June Lowery Kingston Lt. Colonel Abdulrahman Ahmed

Child participation in safeguarding: the role of the State. Perspectives and experiences from around the globe

A Talk by Lt. Colonel Abdulrahman Ahmed and June Lowery Kingston

About this Talk

Representatives from countries in different parts of the world will have an opportunity to share their experiences and progress on child participation initiatives related to child safeguarding in their respective countries, as well as challenges and barriers faced and good practice to overcome these. The panel will include questions submitted by children and young people around the world related to different aspects of child participation in safeguarding that concern them.

Further resources

Relevant European Comission links:

https://ec.europa.eu/info/policies/justice-and-fundamental-rights/rights-child/eu-strategy-rights-child-and-european-child-guarantee_en

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/strategy-better-internet-kids

https://www.bikyouth.eu/

https://ec.europa.eu/info/policies/justice-and-fundamental-rights/rights-child/child-participation-political-and-democratic-life_en

08 September 2022, 02:00 PM

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

About The Speakers

Lt. Colonel Abdulrahman Ahmed

Lt. Colonel Abdulrahman Ahmed

Deputy Director General of the International Affairs Bureau |Director of the Child Protection Center, International Affairs Bureau The General Secretariat of the Minister of Interior | UAE


June Lowery Kingston

June Lowery Kingston

Head of the Accessibility, Multilingualism & Safer Internet Unit, European Commission - DG CONNECT - Communications Network, Content and Technology