In these turbulent times for the world's decision makers, it is hardly surprising that the 2013 Forum takes the theme of Resilient Dynamism, with the focus on minimising risks and boosting resilience of our economies and societies.
We all know of those rights but yet everyday around the world we are denied those rights ... children need justice," she told the judicial officers, urging them to keep children at the centre of their deliberations during the two-day forum under the theme "Justice for the Next Generation".
The launch, which was officiated by the country's former First Lady Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah and her daughter, Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir, kicked off a one-day forum on the theme, 'Education for Every Child.' It brought together around 200 policy makers, representatives of the corporate, media and civil-society sectors, religious leaders and children.
On its final day, the forum announced that the theme for the next year's edition would be violence against Children, the theme of discussion in Cairo.
Prime Minister Bernard Makuza officially opened the forum, which focused on the theme of investing in children.
The forum was organized around the theme 'Accountability for investment in children'.
The forum, whose theme was "Arab Media: Riding Out the Storms of Change," ended with a ceremony honoring winners of the Arab Journalism Awards and journalists who'd fallen while on assignment.
It is now the responsibility of the adults in your countries to support you as you go forward, and realise the forum theme from vision to action.' Editors Note: ASEAN member countries are: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam Email this article.
It was well timed with the forum's theme, "Ethics of Digital Media and Online Knowledge Production" at a juncture when we hear nothing but complaints about how traditional media, bloggers, activists, warring factions, and everybody under the sun makes a mockery of ethics online and across countless platforms.
The screenings will be free, followed by Q&A and have a forum for relating the themes in the film to local initiatives in each community.
Because the original six priorities provided the primary content of the Forum, emerging themes were informed by the original priorities.
