Let's Get It Right!
The Welsh Assembly Government (WAG)?and the Wales United Nations Committee On The Rights Of The Child (UNCRC) Monitoring Group 's Let's Get It Right! conference takes place this Thursday 12 March.
The conference, held at Holland House in Cardiff from 9.30am-3.40pm,?aims to:
- Raise awareness of children and young people's rights and the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child's Concluding Observations 2008
- Review progress on realising children and young people’s rights in Wales and work together to identify children and young people’s rights based solutions
- Contribute to a national?five year children and young people’s rights action plan
Who Should Attend?
If you are a policy maker, practitioner or professional working for children and young people or you are a child or young person, this conference is for you.
Key Note Speakers
- Jane Hutt, Minister for Children, Education, Life Long Learning And Skills, Welsh Assembly Government
- Mr Kamel Filali, Member of the UN Committee On The Rights Of The Child
- Ms Lucy Smith, Member of the UN Committee On The Rights Of The Child
- Keith Towler, Children’s Commissioner For Wales
- Eleri Thomas, Head of Save the Children Wales and Chair of the Wales UNCRC Monitoring Group
- David Hawker, Director of the Department For Children, Education, Lifelong Learning And Skills, Welsh Assembly Government
There will be a series of participatory workshops to discuss the areas of development highlighted by the UN Committee On The Rights Of The Child.
Your views are extremely important to us, so please register?for this event to ensure you have your say.
Please note that any delegates who turn up on the day unregistered may not be guaranteed a place at the event.
