TIME

KEY

EVENT

VENUE

9:30-10:30 a.m

Children's Forum: Opening ceremony of the three-day event. The opening ceremony is open to guests. Some 300 under-18 delegates to the Special Session on Children will gather at the Forum to explore the issues of the draft Outcome Document of the Special Session, 'A World Fit for Children', in the framework of the ten points of the Rallying Call of the Global Movement for Children. Young delegates to the Special Session will also prepare for their participation in the Session itself and discuss their role in implementing the Outcome Document.

Conference Room 4

10:40 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Children's Forum
Plenary and workshops.
Closed event, by invitation only

Conference Room 4

TIME

KEY

EVENT

VENUE

9:00 a.m.- 9:00 p.m.

Children's Forum
Plenary and workshops.
Closed event, by invitation only

The Manhattan Center (311 West 34th Street, NYC)

1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Meeting of Religious Leaders

U.S. Fund for UNICEF

TIME

KEY

EVENT

VENUE

9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Children's Forum
Closed event, by invitation only

The Manhattan Center (311 West 34th Street, NYC)

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

International Health Awareness Network, National Council of Women/USA: Health and Human Rights Of Girl Children and Women

10H, Church Centre

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, Education International, Global March Against Child Labour: A workshop on what NGOs can do to promote the world-wide fight against child labour.

DHL, Church Centre

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Religious Leaders Symposium (World Conference on Religion and Peace)
Distinguished religious leaders will lend moral legitimacy and urgency to the agenda of the Special Session, and will issue a joint declaration of religious commitments for children. Participants will emphasize the need for concerted and concrete action and will challenge both governments and religious communities to increase their efforts to ensure the well-being of all the world's children.

Carriage House Center on Global Issues
(49 East 38th Street, New York City)

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.,
3:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Panel: First Global Meeting of Independent Human Rights Institutions for Children
This closed meeting will bring together for the first time independent national institutions established to monitor, promote and protect the human rights of children across the world. A variety of organizations that share a common purpose in promoting the fullest implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child will participate. A final statement will be issued.
 

Conference Room 5

12:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Orientation for Non Forum Children
(Under 18 Participation Task Force) This session will introduce children unable to attend the Children's Forum to the Special Session on Children, the Outcome document, Global Movement for Children and media training and provide an opportunity for networking before the Special Session begins.

Labouisse Hall, UNICEF

12:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Children's Forum
Closed event, by invitation only

The Manhattan Center

12:45 - 1:45 p.m

Orientation for Accompanying Adults of Non-Forum Children

2nd Flr. Conference Room
Church Centre

1:45 - 2:45 p.m.

Security Council Meeting on Children and Armed Conflict

A meeting of the Security Council will address issues related to children and armed conflict.

2:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Media Briefing on Independent Human Rights Institutions for Children

(UN) Room 226

3:00 - 4:00 p.m

Panel: Reclaiming Our Children: The UN Responds to the Situation of the Child Soldier
The event will highlight the recruitment of child soldiers as one of the more lasting and destructive effects of war. The panel will feature the Secretary-General, a former child soldier and several high-level UN speakers. A short film on disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration activities will be shown. Participants will include government and NGO delegates to the Special Session, youth delegates, and media. The event is open to all participants. The main organizers are the OSRSG for Children and Armed Conflict and UNICEF, with support from NGOs.

Conference Room 2

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

NGO Orientation
Offering an overview of logistical and substantive aspects of the Special Session, this session is especially relevant for NGOs attending a General Assembly Special Session for the first time.

Conference Room 4

3:00 - 4:30p.m.

Women in Law and Development in Africa: Roundtable discussion based on presentations by girls from different parts of Africa, on issues relevant to their sub-regions.

10H, Church Centre

3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Pathways to Peace : World Peace Flag Ceremony for the Children of the World
Participants raise the flags of their countries, sending the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" to every nation. The World Peace Flag Ceremony will acknowledge youth as peace builders. It has been part of the UN International Day of Peace youth events organized by DPI since 1997.

Boss Room
Church Centre

4:30-5:30 p.m.

Closing Ceremony of the Children's Forum
Closing ceremony is open to guests

The Manhattan Center

5:15 - 6:15 p.m.

Latin America NGO Caucus

Boss Room, Church Centre

5:30 - 6:45 p.m.

Interfaith Service

Church of the Holy Family
(315 East 47th Street, NYC)

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

RECEPTION-NGO
Open to all NGOs accredited to the Special Session on Children, this event will offer an informal environment for networking opportunities for NGOs and contact with government delegates.

U.N.Visitors Lobby

TIME

KEY

EVENT

VENUE

7:45 - 9:00 a.m.

Welcoming Reception
Closed event, by invitation only

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Africa Regional NGO Caucus

10H, Church Centre

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

South Asia Regional NGO Caucus

2nd Flr., Church Centre

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

CEE/CIS Regional NGO Caucus

DHL, Church Centre

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Caribbean Regional NGO Caucus

Hardin Rm, Church Centre

9:00a.m - 1:00 p.m.

Plenary Debate

G.A. Hall

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Save the Children Alliance, Plan International: National Plans of Action
This workshop will address lessons learnt in developing NPAs during the 1990s and discuss how NGOs and young people can work with governments to develop NPAs after the Special Session. It will also link the development of the NPAs to the CRC and its reporting process, drawing on the experience of monitoring and reporting on the CRC.

