The Moldovan children will be asked what they think about the way in which their rights are observed or not observed. For the first time, the conclusions will be included in the alternative report on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Moldova. The second alternative report for Moldova will be prepared by the Family and Child Social Protection Alliance (APSCF). The launch of the preparation process was announced at a news conference on November 20. APSCF chairwoman Mariana Ianachevici said that seven roundtable meetings with the participation of NGOs dealing with the protection of children’s rights will be organized in Chisinau and in other towns in the next three weeks to discuss the sections of the alternative report. If need be, the parents and other organizations involved will be asked to express their opinion. Focus-groups including children will be organized in the end with the aim of finding out their opinion about the observance of their rights and of offering them the possibility of expressing their ideas about the ways of improving the situation in the area. According to Mariana Ianachevici, the alternative report will not criticize the document that will be presented by the Government to the United Nations. It will be an additional useful guide that will help the authorities work out policies for protecting children’s rights. The final version of the report in English and Romanian will be available at the end of January 2008. The deadline for presentation to the UN is June 1, 2008. The alternative report will address such issues as parental negligence, trafficking in children and abandonment, will examine the situation of the children in conflict with the law and how their rights are observed. The situation of the children from the Transnistrian region will be also analyzed. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was ratified by Moldova in December 1990. The first alternative report was drawn up in 2001 by ten NGOs active in the area. The Family and Child Social Protection Alliance brings together over 100 national nongovernmental organizations. It was created in 2002 with the aim of encouraging the social players to participate in the development and promotion of social practices and policies focusing on the child and family.