3rd ANNUAL WORLD CONFERENCE
ON CHILDREN WITHOUT PARENTAL CARE
"Symposium for Enforcing the Human Rights of Orphaned and Abandoned Children"
"Applying ACTION to our PROMISES"
October 23/26, 2006
The Hague / Amsterdam / The Netherlands
This international conference, meant for Government Decision-makers, relevant NGO's and Researchers, will provide an open forum for communication and will identify new approaches and model practical solutions. The 4-day event will host up to 100 countries, represented by officials, NGO's and scientists. Already over 90 different nationalities have been registered.
A wide range of distinguished speakers, children's advocates and experts in various fields will discuss the long needed reforms in Child Welfare Policies.
This event will also be the official launch of the IAC World Council, the new and very unique practical partnership between UN-Governments, NGO's and the Academical world.
Separate workshops will be organized in the fields of Reunification and Child Soldiers, Foster care and Kinship care, Adoption and Residential / Institutional care. Legal bottlenecks will be discussed as well as World Orphans Week 2007 / 2008.
Among keynote and workshop speakers are:
Prof. Mr. Jacob E. Doek, Chairperson United Nations Committee Rights of the Child, The Netherlands
Dr. Assefa Bequele President African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) of Ethiopia
Dr. Charles A. Nelson, Director, Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School, USA
Mrs. Sandra E. Roelofs, First Lady of the Republic of Georgia, Director of SOCO Foundation
Dr Awich Pollar, UNCRC Committee member, Uganda
Dr. Nevena Vuckovic - Sahovic, UNCRC Committee member, Serbia and Montenegro
Mrs. Vessela Banova, Deputy President State Agency for Child Protecton, Bulgaria
Dr. Jane E. Aronson, Founder of World Wide Orphans Foundation, Orphan doctor, USA
Dr. Norberto Liwski, UNCRC Committee member, Argentina
Prof. Dr. Lyra del Castillo, Board Member of the Intercountry Adoption Board, Republic of the Philippines
Mrs. Wambui Njuguna, Regional Program Director, African Network for the Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN), Kenya
Dr. Piero Solari Zerpa, General Director INN Instituto Interamericano del Nino (Inter-American Children’s Institute), Peru
Prof. Dr. René A.C. Hoksbergen, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
Mr. Nigel Cantwell, Child protection consultant, Switzerland
Mrs. Lynda Lee Smith, 1st President IAC World Council on Child Welfare, USA
Mr. Maarten G.H. Brekelmans, CEO International Advocates for Children, Founder IAC
After receiving your registration we will contact you with detailed information about the program, the venue and formal registration. Registration fee is in Euros € 825.00 or in US Dollars $ 900.00 (does not include flight and hotel). Grants are not available and participation is very limited per country !
If you are interested in attending and participating in this unique event, please ask for a registration form: E mail info@iachildren.nl or Fax: +31 20 638 0072.
For more information, please visit our website: www.iachildren.com
International Advocates for Children
Maarten G.H. Brekelmans, CEO Lynda Lee Smith, President
Tel. +31 20 320 5050
Fax. +31 20 638 0072