Hardin Room, Church Centre

9:00 - 9:30 a.m.

Mother-Child Wellness and Nutrition Association: Children's Health, Environment & Safety

10H, Church Centre

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

"Youth NGOs consultation for the Special Session on Children Follow Up"
The event aims to help youth NGOs forge partnerships for implementation actions of youth for children.
International Youth and Student Movement for the UN

DHL, Church Centre

9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Academy for Educational Development, Save the Children, Plan International : Basic Education Students conversation with U.S. Congressman Earl Pomeroy

2nd floor, Church Centre

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Living under Occupation; the status of Palestinian children. Panel discussion with a video and slide Show. Al Haq - Law in the Service of Man

22nd floor, 633 Third Avenue

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Street Kids International: Microenterprise for Street Involved Youth - Linking Safe Health Practices And Economic Choices.
Street Kids International works across borders to help street kids help themselves, working with those who respect street kids' individuality and understand their dilemmas. The event will share innovative approaches to both urgent needs and their underlying causes.

Beekman Tower Hotel Ballroom (49th/1st Ave)

9:00 - 11:00 am

"Girls As Their Own Advocates". At this event five outstanding girl leaders from around the world will speak about their personal and national situations related to girls' rights. The panel will highlight the relevance of human rights conventions such as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, as well as the importance of girls acting as their own advocates. UN/CEDAW representatives, ambassadors, ministers of women's affairs, and other policy makers will respond. Discussion will follow presentations. Organized by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, Zonta International, International Council of Jewish Women.

Episcopal Church (43rd & 2nd)

9:15 - 10:15 a.m.

Southern and Eastern Africa Regional Forum Meeting

Baha'I Conference Room, 866 UN Plaza (48th St/1st Ave)

9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Education in Emergencies
Tens of millions of children are uprooted by war and other crises, some for decades at a time. Only a fraction of them have access to any form of education - particularly in the crucial early phase of a crisis. Panelists will present material from their field experience, focusing on approaches that have had some success in bringing a modicum of normalcy to children and their families and communities. Organized by the International Rescue Committee, CARE International, Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children

10H, Church Centre

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Ad hoc Committee of the Whole

Conference Room 2

10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Panel: A Smart Start for Children: The Network for the Sustained Elimination of Iodine Deficiency
Universal salt iodization protects children's learning ability. The creation of a unique partnership with the salt industry will be announced that will help ensure that no child will ever again be born iodine deficient. Heads of State, celebrities and industry leaders will address the meeting. (Convened by the Network for the Sustained Elimination of Iodine Deficiency and UNICEF)

Conference Room 4

10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Panel: Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV
This panel will present lessons learnt from ongoing successful pilot programmes to reduce mother to child transmission, showing that these can be scaled up to ensure the achievement of global goals and targets. UNICEF, WHO, UNFPA, the UNAIDS Secretariat and the Rockefeller Foundation are the hosts.

Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium

10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Centre for African Settlement Studies and Development (CASSAD)
NGO- UNICEF Partnership in promoting Child-Friendly cities in Nigeria - The achievements of the UBS Programme.

Beekman Tower Hotel
Ballroom (49th/1st Ave)

10:15 - 11:00 a.m.

Young Journalists Workshop

Baha'I Conference Room 866 UN Plaza (48th St/1st Ave)

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Dialogue Between Heads of Delegations and Children from Latin America and the Caribbean
The intergenerational dialogue between Heads of Delegations and children who have attended the Children's Forum will offer an opportunity for more in-depth discussions on topics related to the Special Session on Children and its follow-up actions. Closed event, by invitation only.

Conference Room 9

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

International Planned Parenthood Federation : Panel - Children as Decision Makers.

DHL, Church Centre

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Program for Appropriate Technology (PATH), CARE International, Save the Children, UNICEF: NGOs' role in reaching children with life-saving vaccines and immunisation

4th floor Episcopal Church (43rd/2nd Ave.)

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Loretto Community: Peace is Possible: How Theatre as a Healing Art can help. This session traces the development of a programme enabling children to tell their stories of peace and conflict in their lives through drama, dance and music.

Baha'I Conference Room
866 UN Plaza (48th St/1st Ave)

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

The Children's Art Performing Workshop: Children's arts, education and development in Zimbabwe, in the context of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

22nd floor, 633 Third Avenue

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Making Education and Health Free for all Children. An End to User Fees. Research commissioned by ActionAid is establishing the costs to households of basic education and health care, and identifying reforms needed to ensure that people living in poverty can exercise their rights to these basics. Civil society speakers from the South will present the findings to-date of the research, and discuss policy implications. Questions and open discussion will follow the presentation. Action Aid, UK.

Beekman Tower Hotel Ballroom (49th/1st Ave)

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

The Last Mile to End Polio, A Partnership for Children

U.N. Visitors Lobby

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Congregations of Saint Joseph : Quality Education for Quality Global Neighbourhoods - This is an interactive workshop on sustainable educational programmes to ensure quality learning and livelihoods.

10H, Church Centre

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Panel: Education For All: Achieving Gender Parity
To help draw attention to the urgent need to prioritize the EFA and Millennium goals of gender parity in education by 2005, this event will hear three leading speakers draw on field experiences to discuss the challenges and successful strategies. Three high-level panelists will then discuss the issues raised. Observers are welcome.

