NEW YORK, 18 November 2008: Thursday in New York, UNICEF is brought together experts, academics, parliamentarians and representatives of governments, non-governmental organizations and United Nations agencies for a two-day conference on how to make legal systems work to achieve children’s and women’s rights.
– The right laws and policies, properly resourced, implemented and enforced, are an essential foundation for protecting children from violence, and promoting their survival, education and development, says Liz Gibbons, UNICEF’s Associate Director for Gender, Rights and Civic Engagement Section.
– Enacting legislation to eliminate inequalities is at the heart of gender equality and the empowerment of women, without which the world cannot meet the promises it made in the Millennium Development Goals.
Together, these experts will work to help lawyers, lawmakers and those who enforce the law to better understand how international and regional human rights standards can be made a reality for children and women.
The conference is part of a long-term initiative by UNICEF and partners to help governments adopt legislative and policy frameworks that comply with their international treaty commitments.
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