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Dignity and rights of the child

The Permanent Representation of Bice has the responsibility to develop and coordinate Bice's advocacy initiatives with international and European institutions.

Our vocation is to work on behalf of and together with our members' and partners' network and in close cooperation with the Regional Delegations which manage Bice's presence in Africa, Latin America, Asia and Europe-CIS.

The Permanent Representation targets its action so that the promotion and the protection of the dignity and the rights of the child become a reality worldwide. Reinforced by the credibility of the evidence and the information arising from our field projects, the Permanent Representation ensures a higher visibility to Bice's positions and forward our recommendations to the heart of the UN, its specialised agencies (UNESCO, UNICEF, ILO UNHCR and others), the institutions of the European Union, the Council of Europe, academic circles and other NGOs.

• Bice is signatory of the Declaration on Cultural Rights adopted in Fribourg on May 7th 2007

→ Declaration on Cultural Rights → Déclaration des droits culturels → Declaración de Derechos culturales

Events

Bice's Appeal for Childhood

Geneva, June 2009

Since last year, in view of commemorating the 20^th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in 2009, Bice has been engaged in reviewing the status of childhood in light of the CRC: What are the achievements accomplished so far? What are the most systematic violations of children human rights still occurring? What are the new challenges to take up?

WORLD CONGRESS III AGAINST SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

Rio de Janeiro, 25-28 November 2008

« Sexual exploitation of children and adolescents cannot be solved by any single nation or organisation working alone. Coordinated international action by governments, international organisations, NGOs, and communities worldwide is needed to counter these violations against children.»

Following the 1996 Stockholm and 2001 Yokohama global forums, Brazil will host the World Congress III against the Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 25 to 28 November 2008.

Congress organisers - the Government of Brazil, UNICEF, ECPAT, and the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child - and partners believe that the World Congress III is an important opportunity to renew global commitment, and to galvanise international will and support to combat the sexual exploitation of children and adolescents.

The objective of the congress is to mobilize all continents to guarantee the right of children and adolescents, to be protected from sexual exploitation.

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News

Colloque : Diversité de croyances et Citoyenneté démocratique, Genève, 21 08 2008

Déjeuner des Organisations Non Gouvernementales d’Inspiration Catholique, Genève, 24 Juin 2008

Participation du Bice à une table ronde sur les Droits de l’enfant, III Forum mondial des Droits de l’Homme (Nantes, 30 juin – 3 juillet 2008)

Geneva,Meeting with the High Commissioner for Human Rights, 18 June 2008

Bice participated to the last meeting with NGOs of Ms. Louise Arbour, High Commissioner for Human Rights, whose mandate will expire at the end of this month

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