]. This series celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child is produced by the Radio Workshop, a project of the Children’s Radio Foundation with the support of Unicef South Africa. The audio programmes will be available for download on the Children’s Radio Foundation website. 23 November: Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Constitution Hill, Johannesburg. UNICEF, Government and Civil Society gather to observe a milestone for children’s rights. Guests of Honour: Hon. Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya, Min. Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities and Hon. Edna Molewa, Minister of Social Development. For more information download the media advisory [pdf] 25 November to 10 December: 16 Days of Activism of No Violence Against Women and Children The 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children is a United Nations campaign. It takes place annually from the 25th November (International Day of No Violence against Women) to the 10th December (International Human Rights Day). Since 1999 the South African Government has run a parallel campaign that includes issues relating to violence against children. This campaign focuses primarily on generating an increased awareness of the negative impact of violence on women and children as well as society as a whole. 28 November: Part 2 of a radio series on SAfm in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: The right to health. What does this mean for children living in South Africa today? What are children’s experiences of health services and what rights do children have in terms of the new Children’s Act – both to access or refuse interventions that may impact on their health and wellbeing? Download more information [pdf]. This series celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child is produced by the Radio Workshop, a project of the Children’s Radio Foundation with the support of Unicef South Africa. The audio programmes will be available for download on the Children’s Radio Foundation website.
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