SOCIETY
Employee of Azerbaijan Ombudsman`s Office attends Eurochild`s Annual Conference in Italy
Baku, November 30 (AZERTAC). Employee of the Azerbaijan Ombudsman`s Office Gulnar Rahimova has participated in Eurochild`s Annual Conference 2013 titled “Building an inclusive Europe - the contribution of children`s participation” in Milan, Italy.
The conference was organized by Eurochild member L`Albero della Vita Foundation in cooperation with the Italian national Ombudsman for Children, Municipality of Milan and the PIDIDA network.
The main aim of the conference was to promote wide recognition of children`s agency, empowerment and influence on their own lives, their families and communities and the society as a whole. Children are fully fledged citizens with a voice of their own, not mere recipients or passive dependents of decisions made by others on their behalf.
The conference explored how children`s and young people`s participation can contribute to positive changes in policy and practice, across different areas such as social inclusion and protection, migration, education or health.