The Changing Status of Children in Latin America: Issues in Child Health and Children's RightsProject Latin America 2000, a multifaceted program of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies supported by The Coca-Cola Company, includes an annual Academic Workshop and Public Policy Forum that address some of the critical challenges facing Latin America at the century's end. Prior workshops have examined economic integration, the development and consolidation of democracy, poverty and employment issues, and the underprivileged and the rule of law. Within its framework of research on the consolidation of democracy, effective and equitable economic development, public policies for social justice, and the strengthening of civil society and social movements in developing democracies, the Institute seeks to examine the needs of Latin American children as individuals and as productive citizens of the future. The workshop and forum will have a twofold objective: to delineate the present situation of children in Latin America with respect to health, nutrition, environmental sanitation, citizenship, employment, violence, delinquency, and the law; and to consider policies and solutions in public and private sectors to meet needs and unresolved problems affecting the well-being of children. Simultaneous translation (English, Spanish, Portuguese) will be provided during the workshop and forum sessions. In addition to the continuing support of The Coca-Cola Company, this year's program was planned with the sponsorship of UNICEF and the collaboration of the International Life Sciences Institute and the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights. Program updates will be posted at http://www.nd.edu/~Kellogg (Calendar of Events). For further details, contact Gabriela Mossi, Acting Academic Coordinator, Helen Kellogg Institute, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556; Tel: (574) 631-6580; Fax: (574) 631-6717; e-mail: Mossi.1@nd.edu Friday, September 26 (3:30 - 6:30 p.m.)I. The Changing Face of Malnutrition in Latin America Overview of Malnutrition in Latin America Residual Undernutrition Issues: Micronutrient Malnutrition Saturday, September 27 (9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.)II. Feeding Practices and Environmental Sanitation Breastfeeding and Appropriate Complementary Feeding Practices Environmental Sanitation and its Relation to Child Health III. Bridging Issues of Child Health and Juvenile Rights The Agendas and Priorities of Internat'l Agencies Working with Children and Children's Issues The Epidemic of Violence IV. Childhood, Citizenship, and Democracy The Child as Citizen and the Concept of Democracy Integral Protection of Minors as Citizens Sunday, September 28 (9:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.)V. Violence, Delinquency, and Penal Law Children and Adolescents in Conflict with Penal Law Mortality Due to Violent Crimes: External Causes of Juvenile Death VI. Child Labor and Education Child Labor and Education in Latin America Sunday, September 28, 6:30 p.m. Monday, September 29, 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.Round Table Discussion Invited Panelists Sir George Alleyne María Soledad Alvear Valenzuela Luis Anderson Gilberto Dimenstein Rev. John Drexel, O.M.I. Michael Heisler Marta Maurás Juan E. Méndez Marta Santos Pais Margaret K. Saunders Marinela Servitje de Lerdo de Tejado Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni Nelly Zavaleta |
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