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Programme:

Tuesday, March 9th
14.30 to 16.00 pm Costa Rica time 

14:35 pm -14:40 pm: Opening words 
● Jean Gough, UNICEF Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean

14:40 - 15:00 pm: Systematic review on violence against children and adolescents and successful programming to end violence against children and adolescents 
● Deborah Fry, The University of Edinburg 

15:00 pm – 15:10 pm: Statistical review on violence against children and adolescents
●  Claudia Cappa, Senior Adviser Statistics and Monitoring, UNICEF 

15:10 pm – 15:30 pm: Reflections from field reality 
●  Lina Arbelaez, Director of the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare, Colombia 
●  Hyacinth Blair, Chair of the secretariat implementing Jamaica's national plan of action for an integrated response to children and violence (NPACV), Jamaica (TBC) 
●  Guadalupe Cruz, International Program Director, Cure Violence Global, Honduras experience  

15:30 pm – 15:55 pm: Questions and reactions from the participants 

15:55 pm - 16:00 pm: Closing words 
● Jean Gough, UNICEF Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean