Initiatives from the Third World and from Europe will report on their work with children and youth. Together with the participants they will discuss causes of violence and ways of preventing it. Education is a human right. Most of us are well familiar with the most important recognition of education as the right of the child, included in Article 28 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Convention calls for an education that develops the child's personality, talents as well as mental and physical abilities to their fullest potential.
Education is also the key element in an approach to child welfare.
In ensuring the welfare and further development, an early intervention is often crucial. The link between child welfare and education is the focus EFCW wants to highlight and to explore with you in this conference. The conference is taking place within the framework of the Swedish Presidency of the EU and during the year that the UN has proclaimed the Year of the Child. Mr Thomas Hammarberg from the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be the moderator. The full conference programme will be presented in February.