This publication includes a background document prepared by the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre (IRC), and summarizes the discussions and outcomes of the International Conference on Violence against the Girl Child held in The Hague from 9-10 March 2009. The conference addressed gaps in knowledge, research and responses to violence against girls in the home and family, and was a follow-up to the United Nations Secretary-General’s Study on Violence against Children.
Equity for Children at The New School, together with the ARCOR Foundation, are organizing a webinar
with representatives of five experiences developed in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Uruguay to
present their practices aimed at increasing children's participation in the design and appropriation of
public spaces.