Conference Room 4

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Panel: Child Friendly Cities: Working to Fulfil the Rights of Children
How can we build child friendly cities? All are welcome to attend this panel, to hear ideas, examples and innovations from mayors, municipal experts and civil society leaders, showing practical ways to advance the rights of children and women in urban areas. There will also be suggestions for follow-up actions to implement the goals of the outcome document of the Special Session, A World Fit for Children.
Convened by UNICEF.

Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

CEDEM - Inspiring Thoughts on the Say Yes Campaign

Baha'I Conference Room
866 UN Plaza (48th St/1st Ave)

12:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Taking Charge! Youth Action Planning on Landmines and Small Arms: Join us for this exciting and interactive YOUTH ONLY workshop! Learn more about landmines, small arms, how to campaign against their use and take creative actions! New to campaigning or already working on these issues but need new ideas and inspiration? Come to this session with an open mind, some creativity, and leave with a campaign action plan for your school or community! Lunch is provided. Session facilitators speak English, Spanish and French. If you require translation into another language please make your own arrangements. Convened by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, the Quaker UN Office and UNICEF.

Quaker House (247 E. 48th St.)

12:45 - 1:15 p.m.

UNICEF Daily Press Briefing

(U.N.) Room 226

1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Adolescents at the Crossroads: Learning About Health and Rights Panelists will share their experience in designing and implementing programmes that support adolescents to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to make the transition to adulthood in good health. Sponsored by UNFPA, WHO, the World Bank, Aahung (Pakistan), Action Health Incorporated (Nigeria), the Youth Coalition and the International Women's Health Coalition. By invitation only.

Delegates Dining Room

1:15 - 2:45 p.m.

NGO Lunchtime Plenary
Going Forward - Broad-based NGO approaches. This plenary will focus on the strengths and weaknesses of the Outcome Document, the process of developing national plans of action, global commitments made by governments, the role of NGOs and other key actors at the international level.

Conference Room 4

1:15 - 2:45 p.m.

Panel: Promoting Children's Participation
This event aims to show the benefits of and increase commitment to young people's participation in public life by enabling young people themselves to present examples of what they have been able to achieve and how.
Convened by the Government of Sweden, Government of Norway, The Forum for the Convention on the Rights of the Child - Norway, and The International Save the Children Alliance.

Conference Room 2

1:15 - 2:45 p.m.

Panel: Children Deprived of Primary Care Givers
Children have the right to be cared for by their family, as far as possible, according to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and institutional care should be a measure of last resort for the shortest duration possible. Unfortunately, many children today are deprived of the care of their families. All are welcome at this panel/event, which will present arguments on this issue. It will take the form of a court session, with complainants and defendants and in which children themselves will have the last word.

Conference Room 3

1:15 - 2:45 p.m. Panel:

Panel: Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies
This panel will call the world's attention to the deaths each year of four million babies in the first 28 days of their lives and the ways in which governments, NGOs and others can help prevent this tragic toll. The panel will present the situation of newborns in developing countries; the strategies of WHO in Africa to save newborn lives; UNICEF's efforts to promote breastfeeding; and experiences in Pakistan, of the Ministry of Health, UNICEF, and Save the Children/Saving Newborn Lives in reducing newborn tetanus. (Convened by UNICEF, WHO, Save the Children/Saving Newborn Lives, DFID, USAID, and the Academy for Education and Development).

Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium

2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Dialogue Between Heads of Delegations and Children on the Effects of War
This dialogue will engage children from war-affected countries in a discussion on Children and Armed Conflict, together with Heads of Delegations. The discussion will focus on how war affects the lives of children and what can be done about it. Closed event, by invitation only.

Conference Room 9

3:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Plenary Debate

G.A. Hall

3:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Roundtable 1

ECOSOC

3:00 - 4:45 p.m.

Global March Against Labour, Child Workers in Asia OPCION, Anti-Slavery International, Manitese, Education International, ICFTU: Children's Struggles against Child Labour

10H, Church Centre

3:00 - 4:00 a.m.

North America Regional NGO Caucus

Grumman Room, Church Centre

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Global Health Council: US Coalition for Child Survival Briefing : For delegates, NGOs and media on an exciting new child survival initiative.

DHL, Church Centre

3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Presbyterian Church (USA): Religions for Children: Challenges and Practices. Representatives of religions who have expertise in areas covered in the outcome document, including children's health, education, protection from abuse, prevention and treatment of HIV-AIDS, and the mobilization of resources, will discuss how their NGO and religious community will assist in the implementation of the plan of action agreed upon at the Special Session.

Hardin Room, Church Centre

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

March of Dimes: Focus on Babies, online resources and global partnerships for healthy babies. This event will provide information about the March of Dimes web-based educational resources, the March of Dimes Information Center, and international partnerships that utilize these resources for improving birth outcomes worldwide.

