All are welcome to attend the seminar on 23rd September 10am Eastern Standard Time (3pm BST) on Mitigating Harm to children in armed conflict, organised by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Red Cross and ISSOP.
To see the panel of speakers and register for this internet meeting, follow the link
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_N53PSXaaSn-tlp2Ot2zS0Q
Briefing for the meeting:
Each year, thousands of children are either killed or severely injured in armed conflicts around the world, according to the UN. Although concerns about general health care, schools, and the use of explosive weapons in populated areas have been examined, the protection of children often lacks practical solutions. This unique multidisciplinary session will focus on challenges and practical steps on how to strengthen the protection of children in such conflicts. These issues will be examined from a medical, legal and military policy perspective for interested professionals in these respective fields. A certificate of attendance will be issued to all those who attend. Recordings of talks will be available upon request.
Tony Waterston
CHIFA profile: Tony Waterston is a retired consultant paediatrician who worked mainly in the community in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. He spent 6 years working in Zambia and Zimbabwe and directed the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Diploma in Palestinian Child Health teaching programme in the occupied Palestinian territories. He was an Editor of the Journal of Tropical Pediatrics and is on the Executive Committee of the International Society for Social Pediatrics. His academic interests are child poverty, advocacy for child health and children's rights. He is currently the lead moderator of CHIFA (HIFA's sister forum on child health and rights). He is also a member of the HIFA Steering Group.
Tony.Waterston AT newcastle.ac.uk
