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This forum aimed to develop Russian-American dialogue and partnership in resolving child protection-related issues. It facilitated interdisciplinary discussions and presented best practices in preventing child abuse and violence against children.
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THE FIRST RUSSIAN-AMERICAN CHILD WELFARE FORUMSUMMARY August 1-6, 2011 Ulan Ude/Lake Baikal, the Republic of Buryatia Russian Federation
СОДЕРЖАНИЕ Слайд 2
ABOUT THE FORUM The Forum was initiated by Russian specialists working as part of the Child Protection Subgroup under the Bilateral Presidential Commission’s Civil Society Working Group (Obama-Medvedev) which began work in October 2010. Slide 3
ABOUT THE FORUM The Russian Federation – the Republic of Buryatia • Ulan-Ude – 2 days Venues: the Government and the People’s Khural of the Republic of Buryatia • Lake Baikal, Sukhaya village – 4 days Venue: secondary school opened within the framework of the “Education” National Priority Project of the Russian Federation Slide4
THE GOAL OF THE FORUM To further the development of Russian-American dialogue and partnership in resolving pressing national and international child protection-related issues. Slide 5
TASKS OF THE FORUM • Facilitating large-scale interdisciplinary discussion • Presenting best Russian and American practices in the prevention • of child abuse and violence against children • Comparative analysis and coordination of values and conceptual approaches • Discussion on civil society participation in protecting children’s rights Slide6
RUSSIAN CO-ORGANIZERS OF THE EVENT Office of the Children’s Rights Commissioner for the President of the Russian Federation Government of the Republic of Buryatia National Foundation for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Slide 7
AMERICAN CO-ORGANIZERS OF THE EVENT United States Department of Justice United States Agency for International Development Institute for Human Services American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children Slide8
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE MEMBERS Chairman Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn, President of the Republic of Buryatia Vice Chairwoman Marina Egorova, President of the National Foundation for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Co-Chairman Ronald Hughes, President of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children Slide 9
EVENT STATISTICS Slide11
PARTICIPANTS STATISTICS Slide 12
REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION • Number of US states represented – 8 • Number of the Russian Federation subjects represented - 35 Slide 13
REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION Slide14
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RUSSIAN PARTICIPANTS REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION • Number of federal districts represented - 8 Slide 16
SCOPE OF THE FORUM • Practical organization of early child abuse detection and the work of interdisciplinary groups on child abuse-related issues in the Republic of Buryatia • Prevention of child abuse • Emergency assistance and rehabilitation for children victims of abuse and their families • National and international child protection-related issues and the role of the civil society in tackling these issues • International cooperation: pressing issues and prospective Slide 17
OUTCOME • Effective and professional interdisciplinary and intersectorial discussion • of the most pressing issues concerning Russian and American experience • in child protection both among government officials and experts • The participants drafted the RESOLUTION of the Forum • with the recommendations on key issues. The Resolution was sent • to the executive and legislative bodies concerned both in Russia and the USA • The Forum was established as the annual bilateral event • The 2nd Russian-American Child Welfare Forum is due in autumn of 2012, • in Illinois, USA Slide 18
OUTCOME • The participants supported the initiative of the National Foundation for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children to establish the Russian Professional Association for Child Abuse Prevention • The participants presented a set of initiatives now being arranged and analyzed • The Forum proved to be an effective platform to present • the future Center for Best Practices in child protection • in the Republic of Buryatia Slide 19
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