"There is undoubtly an increased need for protection and support for children and their families, there is a need for greater recognition-by all of us-of existing protection measures, including those from different cultures such as Kafala" said Jean Ayoub, ISS Secretary General in his welcoming remarks today at the Cross-Border Child Protection Conference co-organised with the Hague Conference Permanent Bureau. The 1996 Hague Convention as an instrument providing a solid framework for addressing such difficulties, specifically in terms of access to the judicial system, is at the heart of this three-day meeting attended by Child Protection authorities, judges, social workers, mediators, lawyers, psychologists, and international organisations from around the globe.

The ISS' added value with its recognised capacity to provide easily accessible services for individuals and/or other entities based on an established social work and legal expertise in complex transnational situations through a multidisciplinary and mediation (-based approach) was highlighted by some of the speakers such as Vice-President Mairead Mc Guiness MEP (European Parliament) in her video message presented today. video link

 

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