Cathy Begley and I attended the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children (ENOC) conference in Warsaw.
Our Polish hosts were very welcoming arranging evening visits on two nights – both were plays enacted by children and were about rights. The first of these celebrated the life of Janusz Korczak and the second the work of Irena Sendlerowa.
ENOC now has a large membership of around 40 members, most of whom were in attendance.
The European Network of Young Advisors (ENYA) project formed part of the discussion and formal report back. There is no agreement on the involvement of ENYA and we will maintain our current position of not sending young people representatives to the current format.
There are a number of like minded Ombudsperson offices that we may consider developing working relationship outside of the main ENOC.
The meeting next year will be held in Cyprus sometime in November.