WHO invites CGNK to Geneva Meeting on Violence Prevention
The World Health Organization has invited CGNK Co-Directors Karen Cross and Greg Bourne to attend the Fourth Milestones of a Global Campaign for Violence Prevention Meeting: “Boosting global violence prevention.” The meeting will be held at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on 17-18 September 2009, with attendees from all over the world.
The 4th Milestones Meeting will make plans to substantially increase action, political support, and funding for violence prevention worldwide. It will convene representatives of Official Development Assistance agencies, other UN agencies, and large NGOs to find ways to step up support for violence prevention. It will end by issuing a declaration on the next steps to take to boost global violence prevention.
The meeting will include ministers of health and from other sectors as keynote speakers and presenters. Of the 150 participants expected to attend, many will be policy-makers, high-level planners, and others with decision-making authority at local, national, and international level.