Baha'I Conference Rm
866 UN Plaza (48th/1st Ave)

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Emerging issues for girls, HIV/AIDS and Tobacco.
This session's topic is empowering girls to deal with HIV/AIDS and tobacco- two of the greatest threats to the health of the next generation. Advocates, including girl leaders, will speak about their personal experiences and a leading scientist will present the latest global data on youth and tobacco. Discussion will follow on topics such as: "Why do girls engage in risky behaviors?", "How can we work to empower them?" Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

Beekman Tower Hotel
Ballroom (49th/1st Ave)

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

The 130 Million Children Left Behind. Innovative Methods to Educate The Marginalised.
This panel, devoted to examining the issue of the many children excluded from basic education due to factors including gender, geography and poverty, will present field workers from girls' education in India, pastoralists' education in Somaliland, and others. CARE International, Save the Children-Somaliland, CARE India

Episcopal Church,
4th floor (43rd/2nd Ave.)

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Centre for Performing Arts: In the Cradle of War: a pantomime depicting the lot of children who are drawn into conflicts and wars.

22nd floor, 633 Third Avenue

3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Panel: Child Labour
The event aims to heighten political will to ensure that education policy is used as an effective tool in combating child labour. Case studies and best practices will illustrate how formal and non-formal educational interventions have proved critical to the prevention of child labour and the rehabilitation of former child labourers.

Conference Room 4

3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Panel: Early Childhood Care and Education
Addressing the first target set in the Outcome Document to achieve quality education, this panel will underscore the importance of early child care and education and their role in national development, and will offer country and programming examples. The discussion after the presentations will encourage country examples and lessons learned.

Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Global Education Associates, Women's World Summit Foundation : The Art of Circle: Sacred, Respectful, Transformational and Joyful; experience being in a circle and learn how to start one in your community.

Boss Room, Church Centre

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Health and Environment NGO Caucus
The caucus will provide a forum for Dialogue on children's environmental health among NGO representatives at the Special Session on Children; develop a position on the Convention on the Rights of the Child; reach agreement on specific language changes in the UN Outcome Document; and discuss ways to educate and provide substantive information and guidance to delegates at Special Session.

Baha'I Conference Room
866 UN Plaza (48th St/1st Ave)

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Europe Regional NGO Caucus

Grumman Room, Church Centre

4:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Global March Against Labour
Kids Meeting Kids, etc: March for Children's Rights and Candlelight Vigil.

starting at Union Square South and ending at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza

4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Under 18 Participation Task Force:
Feedback from The Children's Forum Participants from the Children's Forum will present reports on the proceedings and activities of the Forum. The session will also be an opportunity for those from Governments, NGOs and agencies to interact with the young people who attended the Children's Forum.

Conference Room 4

4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Panel: Protecting Children From Violence
This event will set out the extent and impact of violence as a key child rights issue and look at potential responses at governmental and community levels. The role youth can play in preventing violence and the upcoming UN Global Study on Violence against Children will also be discussed. Presentations will be followed by a moderated plenary debate. (Convened by Save the Children Sweden and the Government of Sweden)

Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium

4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Women's World Summit Foundation, Global Education Associates: "Circle of Apology" A chance to apologize for atrocities against the children of the world and to recommit to create a culture of prevention of child abuse and mark World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse 19 November. Launch of "Walk your Talk" postcard campaign to remind Heads of State of their promises made to the children of the world.

Boss Room, Church Centre

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

The Centre for Reproductive Law and Policy (CRLP), CEDPA : Perspectives on Adolescent Reproductive Health and Rights.

Hardin Room, Church Centre

5:00 - 5:30 p.m.

Press Briefing on Dialogue Between Young People and Leaders

(U.N.) Room 226

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Latin America Regional NGO Caucus

DHL, Church Centre

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Asia Pacific NGO Caucus

10H, Church Centre

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Middle East Regional NGO Caucus

Grumman Room, Church Centre

5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Child Advocacy NGO Caucus

Hardin Room, Church Centre

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

RECEPTION
Hosted by the President of the G.A. Closed event, by invitation only.

Delegates Dining Room

TIME

KEY

EVENT

VENUE

8:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Public-Private Partnership Dialogue
This will be an unscripted exchange between a small number of corporate leaders, Heads of State/Government, UN leadership and the chief executives of several Global Movement for Children supporting organizations. They will discuss their experiences over the last decade in pursuit of child focused goals and express their commitments to the new global agenda for children to be approved at the Special Session. Participation in and attendance at the Dialogue is by invitation only.

Delegates Dining Room

8:15 - 10:00 a.m.

NGO Briefing

Conference Room 4

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

Panel: "Refugee Children: One Day I Had to Run"
This event aims to highlight the plight of refugee and internally displaced children and strengthen commitments from leaders to address their concerns and provide services to protect and promote their rights. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees will participate in the panel discussion, together with representatives from two leading international NGOs, two young people and UNHCR's Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie. The discussion will be followed by a moderated plenary debate open to all delegates. (Convened by UNHCR, the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children and the International Rescue Committee)

Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Plenary Debate

G.A. Hall

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Global Alliance for Women's Health Preventing Maternal to Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS. Reports From Africa, New York and Washington D.C.(USA).

Hardin Room, Church Centre

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Defense for Children International JUVENILE JUSTICE: Detention as a last Resort.

10H, Church Centre

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Girl Scouts USA, Save the Children
Strengthening Child Led Organisations to Promote Children's Participation, Self Advocacy
This event will bring together children from various children's organizations, including committees, panchayats and parliaments to explore the level of children's activism, the ways in which children have been involved in policy processes and the factors that hinder or support the development of child-led or children's organisations. Future priorities for child-led or children's organisations will also be discussed.

