UN Study on Violence Against Children in Europe and Central Asia
YEREVAN, Armenia – Mane Tonoyan might seem a little too young to concern herself with the problem of violence against children in Armenia but this 16-year old is somehow “different.” A member of the Manana Youth-Cultural non-governmental organization, she has already made a one-minute-film on the subject, and at the beginning of July, was one of 25 child participants at the regional consultation for the UN Study on Violence Against Children in Europe and Central Asia.
The consultation held from 5-7 July 2005 was hosted in Ljubljana, the Slovenian capital, and organized by UNICEF as well as other UN agencies. It was one of nine such consultations that will eventually contribute to a major study of the problem by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan next year. Accompanying Mane was Naira Avetisyan, UNICEF’s Child Protection Officer in Armenia, and three representatives of various government agencies.
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