Stockholm to host Council of Europe conference on children's rights

"Building a Europe for and with children - Towards a Strategy for 2009-2011" is the title of a joint conference by the Council of Europe and the Swedish Government, to be held in Stockholm from 8 to 10 September, Info-Prim Neo has learnt from a communique issued by the Council of Europe (CoE). The conference will assess progress made since the launching of the Council of Europe program "Building a Europe for and with children" and discuss possible elements for the program strategy during 2009-2011. The issues of violence against children, child-friendly justice and child participation will be the main focus of the conference. The conference will bring together some 300 representatives from governments, international organisations and institutions, NGOs and professional networks, parliamentarians, local authorities, ombudspersons, judges and children's advocates as well as young people. The event is organized in the framework of the Swedish chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers (May - November 2008) and with the support of the Nordic Council of Ministers..