CCPCJ 32 Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, WFWPI Hybrid Side Event.
Welcome: Dr. Maria Riehl, Director WFWPI UN VIENNA Office,
UNODC- Family United- Universal Family Skills Programme, Dr. Wadih MAALOUF
Role of Fathers in shaping the Future of their Children, Patrick ERLANDSON, founder and Director of “FATHER-CON”
PARENTS' WORKSHOP- When parents are doing well - the children are doing well- Veronika LIPPERT, Chairperson “Elternwerkstatt”
WFWP International -Programs to strengthen Family Relationships - overview, Ms. Carolyn HANDSCHIN-MOSER, Director WFWPI UN Office
Moderator: Kyung In van de Ven OLIVIEIRA, WFWPI Youth- UN
Speakers Information:
Dr. Maria Riehl, Director WFWP UN VIENNA Office, Chair of NGO-Com. on Peace, President of WFWP-Austria, 1992- 2002, Dr. Riehl was also for over 20 years active -together with her husband in the organisation: “FORUM EAST”, providing Humanitarian Aid and Education in countries behind the Iron curtain. She has been active as medical Doctor, as general practitioner, for more than 37 years. She is mother of 5 children and has 11 grandchildren.
Dr. Wadih MAALOUF, UNODC - Family United- Universal Family Skills Programme
Wadih Maalouf holds a PhD in Epidemiology (Mental Health and Drugs) from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. He joined UNODC in 2006, first based in Cairo to support the health response to drugs in the Middle East and North Africa. In 2010 he joined UNODC Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation Section at Vienna HQ mainly coordinating the family skills programming under the prevention portfolio (supporting the development, piloting and evaluating family skills packages globally). He currently coordinates the prevention programming within PTRS. A contributor to the UNODC WHO International Standards on Drug Use Prevention, the INSPIRE Initiative to end violence against children and most recently participated in the WHO guidance development group leading to the development of the WHO Guidelines on parenting interventions to prevent maltreatment and enhance parent child relationships with children aged 0-17 years.
Patrick ERLANDSON, Founder See it - End it Film & Arts Festival, first became interested in Human Trafficking while at UNHCR in LA, where he learned about Organ Trafficking of African refugees. Later, as head of the prevention subcommittee of the Long Beach Human Trafficking Task Force, he examined the causes, focusing on two areas: cultural forces normalising exploitative behaviour, and the role of fathers. Through listening to stories of survivors, he observed a link between fathers and exploitation.
Studies on fatherhood demonstrate the importance of fathers in child development and family stability. Fathers engaging with children supports academic achievements and creates empathy and a sense of security.
Patrick founded Father-Con in 2018 to address the link between fathers and human trafficking and the role of fathers in reversing the trend.
www.father-con.org
Veronika LIPPERT, Chairperson "PARENTS' WORKSHOP“/ “Elternwerkstatt”, Mother of 3 children (born 2000, 2003, 2006), pedagogue, conflict management, trainer, cert. Parent trainer with license to the parent seminar of the parents' workshop, cert. Parent trainer with license to Welcome Baby, trainer of the parents' workshop, certified adult educator.
The “Parents-Workshop” (“Elternwerkstatt”) is a private, independent, non-profit organization serving children, parents and educators. We dedicate ourselves particularly to parents’ education and advice.
We are dedicated to the values of humanistic psychology; The focus is on non-violence and the honor and appreciation of every human being as a unique and unmistakable individual. Our guiding principle is: If we parents are fine – our children are fine! We focus on non-judgmental communication and a respectful way of treating each other. www.elternwerkstatt.at
Carolyn HANDSCHIN-MOSER, Director of the WFWPI Office for United Nations Relations globally, Coordinator for Europe & Middle East, International Association of First Ladies for Peace, Carolyn is currently the President of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women at the United Nations in Geneva. She is Vice-President of Women’s Federation for World Peace, International, and has led their advocacy team at the United Nations in Geneva for 26 years. She guides the leadership and advocacy training of young women and men in the WFWPI-UN Internship Program in Geneva (2005-now) and remains active as Co-founder and program director of the “GIIA Model UN Interreligious Youth Council” Program (2009-now)
Kyung In van de Ven Oliveira born and raised in Amsterdam, has been youth representative of WFWP Europe, and of the Dutch WFWP Chapter, is currently working as a legal guardian and child’s advocate of unaccompanied minor asylum seekers at the national guardian institution, The Netherlands.
