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CONFERENCE
4 December 2024, Circolo degli Esteri (Rome, Italy)
The establishment of the YouthNet International Children Mediators for Long-lasting Peace and Security in the dimension of the IV National Action Plan "Women, Peace and Security"
CONFERENCE
29 November 2024, University of Pristina (Kosovo)
"Giving voice to Girls and Boys for lasting peace and security. The establishment of the YouthNet Mediators for lasting peace and security"
CONFERENCE
12 November 2024 - University of Genova
"The role of mediation in international conflicts.
Legal perspectives in the current global scenario"
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CONFERENCE
23 October 2024 – United Nations headquarters (New York)
Side event on “Enhancing the international protection of children, particularly girl children, affected by armed conflict”
The side event, co-organized together with the Permanent Mission of Italy to the UN – New York, focused on the enhancement of the protection of children, in particular girl children, in conflict situations. This significant event will bring together institutional representatives, representatives from international organizations, and scholars from academia. Through collaborative discussions and knowledge sharing, the event aims to analyse the fundamental aspects of justice and reintegration and to identify effective strategies and best practices to safeguard the rights and well-being of these particularly vulnerable children.
The Network aims to promote analysis and research activities with a view to enhancing the social and legal protection of boy and girl children involved in armed conflict. The Network will also provide activities aimed at increasing the awareness of the spreading phenomenon of the consequences for children involved in armed conflict both when they are direct victims and also when they are affected indirectly by violations to their families and communities (i.e. early school leaving).
The Conferences organized by the Network are specifically focused on the protection of girl children as affected by specific gender-based violations in armed conflict. The Conferences are organized with the aim to promote and increase a dialogue within the academic community both at the national and the international level, with a view to contributing to enhance the protection of girl children.
More than 40 Universities and Research Centers of different countries from Europe, Middle East, Africa, North and Latin America have already joined the Network, and more will join.
If you are an Institution interested to be part of the Network, please write us with your proposals.
THE NETWORK
The Universities Network for Children in Armed Conflict (UNETCHAC), launched in November 2020, represents the first International Academic Network with the aim to enhance the role of the Academic Community in the Protection of Children directly and indirectly involved in Armed Conflict.
The activities promoted by UNETCHAC see participation of more than 40 universities and research centers coming from different geographical areas such as Europe, Africa, Middle East and Americas; some of these universities and research centers located in conflict zones.
On 31 March 2023, the Association Universities Network for Children in Armed Conflict (UNETCHAC) was established (registered in Rome on 6 April 2023, no. 10920, Series 1T, REPERTOIRE N 11 COLLECTION N 5).
