Regional seminar on DEVELOPING A PROTECTIVE FRAMEWORK FOR CHILDREN: THE ROLE OF PARLIAMENTS Hanoi, 15 to 17 February 2006
	Organised by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

	The Inter-Parliamentary Union and UNICEF organized a regional seminar for parliaments of the Asia Pacific region and regional inter-parliamentary organizations on "Developing a protective framework for children: The role of Parliaments" at the invitation of the National Assembly of Viet Nam. This seminar was held in Hanoi at the Melia Hotel from 15 to 17 February 2006. The seminar aimed at facilitating debate amongst parliamentarians from the region on ways and mechanisms of developing a protective framework for children, with a particular focus on parliamentary mechanisms. The purpose of the seminar was to enable parliamentarians and the parliamentary staff involved in child protection issues to gain a deeper understanding of the tools at their disposal to develop a protective environment for children.

 

SESSION DOCUMENTS
All practical and substantive documents related to the Seminar are available exclusively in English, which is the only working language for this particular event.
	Summary and recommendations [PDF]
	Invitation [PDF]
	General Information [PDF]
	Concept paper [PDF]
	Annotated programme [PDF]
RELATED SITES AND DOCUMENTS
	National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam website
	UNICEF Website
	IPU & UNICEF Handbook on Child Protection
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