YANEE LERTKRAI DIRECTOR GENERAL OFFICE OF WELFARE PROMOTION, PROTECTION AND EMPOWERMENT OF VULNERABLE GROUPS Review of ASEAN Child Rights Workshop (September 2012) & its recommendations

ASEAN Workshop on CRC Implementation Held in 24 – 27 September 2012 at the Sukosol Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand Host by the Office of Welfare Promotion, Protection and Empowerment of Vulnerable Groups (OPP) under Ministry of Human Security and Social Development (MSDHS) THAILAND Supported by the ASEAN-Republic of Korea-Special Cooperation Fund

Workshop Objectives To enhance the ASEAN + 3 cooperation & capacity To promote child participation To strengthen partnership and technical cooperation among ASEAN + 3 member countries in implementing the CRC and the CRC Committee’s Concluding Observations

Workshop participants  10 countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam and China  5 participants from each country  4 representatives from government and non-government agencies  1 child representative  ACWC representatives  ASEAN Secretariat representative

Procedure of the workshop Opening session Challenges and Recommendations in Implementation of the CRC and Concluding Observations Country Presentation on Implementation of the CRC and its Optional Protocols Group discussion  Implementation of COB/CRC  Armed conflicts  Violence against children  Child Protection System  Child Participation Exposure trips  Multi disciplinary approach on child protection service  Migrant children  Children in Juvenile justice system Conclusion of the Workshop

Workshop recommendations CRC Issues recommended for Implementation under ASEAN Cooperation for Implementation under the ASEAN Plus Three Cooperation for Implementation and Collaboration with CSOs and NGOs for Implementation at Country Level 1. Implementing CRC and COB 2. Education 3. Juvenile justice 4. Armed conflict 5. Violence against Children 6. Child protection system 7. Children's participation Recommendations of the Regional Workshop on the Implementation of the CRC

Next step Regional Planning Workshop for Child Rights Practitioners on the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Bangkok, Thailand during 28 – 31 July 2013 To develop an ASEAN Cooperation Workplan on the Implementation of the CRC and its Concluding Observations based on recommendations from the September 2012 Workshop The Workplan will be presented to SOMSWD