06 September 2011
Hotel Metropol, Ohrid
REGIONAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF CHILDREN OMBUDSMAN OF SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE
On 6th and 7th of Septemberin h. Metropol in Ohrid a RegionalAnnual Conference of Children Ombudsman of South-Eastern Europe (CRONSEE) washeld. The topic of the Conference was Child Protection from Economic Exploitation.
The Conference was organized in cooperation and by financialsupport of the Save the Children Norway, the South-eastern Europe regional Sarajevooffice.
The goal of the Conference was discussion about theregional situation related to child exploitation as well as the modalities andbest practices for child protection.
The Conference was attended by ombudsmanrepresentatives from: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro,Republika Srpska, Serbia, Slovenia, Vojvodina and the host country Macedonia.
The Conference was open by the Macedonian Ombudsman,Mr. Ixhet Memeti and followed by the speeches of Mr. Herman Baskaar - NorwegianEmbassy Counselor, the Minister for Labor and Social Politics, Mr. SpiroRistovski, the Director of the South-Eastern Europe Regional Sarajevo Office,Mr. Bjorn Hagen and Mr. Vladimir Ortakovski, PhD, President of the StateCounsel for Juvenile Delinquency.
As a result of the conference discussions, thechildren ombudsman came out with conclusions and recommendations that will be abase on which they will undertake their actions in the future.