Panel Discussion on Rights of the Child - 19th…

Annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child - Theme: The rights of the child and family reunificationChair: H.E. Mr. Federico Villegas, President of the Human Rights Council Video screening: 

• A repatriated child tells his story, video prepared by UNICEF

Panellists:

• Ms. Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict 
• Mr. Cornelius Williams, Associate Director of Child Protection, United Nations Children's Fund 
• Ms. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
• Ms. Helen Durham, Director of International Law and Policy, International Committee of the Red Cross

SPEAKERS:

• A repatriated child tells his story, video prepared by UNICEF
• Ms. Virginia Gamba, Special Reporesentative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
• Mr. Cornelius Williams, Associate Director of Child Protection, UNICEF
• Ms. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
• Ms. Helen Durham, Director of International Law and Policy at the International Committee of the Red Cross
• European Union, Ms. Lotte Knudsen
• Portugal (on behalf of CPLP), Mr. Rui Macieira
• Qatar, Mr. Abdulla Al-Moadid
• Iraq, Ms. Zainab Alabatan
• Ghana, Ms. Aba Ayebi-Arthur
• Azerbaijan, Ms. Narmin Huseynova
• Cuba, Mr. Jairo Rodriguez
• UN Women, Mr. Akseli Lamminmaki
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ms. Rita French
• Indonesia, Ms. Mia Padmasari
• Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Mr. Emilio Barroeta Gullén
• Russian Federation, Ms. Kristina Sukacheva
• Save the Children International, Ms. Diarra Diop
• Plan International, Mr. Dorian Hall (Joint Statement)
• Amnesty International, Mr. Nathaniel Baverstock
• Uzbekistan, Mr. Askar Mirsaidov
• Kazakhstan, Ms. Dilnoza Minbayeva
• Asociacion HazteOir.org, Ms. Daniela Garcia
• Beijing Children's Legal Aid and Research Center, Mr. Tongg Lihua
• China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, Mr. Jun Zhao
• Ms. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
• Mr. Cornelius Williams, Associate Director of Child Protection, UNICEF