Ashgabat, 30 May 2011 (nCa) — The third Central Asia Child Protection Forum, arranged by UNICEF, started Monday in Turkmenistan.
The regional forum brings together the parliament members, prosecutors, judges, other experts from the five Central Asian countries, UNICEF representatives and specialists for exchange of experience and enhancement of awareness on child protection issues.
The opening ceremony and the first-day session is taking place at the Goekdere resort. The forum will continue its work on 31 May and 1 June at the President Hotel, Ashgabat.
Here is the complete programme:
Child Protection Forum in Central Asia
Gokdere & Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
30 May—1 June 2011
Agenda
DAY 1 – MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
Venue: “Nebitchi”, Gokdere (Busses will be at the entry of the hotel for ~45min drive to Nebitchi Children’s Resort)
| 07:30 | Departure to Gokdere | |
| 08.30 – 09.00 | Registration of participants“Nebitchi” Children’s Center | |
| OPENING & INTRODUCTION Chair: Mejlis of Turkmenistan | ||
| 09.00 – 10.00 | Official opening
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| 10.00 – 10.15 | Purpose of the Forum and introduction of the agendaMr. Samphe Lhalungpa, UNICEF Representative in Turkmenistan | |
| 10.15 – 10.45 | Coffee break | |
| 10.45 – 11.15 | Juvenile justice – international standardsMr. Nigel Cantwell, international expert | |
| 11.15 – 12.00 | Sub-regional synthesis of juvenile justice assessments in Central Asia Mr. Dan O’Donnell, international expert | |
| 12.00 – 13.30 | Lunch | |
| PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS IN CENTRAL ASIA – SITUATION, CHALLENGES, PLANS AND COMMITMENTS Chair: Mejlis of Turkmenistan | ||
| 13.30 – 13.40 | Introduction by the Chair | |
| 13.40 – 14.10 | Turkmenistan: current situation, challenges, plans and commitmentsPresenter: Mejlis of Turkmenistan | |
| 14.10 – 14.40 | Kazakhstan: current situation, challenges, plans and commitmentsPresenter: Government of Kazakhstan | |
| 14.40 – 15.10 | Plenary discussion | |
| 15.10 – 15.30 | Coffee break | |
| 15.30 – 16.00 | Kyrgyzstan: current situation, challenges, plans and commitmentsPresenter: Government of Kyrgyzstan | |
| 16.00 – 16.30 | Tajikistan: current situation, challenges, plans and commitmentsPresenter: Government of Tajikistan | |
| 16.30 – 17.00 | Uzbekistan: current situation, challenges, plans and commitmentsPresenter: Government of Uzbekistan | |
| 17.00 –17.30 | Plenary discussion | |
| 17:30 | Departure from Nebitchi resort to hotel President | |
| 18:40 | Departure from hotel to «AltynYyldyz» restaurant | |
| 19.00 – 21.00 | Dinner hosted by the Mejlis of TurkmenistanVenue: «AltynYyldyz» restaurant, Ashgabat
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DAY 2 – TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
Venue: Hotel “President”, Ashgabat
| SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES FROM ELSEWHERE Chair: Mejlis of Turkmenistan | ||
| 09.00 – 09.10 | Introduction by Chair | |
| 09.10 – 09.40 | Reform example and challenges from TurkeyMs. SedaAkço, lawyer and UNICEF consultant, Turkey | |
| 09.40 – 10.10 | Reform example and challenges from AzerbaijanMr. JeyhunGarajayev, Judge of the Constitutional Court, Republic of Azerbaijan | |
| 10.10 – 10.40 | Reform example and challenges in Rostov (Russian Federation) Ms. Elena Voronova, Judge, Rostov Oblast Court, Russian Federation | |
| 10.40 – 11.00 | Coffee break | |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | Juvenile justice information systemsMs. Olga Zudova, Senior Regional Legal Adviser, UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia | |
| 11.30 – 12.00 | Plenary discussion; Q&A | |
| 12.00 – 12.30 | Break up in 5 working groups (1 presentation per group – 15 minutes)
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| 12.30 – 14.00 | Lunch | |
| BUILDING A JUVENILE JUSTICE AGENDA FOR CENTRAL ASIA Chair:Mejlis of Turkmenistan | ||
| 14.00 – 16.00 | Continuation of working groups – Recommendations for the way forward | |
| 16.00 – 16.30 | Coffee break | |
| 16.30 – 18.00 | Free time | |
| 19.00 – 21.00 | Cocktail hosted by UNICEFVenue: President Hotel | |
DAY 3 – WEDNESDAY 1 JUNE 2011
Venue: Hotel “President”, Ashgabat
| COMMITMENTS & CLOSURE Chair: Mejlis of Turkmenistan | |
| 09.00 – 09.10 | Introduction by Chair |
| 09.10 – 10.30 | Reporting from working groups (10 minutes per group) |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Plenary discussion |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | Coffee break |
| 11.30 – 12.30 | Reflections on an agenda for juvenile justice reform in Central Asia
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| 12.30 – 14.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 – 14.30 | Concluding remarks & adoption of the Forum final declaration by the Mejlis of Turkmenistan |
| 16.00 – 19.00 | Site visit & cultural programme |
[Source: UNICEF Turkmenistan]