Focus on ending corporal punishment at the Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children
The First Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children will include a series of opportunities to focus on ending corporal punishment.
Satellite event
The march of progress: Ending corporal punishment of children
High-level learning exchange on prohibiting and eliminating violent punishment of children
Date: 6 November 2024
Time: 9-11am COT
Hosts: End Corporal Punishment, ChildFund Alliance, Save the Children and the World Health Organization (WHO)
Location: Room (K)- 3rd Floor, Ágora Bogotá Conference Centre, Bogotá, Colombia
Language: English (interpretation tbc)
Open to all conference delegates and will be live streamed online.
This satellite event provides an opportunity for senior politicians and policy makers to engage with the experiences of countries in enacting and implementing laws to prohibit corporal punishment of children, hear about the latest research on corporal punishment, and understand the critical role of CSOs. It will also include an opportunity for countries to announce pledges to prohibit corporal punishment.
Side event
Ending Corporal Punishment: an essential foundation for ending all violence against children
Date: Day 1: 7 November 2024
Time: Lunchtime – 12.30-2pm (event starts at 12.45)
Hosts: End Corporal Punishment, WHO and UNICEF
Language: English (interpretation tbc)
Open to all conference delegates and will be live streamed online (tbc).
Session objectives:
- Share latest evidence from research on prevalence and impacts of corporal punishment of children, and effective measures to prevent it
- Increase understanding of how acceptance and use of corporal punishment underpins pervasive nature of all violence against children
- Opportunity to learn from Ministers from countries that have prohibited and taken steps to eliminate corporal punishment, sharing experiences, lessons learnt, obstacles overcome, and the positive impact of the measures taken
- Allay concerns about difficulty or controversy of addressing corporal punishment through legal means and measures of implementation
- Provide opportunities for countries to announce pledges on ending corporal punishment of children
Expected outcomes:
- Countries pledge to take accelerated action to prohibit and eliminate corporal punishment of children
Concept note to be added soon.
Plenary pledging moment
The Conference programme will include a high-profile plenary moment showcasing 3-5 governments making the pledge of their intent to prohibit corporal punishment.
As well as direct focus on corporal punishment, there are many sessions that will be relevant to ending this most common form of violence against children. For example, on Day 2:
Parallel Sessions A:
1.1. Legislative and policy reform
2.1 Parent and caregiver support
Parallel Sessions B
1.2 Norms and values
2.2. Safe and enabling school environments
See the full conference programme
