MONITORING OF CHILDREN'S RIGHTS: GLOBAL EXAMPLES

MONITORING OF CHILDREN'S RIGHTS: GLOBAL EXAMPLES

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

Üsküdar University Nermin Tarhan Conference Hall

18 October, 2023, Wednesday (Phi-gital)

 

09.00-09.25    Registeration

09.25-09.30    Moment of Respect, National Anthem, Corporate Film Screening

09.30-10:45    Opening Remarks

                             Prof. Nurper ÜLKÜER                       Üsküdar University Head of Child Development Department

                            Dr. Ziba VAGHRI                                 GLOBALCHILD/InspiRight TEAM (New Brunswick University)

                            Prof. Nazife GÜNGÖR                        Üsküdar University Rector

                            Prof. Nevzat TARHAN, MD                 President of Üsküdar University

                            MP Radiye Sezer KATIRCIOĞLU       Head of the Turkish Parliament Child Rights Commission

                            Paolo MARCHI                                    UNICEF Türkiye Representative                                           

10:45-11.10      Prof. Kirsten Sandberg- Keynote Presentation by Professor Kirsten Sandberg, Oslo, and The Former Chair of The Un Committee On The Rights of The Child

                         "The Importance of Policies and Legal Frameworks in the Realization of Children's Rights in the Context of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child"

11.10- 11.30    Halide İNCEKARA- Keynote Presentation Founding Chairman of the Turkish Parliament Child Rights Commission ‘Child rights in Türkiye from the Start.’

 

11:30-11:45      Coffee Break

 

SESSION 1 Monitoring of Children's Rights at the Global Level

Session Chairman and Moderator: Prof. İsmail BARIŞ, Üsküdar University

11:45-12:15      Dr. Ziba Vaghri - GlobalChild Program

                         "Introducing the Global Child Program: A Tool for Fulfilling Responsibilities to Children - The Importance of Supporting Countries to Collect Accurate Data on Child Rights Monitoring"

12:15-12:45      The Ministry of Family and Social Services

‘2023-2028 National Child Right Strategy and Action Plan of Türkiye’

12:45-13:15      Advocate Şahin Antakyalıoğlu - Child Rights, ECPAT Turkey President and ÇAÇAv (Network of Lawyers Working on Children) Network Coordinator

                         ‘’Monitoring Child Rights in Turkiye- Inspiring Examples’’

 

13:15-14:00       Lunch

 

SESSION 2: Practices That Inspire and Promote Children’s Rights

Session Chairman ve Moderator: Prof. Nurper ÜLKÜER – Üsküdar University

14.00-14:20       Prof.  Jeffrey Gloghagen (Zoom) - Florida University (President Of The International Society For Social Pediatrics) Role Of International Organizations In Supporting Children’s Rights

14:20-14:45       Dr. Raul Mercer - Flasco University, Buenos Aires, Argentina &

                           Ziba Vaghri - New Brunswick University, Canada.

    ’INSPIRIGHTS; Good Practices that Inspire Children’s Right

     Supporting The States' Parties in Fulfilling Their CRC Obligations Globally’’

 

14:45-15.05       Dr. Leyla Namazova- Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia (Eastern European Pediatricians Association),

                                     ‘’Supporting the Implementation of Child Rights in Countries of The Eastern European Region.’’

 

15:05-15.20        Coffee Break

 

CLOSING SESSION

Session Chairman ve Moderator: Prof. Dr. Arif Aktuğ ERTEKİN- Üsküdar University Dean of the Health Sciences Faculty

15.20-16.00         Dr. Ziba Vaghri - GLOBALCHILD/InspiRight TEAM (New Brunswick University)                               

                            Prof. Nurper Ülküer Üsküdar University Head of Child Development Department

 

General Evaluation & Question-Answer

 

CLOSING REMARKS

Prof. Arif Aktuğ Ertekin- Üsküdar University Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences

 

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