The Council of Europe, the Office of the United Nations’ Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Violence against Children, the Norwegian Royal Ministry of Education and Research, the Norwegian Royal Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion and the Norwegian Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs organize an expert meeting on “Tackling violence in schools”. The EWC is a co-partner.

The event will take place in Oslo, Norway at Thon Hotel Bristol, on the 27th and 28th of June 2011.

The meeting will aim at sharing recent European and global data and research in combating violence against children in schools; consolidating the various national and international methodologies, strategies, initiatives and good practices. This includes human rights and democratic citizenship education to make schools free from violence. Identify instruments, methods and recommendations for the SRSG"s following up work to eliminate violence in schools.

The meeting will bring together around 40 to 50 participants including representatives from regional organizations, international experts, individual countries as well as children and youth with experience in or commitment to the development of integrated national strategies, policies and programmes to combat violence against children in schools.

Participation is by invitation only.