2nd Floor, Church Centre

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Real Women of Canada
"Love the Child". Canadian Youth sing for Children. A musical tribute to child participation by young people.

Beekman Tower Hotel
Ballroom (49th/1st Ave)

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

CEE/CIS Regional NGO Caucus

DHL, Church Centre

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m

Azerbaijan Women and Development Center GMC in Azerbaijan: National, Regional and Global Perspectives.
This event will share experience gained and progress made in GMC in Azerbaijan - as a result of close collaboration between Government, UNICEF, NGOs and civil society, with children's and youth participation. The representatives of three generations - child, youngster, and aged - who have participated in all three Prepcoms and the Special Session will attend. Drawings will be on exhibit and a video will be shown.

Boss Room Center,
Church Centre

9:15 - 10:15 a.m.

South Asia Regional NGO Caucus

Baha'I Conf. Room
866 UN Plaza (48th St/1st Ave.)

9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m

Round table 2

ECOSOC

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Parliamentary Forum
Leading parliamentarians will discuss how child rights heighten their commitment to significantly increase budgetary resources for children. They will focus on more effective policies to make a world fit for children and seek consensus on statutory arrangements for child protection. They will explore converging strategies to mobilize civil society around parliamentary action for children and youth. Representatives from children's parliaments will share their expectations. Format: a moderated plenary debate. Observers Welcome. Convened by The Inter-Parliamentary Union and UNICEF.

Conference Room 4

10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Pakistan Voluntary Health and Nutrition Association (PAVHNA): Presentation of Project, "Adolescents in Urban, Rural and Semi Urban Settings in Pakistan".

Beekman Tower Hotel

10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Europe Regional NGO Caucus

DHL, Church Centre

10:15 - 11:45 a.m.

Endeavour Forum, Inc., David M. Kennedy Centre for International Studies, Concerned Women for America
Reproductive Rights Information for the Girl Child.

Baha'I Conference Room
866 UN Plaza (48th St/1st Ave)

10:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Media Briefing on GAIN Launch

(U.N.) Room 226

10:30 - 10:50 a.m.

Press Briefing on Public-Private Partnership Dialogue

(U.N.) Room 226

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Dialogue Between Heads of Delegations and Children from Africa
The intergenerational dialogue between Heads of Delegations and children who have attended the Children's Forum will offer an opportunity for more in-depth discussions on topics related to the Special Session on Children and its follow-up actions. Closed event, by invitation only.

Conference Room 9

10:30 - 1:30 p.m.

The Impact of Small Arms and Landmines on Children
Putting Children First: Strategies to Address the Impacts of Small Arms on Children. Strategy session. Landmines and the uncontrolled proliferation of small arms and light weapons have a profound impact on children and communities. This event will examine the effects of these weapons, which violate nearly all the articles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, on the ability to reach goals for children. International Alert, Basic, Saferworld, Quaker UN Office, UNICEF, Canadian Government

19th floor Conf. Room, DC1

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

David M. Kennedy Centre for International Studies: The Family, A Child's Greatest Protection.

Boss Room, Church Centre

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Armenian Relief Society
Focus on Education: Protecting Children from Exploitation and Preparing Tomorrow's Leaders.

Hardin Room, Church Centre

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

International Anti-Poverty Law Centre, Child Rights Information Network : The Committee on the Rights of the Child; focussing on the Committee as an institution, including its role in the Plan of Action of the Special Session and in National Plans of Action.

2nd floor, Church Centre

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

European Youth Forum : Youth Organisations as Actors in Development - Opportunities for Young People to Participate in Development Projects.

10H, Church Centre

11:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Under 18 Participation Task Force: Children's Participation in the Development and Implementation of National Plans of Actions.
This event will explore how governments can consult with children and young people on the development of the National Plans of Actions (NPAs) as part of follow-up to the Special Session. It will include the presentation of the results of a recent consultation with children, which looked at how children and young people themselves think they can be involved in the NPAs and how they can contribute to making them a success.

Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Africa Regional NGO Caucus

Baha'I Conference Room
866 UN Plaza (48th St/1st Ave)

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

NGO Committee on UNICEF: Young Journalists Workshop

Grumman Room, Church Center

12:30 - 1:00 p.m.

UNICEF Daily Press Briefing

(U.N.) Room 226

1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children: "Creative Expressions," Youth Against War.

Beekman Tower Hotel
Ballroom (49th/1st Ave)

1:15 - 2:45 p.m.

Luncheon hosted by Secretary-General
In honour of the Special Session on Children (Heads of State/Heads of Governments and guests) Closed event, by invitation only.

1:15 - 2:45 p.m.

NGO Lunchtime Plenary
Going Forward - Regional approaches. NGO representatives will pinpoint government and NGO commitments at the regional and national levels. They will discuss how local and regional NGOs can work with partners and governments to develop and monitor national plans of action.

Conference Room 4

1:15 - 2:45 p.m.

Panel: Improving Education Quality
A new way forward in defining the issue of quality education is to view it through a broader lens, involving at least five dimensions: what learners bring, content, processes, environments and learning outcomes. This panel will bring together speakers who will advocate for specific aspects of quality in basic education by reviewing best practices. The event will consist of short statements by speakers followed by a considered response and open discussion. Observers are welcome to participate in the discussion. (Convened by UNICEF)

Conference Room 2

1:15 - 2:45 p.m.

