International Children's Center-Bilkent University

International Children's Center-Bilkent University • Respect for human rights • Working for public interest • To empower future generations ? ICC uses innovative means and strategies to fulfill its mandate.

The International Children's Center (ICC) was jointly established by the Government of France and UNICEF in 1949 in Paris in order to train and to support pediatricians from developing countries and to facilitate discussions on priority issues in child health. Even though, it was a popular center, fifty years later it was closed due to financial difficulties. With the support of Turkish Government

, several UN agencies and Prof. Dr. İhsan Doğramacı the Center re-opened in 1999 on the premises of Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey. ICC is a non-governmental organization set up to promote the physical, mental and social well-being of children of all ages in the context of the family and the community. The mandate of ICC is to be a catalyst, a pioneer in health promotion, in operational research and in national capacity building. It is also a multi-disciplinary think-tank that includes medical and social sciences and a training center. The Center is a global advocate for human rights, the rights of women and children, and reproductive rights. ICC works and cooperates with governments and UN agencies, particularly the World Health Organization, UNICEF, UNFPA and ILO. In addition, ICC cooperates with professional societies, International Pediatric Association (IPA) and the International Federation of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (FIGO), International Confederation of Midwives and International Migration Office (IMO). The breadth and flexibility of the ICC mandate makes the Center an effective and energetic body that triggers health action across different countries and regions. ICC has close ties with its host institution, Bilkent University, a non-profit private institution of higher education established in 1984. The Bilkent Library, one of the best stocked current collections in Turkey, makes its resources available to ICC members in Ankara. Hacettepe University has agreed that time spent at ICC by Hacettepe teaching staff will be taken as time spent at the University, thus permitting the Center to benefit from the expertise of its academics. ICC has also signed agreements with Osman Gazi University in Eskisehir and Kocaeli University in Izmit.

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Uluslararası Çocuk Merkezi (UÇM), UNICEF ve Fransız Hükümeti tarafından 1949 yılında Paris'te Centre International de l'Enfance ismi ile kuruldu. Merkez 1999 yılına kadar özellikle gelişmekte olan ülkelerdeki çocuk hekimleri ve sağlık çalışanlarına, çocuk sağlığı ve hastalıkları alanında kurslar düzenledi ve yayınlar hazırladı.

1999 yılında finansal güçlüklerden dolayı kapanan Merkez, aynı yılın sonunda Prof. Dr. İhsan Doğramacı'nın girişimleri ile, Ankara'da Bilkent Üniversitesi kampüsünde yeniden açıldı. Uluslararası Çocuk Merkezi 2004 yılında Dernekler Kanunu uyarınca dernek statüsünü almıştır. Uluslararası Çocuk Merkezi Türkiye'de faaliyetlerine başladıktan sonra çalışmaları çocuk sağlığı odaklı olmasının yanısıra, insan hakları, kadın ve gençler de Merkezin uğraş alanlarına girmiş, ilgilendiği konular genişlemiştir. Uluslararası Çocuk Merkezi'nin Genel Kurul ve Yönetim Kurulu'ndan başka, 18 ülkeden değişik disiplinlerde 36 uzman ve Türkiye'de faaliyet gösteren uluslararası kuruluşların temsilcilerinden oluşan ve Merkezin etkinlik ve programlarına yön veren bir Konseyi bulunmaktadır.

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Bilkent University, Main Campus, Library Building/Bilkent Üniversitesi, Merkez Kampüs, Kütüphane Binası
Çankaya
06800

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