The Geneva Graduate Institute, in partnership with the Fondation Apprentis d’Auteuil International and the Geneva Diplomatic Club, invites you to a conference organised on the occasion of World Children's Day. Hear from a rich panel, comprised of young people at the heart of the solutions and those working to understand the responses to violence and priorities for action. 

Being protected from violence is a right, even on the streets.

Physical and psychological violence, exploitation, discrimination: children in street situations are exposed to multiple forms of violence, while their realities remain largely invisible in public policies and child protection systems.

 FR / EN / SPA | simultaneous interpretation

The conference will be followed by a cocktail reception. 

Programme highlights : 

• Giving a voice to those directly concerned: Yeremi, Denise and Slavi, three youth advocates with lived experience of street situations, will take the floor to share their experiences of violence, discuss the factors that help them build a more stable future, and put forward their recommendations to better protect children in street situations.  
   

• Philip Jaffé, Andrew Clapham, Jean Dzéné and Nilda Camacho will bring together their expertise to identify key priorities for action: international mechanisms, field-based responses, civil society mobilisation and the responsibility of States. 

Read more about the conference on the FAAI website