Panel: Beyond Yokohama: Combating Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
Presenting the outcome of the Second World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, this panel will address effective strategies at local, regional and global levels. Following panelists' presentations, an interactive discussion will take place with the audience. It is an open meeting. (Convened by the Government of Japan and UNICEF)

Conference Room 3

1:15 - 2:45 p.m.

Panel: Improving Children's Environmental Health
Aimed at raising policy makers' awareness on the special vulnerabilities of children to environmental health threats, including unsafe water and sanitation, this event will launch a new book by UNEP, UNICEF and WHO. The book provides an overview of key children's environmental health issues and recommends the actions needed at international, regional, national and local levels. High-level speakers will address the audience. All are welcome. (Convened by PSR, INCHES, UNICEF, UNEP and WHO.)

Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium

2:15 - 2:45 p.m.

Press Briefing on the Parliamentary Forum

(U.N.) Room 226

3:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Plenary Debate

G.A. Hall

3:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Ad hoc Committee of the Whole

Conference Room 2

3:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Press Briefing by Co-Chairs from Roundtable 2

(U.N.) Room 226

3:00 - 6:00 p.m.

First Spouses Forum: Women's Leadership For Children
The First Spouses will explore ways to advance Say Yes for Children priorities, sharing best practices in mobilising and sustaining support, including among families and communities. The event will be hosted by Mrs. Nane Annan. Mrs. Annan, UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy and two children will make opening statements. The discussion will be moderated by Mme. Sadako Ogata and Dr. Nafis Sadik. Closed event, by invitation only. Convened by UNICEF.

3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Dialogue Between Heads of Delegations and Children from Asia
The intergenerational dialogue between Heads of Delegations and children who have attended the Children's Forum will offer an opportunity for more in-depth discussions on topics related to the Special Session on Children and its follow-up actions. Closed event, by invitation only.

Conference Room 9

3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Panel: Reducing the Impact of Malaria on Child Health
This session will highlight the impact of malaria on maternal and child health, and outline cost-effective measures and lessons learned. It will motivate participants to "act" by promoting policy change and partnerships with communities to control malaria. Open to all those who wish to "Roll Back Malaria." Convened by WHO, UNICEF and the World Bank.

Conference Room 4

3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Panel: Financing a World Fit for Children
This event will attempt to identify the most crucial measures that financial authorities need to take to ensure sufficient and sustainable financial resources for child-focused poverty reduction. Following a keynote address and interventions on the applicability of the Monterrey Consensus and the success of child-focused poverty reduction in an African context, there will be a general debate. UNICEF is organising the event, which will be open. Expected participants include both those with control over budgetary decisions and those in a position to exert pressure for budgetary decisions in favour of children.

Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Habitat International Coalition and Youth Unity for Voluntary Action: Workshop on Children's Housing Rights.

22nd Flr. Conference Room,
633 Third Ave.

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, Maryknoll Sisters, Pax Christi International, World Council of Churches: Christians and Children's Rights. The Christian Churches implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

10H, Church Centre

3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

International Ontopsychology Association Panel: The Involvement Of Young People in the Decision Making Process. During this event the ontopsychological method will be exposed in its structure, its aims and how it is carried on. Three concrete experiences will be presented (from Brazil, Russia and Latvia).

2nd floor, Church Centre

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Association for Early Childhood Education International, Early Childhood Consultative Group, World Organization of Early Childhood Education: Establishing Indicators for Early Childhood Care and Development - Demystifying the Process.

Boss Room, Church Centre

3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Evergreen Club of Ghana: Children and Sustainable Development - the Evergreen Concept : The Right of Children to a Healthy Environment and Their Role and Responsibilities in Guaranteeing Sustainability.

Grumman Room, Church Centre

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Love Life, Global Health Council: Cutting Edge HIV Prevention for Children and Youth. Interactive event featuring youth leaders and HIV prevention experts discussing innovative HIV/AIDS prevention strategies for at-risk children and youth. Discussion will include the importance of addressing youth sexuality and the role of popular culture as an effective medium for prevention.

DHL, Church Centre

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

International Terre des Hommes (IFTDH): "Dancing with Wolves dramatic movie on Child Abuse, Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking." The film relates true stories of children's sexual abuse and exploitation. It's a cry of anger against violence perpetrated upon the weak.

Hardin Room, Church Centre

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Caribbean Regional NGO Caucus

Baha'I Conference Room
866 UN Plaza (48th St/1st Ave)

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Asia Pacific Regional NGO Caucus

Baha'I Conference Room
866 UN Plaza (48th St/1st Ave)

4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Panel: Protecting Children During Armed Conflict
This event will present recent developments in the work of the Security Council on children and armed conflict and governmental and nongovernmental initiatives for monitoring and reporting on the situation of children in armed conflict. Access of children to basic social services, including education, and the role of the business sector in conflict situations will also be discussed in this moderated discussion with panelists and participants. (Convened by OSRSG/CAC, the Sub-Working Group on Children in Armed Conflict of the NGO Committee on UNICEF and UNICEF.)

