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The workshop was hosted by the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic in Damascus (17 - 19 December 2003), and attended by participants from Jordan, Lebanon and the Syrian Arab Republic, by representatives of United Nations bodies and of the League of Arab States, and by six members of the Committee on the rights of the child. The working groups worked on eight themes: legislation; coordination mechanisms, national plans of action, data collection and resource allocation; independent monitoring structures; the role of civil society in the monitoring and implementation of the Convention, including the role of private actors such as NGOs in providing health and social services; general principles, in particular non-discrimination, the right to life and child participation; violence against children, including in the family and in schools as well as in the community; access to health and social services and to education; and juvenile justice. In addition to being facilitated by members of the Committee, each group elected a rapporteur from among the participants who reported to the plenary. |
