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Purpose
of the Workshop
1)
To approach the definition of a final product for systematizing
the information on the enforcement of the Convention on the Rights of
the Child in each State Party in the region.
2)
To design the strategies required to ensure the necessary support
for the development and presentation of reports by governments and the
civil society to the CRC, as well as their joint follow up of the system.
Specific objectives
1)
Introduction of the prototype system for monitoring right
enforcement (SMD)
2)
A deeper analysis of the information available on the various
rights, and definition of
selected indicators.
3)
Study of the possible strategies ensuring the implementation of
the above product in
each country in the region.
4)
Advance of preliminary approaches concerning the application of
the SMD evaluation
and follow up instrument in each
country.
Participants
a)
Representatives of the NGO coalitions from Uruguay and Paraguay
who attended the
Workshop held in May 2002.
b)
Representatives of the Uruguayan and Paraguayan governments
involved in
consultations made within the project
framework.
c)
Representatives of the convening organizations, IIN and Save the
Children
Activities
Preliminary
stage:
a)
Consultation to all participants in the Workshop held in Peru on
the progress achieved
in connection with the
proposal.
b)
Introduction of the Workshop that will take place in Montevideo
on December 11-12.
c)
Preparation and remittance of the Workshop background material.
Workshop
development:
December
11
02:00
p.m. Opening session
-
Address by Alejandro Bonasso – Workshop expected outcome (10 minutes)
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Address
by Ekstedt – Workshop expected outcome and information on the Geneva NGO
Group within the project framework (10 minutes)
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Expectations
of participants as to the Workshop outcome (10 minutes)
02:30
p.m. Participants
comments and ideas of the work done
03:00
p.m. On the way to find a final product for
systematizing the information on the enforcement of the Convention on the
Rights of the Child. Difficulties and achievements.
04:00
p.m. Cooffe Break
04:30
p.m. Comments and
questions
05:30
p.m. End of session
December
12
09:00
a.m. Introduction
of the prototype system for monitoring right enforcement (SMD)
12.30
p.m. Lunch
02:00
p.m. Reflections on the required
implementation steps
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Brainstorming
based on the related experience of participants (one hour)
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Contributions
for debate within the project framework related to required steps:
a)
Awareness and dissemination on the importance of the systems
among all agents
related to the preparation of
reports to the Committee in the various countries.
b)
Identification of the national contact person responsible for the
installation and
maintenance of the system (government
member, civil society member).
c)
Establishment of a permanent coordination forum formed by the
various agents
involved in the system follow
up (it is important that the responsibilities of each party
be explicitly defined in
order to ensure coordination transparency).
d)
Collection of information available in each country as the first
step for the system
implementation and as its
primary input.
e)
Definition of the resources required by the various agents for
the system
implementation and follow up
(to avoid creating new structures, to empower the
existing ones, to minimize
expenditure).
f)
Creation of an evaluation and follow up instrument allowing for
its adaptation to the
changing situation in each
country.
04:00
p.m. Evaluation and final
comments by participants and convening organizations
05:00
p.m. Closing
session
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