Conference Room 4

4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Panel: Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI): A Partnership For Children.
In only two years, 54 countries have been granted new vaccines and funds for immunization services. This panel will bring together public and private sector partners to look at lessons learned in the Alliance's effort to increase access to vaccines in the world's poorest countries.

Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Middle East Regional NGO Caucus

Grumman Room, Church Centre

5:00 - 5:30 p.m.

Media Briefing - Financing a World Fit for Children

(U.N.) Room 226

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Southern and Eastern Africa Regional NGO Meeting

10H, Church Centre

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Child Rights NGO Caucus

2nd floor, Church Centre

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Child Advocacy NGO Caucus

Boss Room, Church Centre

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Latin America Regional NGO Caucus

DHL, Church Centre

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Health and Environment NGO Caucus

Hardin Room, Church Centre

5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

North America Regional NGO Caucus

Grumman Room, Church Center

7:00 - 8:45 p.m.

Concert
Closed event, by invitation only.

Pavilion - North Lawn

8:45 - 10:45 p.m.

Reception
Closed event, by invitation only.

UN Visitor's Lobby

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KEY

EVENT

VENUE

8:15 - 10:00 a.m.

NGO Briefing

Conference Room 4

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

Panel: HIV Prevention Among Young People
UNICEF and the UNAIDS Secretariat will host a panel discussion on HIV prevention among young people. Panelists, including young people, will present the impact of HIV/AIDS on young people, identify key strategies and actions to reach global goals, and highlight the important role of young people as part of the solution.

Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Plenary Debate

G.A. Hall

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

JET/AMWCY (African Movement of Working Children and Youth), ENDA Environmental Development Action in the Third World: "Our Experience of Self-Organisation to Promote and Realise Our Working Children Rights" - Oral and Video Presentation, Followed by a Debate.

10H, Church Centre

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Peaceways, Pathways to Peace: Designing Successful Project Plans Involving Child Participation.

2nd floor, Church Centre

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Child Reach, Amnesty International, Physicians for Human Rights: Children Affected by HIV/AIDS.

Boss Room, Church Centre

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

World Vision International, UK Street Children's Consortium: "Imagine a World Where Children are Safe From Violence": Release of a New Study on Child Abuse, Neglect and Violence.

Hardin Room, Church Centre

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Association of United Families International, David M. Kennedy Center, Real Women of Canada, World Wide Organization for Women: Panel Discussion on Children Without Parents. review of international programmes for children without parents (orphans and street children).

DHL, Church Centre

9:00 - 9:30 a.m.

Sistema Red de Prevencion y Atencion: Politicas para la Infancia en la Ciudad de Cuenca Planteadas el SIREPANM para el Consejo Local de Protection Integral De la Infancia.

Grumman Room, Church Centre

9:15 - 10:00 a.m.

NGO Committee on UNICEF: Young Journalists Workshop

Baha'I Conference Room
866 UN Plaza (48th St/1st Ave)

9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Round table 3

ECOSOC

10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Panel: Countering Child Trafficking
This event aims to mobilize political will to combat the phenomenon of child trafficking. The presentation of several case studies highlighting personal experiences of prevention, rescue and rehabilitation will be analyzed by the heads of the ILO, the UNOHCHR, UNICEF and the International Organization for Migration. Other partners and audience members will be invited to participate in a moderated plenary debate. Observers are welcome. (Convened by the ILO, the UNOHCHR and UNICEF)

Conference Room 4

10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Panel: Early Marriage in a Human Rights Context
About half of all girls now between 10-19 years old in developing countries (except China) will be married as adolescents. This panel will discuss the implications of child marriage on girls' human rights and their developmental potential. It will present extensive research by the Population Council, New York, on the magnitude and consequences of early marriages; the experiences of the Health Institute for Mother and Child, India, in preventing girls from marrying early; the efforts of UNFPA to delay the age of marriage; and suggested future steps to prevent early marriage.

Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium

10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Caribbean Regional NGO Caucus

Grumman Room, Church Centre

10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Society for the Advancement of Education (SAHE): Education in Pakistan, a panel discussion on the State and progress on education in Pakistan.

Baha'I Conference Room
866 UN Plaza (48th St/1st Ave)

11:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum (BSAF): Workshop on Child Labour, Child Trafficking and Child Abuse; Issues and Concerns from Bangladesh.

10H, Church Centre

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Myochi- Kai (Arigatou Foundation) Focolare, Maryknoll, Rissiokosei-Kai: A Panel Discussion among Children - "For our Future".

2nd floor, Church Centre

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m

Plan International: Trafficking of Women and Children

Boss Room, Church Centre

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

International Movement ATD Fourth World: Panel discussion on The Role of Children in Fighting Poverty.

DHL, Church Centre

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

International Lactation Consultant Association, World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action, Breastfeeding Network of India : Infant feeding in resource poor countries in the face of HIV/AIDS.

Hardin Room, Church Centre

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

National Right to Life Educational Trust: Reproductive health in the context of the UN System, the impact on Childhood.

Grumman Room, Church Centre

11:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Afrika Cultural Centre: Interactive workshop on child participation. Processes and approaches in the Southern African context as a methodology for global application.

Baha'I Conference Room
866 UN Plaza (48th St/1st Ave)

11:30 a.m. -1:00 p.m.

International Catholic Child Bureau: Cross Border Trafficking of Children, Panel discussion on the issue of trafficking for exploitation.

