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SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN 8-10 May 2002 New York

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	The United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children will take place 8-10 May 2002 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. Agenda and Activities at the Special Session: English \| Français \| Español Official and parallel events. Documentation Draft Outcome Document (pdf) Projet de conclusions (pdf) Proyecto de documento final (pdf) Information for NGOs: Access to the United Nations during the Special Session: only NGOs accredited to the Special Session will be allowed to enter UN Headquarters during the event. In addition, each organization will receive two transferable passes. The accreditation process for NGOs has been closed. NGOs accredited to attend the Special Session in September 2001 have been re-invited by letter and must re-register no later that 19 April 2002. NGO Orientation: 7 May 15h30 - 17h30, Church Center for the United Nations, 44th Street and 1st Avenue. Daily NGO Briefings: 08h15, UN Conference Room 4 NGO Resource Room: UN Conference Room B CHILDREN'S FORUM: 5-7 May 2002 March for Children's Rights: Wednesday 8 May, 16h00. More information available at www.kidsmeetingkids.org or e-mail marchforchildren@yahoo.com LINKS Special Session on Children - the official United Nations site for the event. Information includes a provisional list of speakers at the Special Session, coverage of the third PrepCom (see above) and country reports. UNICEF Voices of Youth discussion: "What is so Special about the Special Session on Children?" The NGO Committee on UNICEF - information about NGO participation and Events during the Third PrepCom and the UNGASS. "On The Record" : The electronic link to the General Assembly Special Seesion on Children. It's produced for the NGO Committee on UNICEF by The Advocacy Project. It covers the process leading up to the Special Session of the General Assembly on Children. The publication is distributed free of charge to subscribers via e-mail and is also posted here on the NGO Committee website. To subscribe, send a blank e-mail to: childrights-subscribe@topica.com. You will then receive a one-click request for confirmation. . Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) - Information for NGOs about caucuses, coalitions, regional activities and other resources.