NO TO VIOLENCE AGAISNT CHILDREN: COE INFORMATION OFFICE AND FUTURE IS YOURS NGO ORGANISED AN EVENT DEVOTED TO CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

Lragir.am
01 June 06

Yerevan, 1.06.2006. Following the decisions of the Third Summit of
Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe (Warsaw 2005)
a Council of Europe’s programme “Building a Europe for and with
children”, was launched in Monaco on 4 and 5 April 2006. The aims of
this three-year programme are to promote and protect children’s rights,
and to ensure the protection of children from all forms of violence.

To raise public awareness of the theme and ensure the widest possible
application of Council of Europe fundamental values and principles,
on the occasion of International Day for the Protection of Children,
the Council of Europe Information Office in Armenia in cooperation
with “Future is Yours” NGO organised an event entitled “No to Violence
against Children”.

At the event, attended by children, Armenian professionals
active in the field of children’s rights, government officials and
representatives of the international community, the Council of Europe
activities in this field were presented in the welcome address by Ms
Bojana Urumova, the Special Representative of the Secretary General
of the Council of Europe to Armenia.

Narine Sargsyan, the President of “Future is Yours” NGO provided the
local perspective on the issue and outlined the main challenges facing
the Armenian society in this regard. Concluding remarks were made by
Director of the Council of Europe Information Office in Armenia Ms
Susan Marukhyan.

The event, hosted by the “Khnko Aper” library, most importantly
featured the thematic play based on Hovhaness Tumanian’s “The End of
Evil” prepared by the pupils of Yerevan No.3 special boarding school
and exhibition of paintings entitled “Violence against Children
through the Eyes of Children”.

Council of Europe Information Office in Armenia