10H, Church Centre

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Panel: Women and Children: From International Law to National Realities
Jointly organised by UNICEF and the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women, this event will give concrete examples of the ways in which international human rights treaties may be used to promote and secure positive changes in the lives of women and children at country level.

Conference Room 4

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Healthy Children for a Healthy World: Meeting of the International Paediatrics Association
Poor health and disparity impede the stability and development of countries and regions. The reality that many children continue to suffer and die needlessly, despite advances in science and technology is unacceptable in terms of human suffering, children's rights, world peace and security. This event will bring together child health partners including leading pediatricians from sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and the industrialized world to discuss child health issues of today and to suggest how current knowledge might be channelled into effective programmes for children everywhere.

Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium

1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Peace-making with Nations-Souls
An Audio-Visual presentation of Revolving Art Objects, containing Vocal Messages in voices of leading humanitarian personalities. Themes pertaining to the UN Global Agenda and Children. Under the Auspices of the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the UN & in Cooperation with the UN Staff Recreation Council.

Delegates Dining Room, West Terrace

1:15 - 2:45 p.m.

NGO Lunchtime Plenary
Going Forward: Participants under 18 will present ideas for moving the Children's Agenda forward as described in the Outcome Document. Format of session to be developed by under 18 NGO representatives.

Conference Room 4

1:15 - 2:45 p.m.

Panel: Orphans and Other Children Affected by HIV/AIDS: The Way Forward
This panel discussion is organised by UNICEF, USAID and the International Federation of the Red Cross. It will highlight the emerging global consensus on programming principles and action strategies for achieving the global goals for children affected by HIV/AIDS, in order to challenge delegates - particularly governments - to accelerate their responses.

Conference Room 3

1:15 - 2:45 p.m.

HIV/AIDS, Schools and Education
The objective of this panel discussion, organised by UNESCO and UNICEF, is to launch the global strategy framework on HIV/AIDS preventive education, increase commitment to achieving the goal agreed to during the Special Session on HIV/AIDS, and create an expanded network of committed political decision-makers.

Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium

2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Dialogue Between Heads of Delegations and Children from Eastern/Western Europe and Other States
The intergenerational dialogue between Heads of Delegations and children who have attended the Children's Forum will offer an opportunity for more in-depth discussions on topics related to the Special Session on Children and its follow-up actions. Closed event, by invitation only.

Conference Room 9

3:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Plenary Debate Closing

G.A. Hall

3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Panel: Preventing Discrimination Against Children
This event will be an international forum for dialogue on discrimination and disadvantage for children, including perspectives on disability, gender, and ethno-racial diversity, in light of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It will point towards elements of a common global agenda to address these issues. Opening by Senator Landon Pearson, Canada and moderated by Ms. Zuhy Sayeed from the Canadian Association for Community Housing, Alberta Canada. (Convened by the Canadian Government, the Canadian Association for Community Housing and UNICEF)

Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium

3:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Panel: Moving Beyond Promises to Actions: Building a Global Movement For Children
The event intends to inspire civil society actors to identify with and take forward the goals of the Global Movement for Children at international, regional and grassroots levels, through specific and joint work around implementing the outcomes of the Special Session and the Rallying Call of the Say Yes campaign. The international co-ordinating framework of the GMC will be discussed, and national groups involved in the Say Yes campaign will share their best practices.

Conference Room 4

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

North America Regional NGO Caucus

Grumman Room, Church Centre

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Africa Regional NGO Caucus

Hardin Room, Church Centre

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Temple of Understanding : Youth Connections, Youth and Faith. Young people create a positive image campaign to promote empowerment and celebrate diversity.

10H, Church Centre

3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Kid-Care, Inc.: "Ending Hunger Among Children Globally through a Meals on Wheels Concept".
The event will discuss how to develop a door-to-door meal concept versus congregate meal service.

2nd floor, Church Centre

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

All China Women's Federation: Parents Education and Child Development. The effects of parents on children's growth, how do parents direct children with correct words and deeds.

Boss Room, Church Centre

3:00 - 4:15 p.m.

African Children Broadcasting Network of Nigeria, Country Associates Network (Nigeria): Advancing partnerships in dissemination of information and advocacy on the rights of the child.

DHL, Church Centre

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

CEE/CIS Regional NGO Caucus

Baha'I Conference Room
866 UN Plaza (48th St/1st Ave)

4:00 - 4:30 p.m.

UNICEF Media Briefing by Carol Bellamy

(U.N.) Room 226

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Asia Pacific Regional NGO Caucus

Grumman Room, Church Centre

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Southern and Eastern Africa Regional NGO Meeting

Baha'I Conference Room
866 UN Plaza (48th St/1st Ave)

4:15 - 5:00 p.m.

Association Camerounaise pour les Droits de l'Enfant Children - The struggle for survival: a bilingual discourse on the realities of the African child.

DHL, Church Centre

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

South East Asia Regional NGO Caucus

2nd floor Church Centre

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Health and Environment NGO Caucus

10H, Church Centre

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Latin America Regional NGO Caucus

DHL, Church Centre

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Child Advocacy NGO Caucus

Hardin Room, Church Centre

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Europe Regional NGO Caucus

Boss Room, Church Centre

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Middle East Regional NGO Caucus

Grumman Room, Church Centre