The Interagency Panel on Juvenile Justice (IPJJ) (formerly known as the Inter-Agency Coordination Panel on Juvenile Justice) was established by Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Resolution 1997/30 to act as a "coordination panel on technical advice and assistance in juvenile justice." The work of the Panel is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, international standards and norms on juvenile justice and other relevant instruments.

Objectives: 

The Panel’s overarching objective is to facilitate and enhance country and global level coordination on technical advice and assistance in juvenile justice.

The Panel's strategic priorities for 2009-2010 identified at its Annual Meeting in Amman, Jordan, in May 2009 are: 

(i) Informing Panel members about technical assistance requests and ensuring coordinated follow-up actions
(ii) Enhancing the visibility of the Panel and raising the profile of juvenile justice issues internationally
(iii) Increasing the availability of existing technical assistance tools and resources on juvenile justice
(iv) Developing common tools and documenting good practices
(v) Developing common positions

The main objective of the Panel Secretariat during this period is to further develop, strengthen and consolidate the work of the Panel. Particular emphasis will be put on raising the issue of justice for children onto the international agenda, including the protection of the rights of children in conflict with the law and of child victims and witnesses of crimes. To achieve this, the Secretariat will aim to increase the availability of child-rights focused technical resources, develop common tools and document good practices, develop common positions and inform members about technical advice and assistance requests.

Membership:

The Panel currently has fourteen members, including: Committee on the Rights of the Child; Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR); United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF),  United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO); United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC); Defence for Children International (DCI); International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates (IAYFJM); International Juvenile Justice Observatory (IJJO); Penal Reform International (PRI); Save the Children UK; Terre des hommes - child relief (Tdh) and World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT).

See the page on Panel members for more details and web links.

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