The overall objective of this Conference is to contribute to ensuring access to justice by children in Africa. The Conference will include a Thematic Consultation on Children in Conflict with the Law, linked specifically to the United Nations Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty.

ACPF is happy to win the 2017 ISCI Impact Award for its contribution to the lives and well-being of children through the use of child wellbeing indicators. The award will be granted in the 6th Conference of the International Society for Child Indicators, which will be held on June 28th-30th.The conference’s theme for this year is "Children in a World of Opportunities: Innovations in Research, Policy, and Practice". Click here for more information on the Conference.

On May 12th 2017, The African Child policy Forum (ACPF) and The Graça Machel Trust are launching The African Report on Child Wellbeing 2016 - Getting It Right: Bridging the gap between policy and practice at a media-focused event in Johannesburg, South Africa.

ACPF is organising its Seventh International Policy Conference on the African Child (IPC) under the theme: “Our Hidden Shame: Crimes and Extreme Violence against Children in Africa” to be held on 7-8 November 2016 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

On October 17, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the Coalition to End Child Poverty is launching its new website, www.endchildhoodpoverty.org.

The High Time Initiative will facilitate access to valuable information and resources to support and monitor progress in global efforts to end violence against children.