Symposium to Mark Universal Children’s DayToward a Society in which All Children can Grow Up in a Family Environment

Time: Thursday, November 20, 2014, 1:00–4:30 p.m. (doors open at 12:30)
Location: Main Conference Room, 2nd floor, The Nippon Foundation, 1-2-2 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo

November 20 is Universal Children’s Day. This year, November 20 marks the 25th anniversary of the UN General Assembly’s adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which declares that children have the right to “grow up in a family environment.” This symposium will examine the current situation for children in Japan, including the introduction of Stork’s Cradle programs (also known as “baby hatches,” in which newborns can be left anonymously in the care of a hospital). Examples of other countries’ moves toward and away from the use of child-care institutions will also be introduced.

Title Universal Children’s Day Symposium Marking the 25th Anniversary of the United Nations’ Adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: Toward a Society in which All Infants Can Grow Up in a Family Environment
Time Thursday, November 20, 2014, 1:00–4:30 p.m. (doors open at 12:30)
Location Main Conference Room, 2nd Floor, The Nippon Foundation Building
Organizers The Nippon Foundation, Human Rights Watch Japan
Topics
Session 1
The Current Situation for Infants
Session 2
Looking to Tomorrow! What We Need to Do for Infants

All sessions will be in Japanese only. Admission is free, but seating is limited to 200 persons, and priority will be given to those making reservations in advance. For more information, including the reservation form, please visit:
http://happy-yurikago.net/2014/10/1646/

Contact

Public Relations Department
The Nippon Foundation

E-mail
pr@ps.nippon-foundation.or.jp