Regional consultation on the protection of children from bullying

Mexico city, Mexico, 27 April 2018 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence against Children, in cooperation with the Government of Mexico, UNICEF, the Inter-American Children’s Institute, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and REDLAMYC convened a Regional Expert Consultation on Children’s Right to Protection from Bullying. Held in Mexico City, Mexico the meeting gathered representatives from national governments, UN agencies, regional organizations, research institutions and civil society.
 

Presentations

Section 1: Contextualizing bullying

Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence against Children, presentation Spanish

Mary Guinn, UNESCO, presentation Spanish

Grace Vásquez, Director, National Council for Intergenerational equality of Ecuador
Public policies to prevent and address bullying promoted by Ecuador Spanish

Hyacinth Blair, Children's Affairs Division, Ministry Of Youth And Culture of Jamaica 
Investigating the prevalence and impact of peer abuse (bullying) on the development of Jamaica’s children English

Antonieta Aguilera García, National Institute for Evaluation of Education of Mexico 
Mexico’s experience in assessing bullying Spanish

Section 2: National legal frameworks

Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence against Children, presentation Spanish

Maria del Carmen Santiago, National Director on Children and Adolescents, Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations of Peru
National legal framework to prevent and address bullying in Peru Spanish

Section 3: Public policies 

Victor Giorgi, General Director, Inter-American Institute of Children and Adolescents, Organization of American States
Intergenerational networks. A tool to protect children and adolescents Spanish

Lorena Flores Plata, Deputy Director of the national program for peaceful coexistence in schools in Mexico
Public policies to ensure schools free from bullying Spanish

Minerva Perez, General Director of Counselling and Psychology of Dominican Republic
Public policies to prevent and safeguard children from bullying Spanish 

Section 4 campaigns and raising awareness initiatives to address bullying
 
Cesar Bazan General Manager of Innovation for Development I4d Peru
Campaigns to prevent and address bullying Spanish

Esther Oldak Finkler, National Program for peaceful coexistence in schools in Mexico
National program of peaceful coexistence in Mexican schools Spanish

Zaira Navas, Executive Director, National Council of Children and Adolescents of El Salvador 
El Salvador campaign and awareness raising iniatiatives to address bullying Spanish

Mendy del Socorro Arauz Silva, Director of the counselling program for educational settings in Nicaragua  
National strategy for the prevention of bullying in Nicaragua Spanish
 

Other resources

Concept note Spanish   
Program Spanish   
Final declaration Spanish 
Ending the Torment Publication English Spanish 
SG Reports on protecting children from bullying
2016 A/71/213
Additional material