The RCPCH President, Professor Terence Stephenson welcomed guest speakers:

Alex Willsher- RCPCH Youth Advisory Panel Member
Geraldine Van Bueren - Professor of International Human Rights Law
Sir Al Aynsley Green - Children's Commissioner for England
Peter Newell - Coordinator of the Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children and Children are unbeatable! Alliance
Camila Batmanghelidjh - Chief Executive, Kids Company.

Their presentations were a tapestry of the past, present and future, achievements and challenges in relation to the UNCRC and in particular within the context of Paediatrics and Child Health.

Alison Holt - BBC Social Affairs Correspondent, hosted a thought provoking question time panel before guests attended a range of workshops led by Young People and Paediatricians 

For a full report:

Visit Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) for a full report on the event.

Podcast interviews:

Interviews with Keynote speakers conducted by members of the RCPCH Youth Advisory Panel and the Expert Patients Programme.

For further enquiries:

E-mail: Bharti Mepani,
RCPCH Children and Young Peoples Participation Manager

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form of art, or through any other media of the child's choice."

UNCRC, article 13