Déplacement de S.A.S. la Princesse Charlène en Inde.

S.A.S. la Princesse Charlène a effectué un déplacement en Inde du 8 au 10 décembre 2016\. Elle était accompagnée par S.E. M. Patrick Medecin, Ambassadeur non résidant de Monaco en Inde, le Lcl Jean-Luc Carcenac, aide de camp de S.A.S. la Princesse, Mme Dawn Earl, conseillère privée de S.A.S. la Princesse ainsi que Mme Kim Jarvis de la Fondation Princesse Charlène de Monaco.
Le jeudi 8 décembre, la Princesse S'est rendue dans le sud de l'Inde, à Dindigul, pour assister à la présentation des actions de l'ONG Mass Trust au « St Joseph Polytechnic College ».
Cette organisation non gouvernementale Indienne soutient les enfants et familles affectés par le VIH Sida afin de leur garantir un avenir en leur apportant des soins, une éducation et une formation professionnelle.
L'association monégasque « Monaco Aide et Présence » dont S.A.S. le Prince Albert II est Président d'Honneur et représentée par Son épouse, soutient l'ONG par de multiples actions (soins des enfants, financement des formations, etc…).
La Princesse avait par ailleurs tenu à rencontrer les membres d'une famille, exclus par leur village du fait de leur séropositivité : Un moment de partage empli d'une grande émotion.
La Princesse Charlène S'est ensuite envolée vers la capitale New Delhi afin de participer au « Laureats and Leaders for Children Summit 2016 ».
Cette première édition, initiée par le Prix Nobel de la Paix 2014, M. Kailash Satyarthi, a réuni de nombreux décideurs et leaders mondiaux comme le Dalaï-lama, pour débattre autour du thème des droits de l'enfant dans le monde.
Lors de Son discours, la Princesse a rappelé l'engagement de la Principauté pour les droits de l'enfant.
“Honourable Mr President, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Nobel Laureates, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I stand with you today in support of children's rights and to pay tribute to Kailash Satyarthi, who has rescued more than 85,000 children from exploitation, placed them in education and pioneered India's first child protection laws.
I moved from Zimbabwe to apartheid South Africa in 1989 at the age of 11\. There I glimpsed something of the injustice of inequality, especially for children. In that same year, the United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child, a binding legal treaty which established universal rights for children. It has become the most ratified human rights treaty in history.
I am proud to now live in a country in which child rights are at the top of the policy agenda. Two weeks ago we celebrated the 23rd anniversary of the Principality's accession to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and in 2015, Monaco ratified the Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings.
In 2006, we hosted a Council of Europe conference on children's rights at which we launched a new program, “Building a Europe for and with children”.
This year, as a Global Ambassador for First Aid with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, I launched a campaign to promote “First Aid for Children by Children”.
I am passionate about saving lives and protecting the future of our children.
In 2012 I set up a foundation to end drowning - the 3rd largest unintentional injury killer in the world. In 2012, an estimated 372 000 drowned. Here in India, drowning is the biggest accidental killer of children.
These deaths are preventable!
My foundation has worked tirelessly to reach over 100,000 people in 27 countries by teaching children to swim, to learn water safety techniques and CPR.
We are gathered here today as individuals who are committed to giving our time and expertise to protect and empower children.
I wish to stress two key points:
First, we must not see children simply as the beneficiaries of rights granted to them by adults. Instead, we should bear in mind that children have a right to be heard and to participate in decisions that affect them.
We should invest in children, believe in them, allow them to speak and equip them with a knowledge and understanding of their rights.
Secondly, I hope that this summit will capture the World's imagination and determination to practically help those children who do not have the freedom they deserve.
Ensuring child rights requires moral leadership and action, it requires legislation and enforcement. But it also requires us to agitate indifference in order to bring hope to the forgotten and give a voice to the unheard.
For as Nelson Mandela once said, “We owe our children - the most vulnerable citizens in any society - a life free from violence and fear”.
We owe our children a bright future, a future which they are empowered to shape, and one in which they can live safe and fulfilling lives as active and responsible citizens.
Thank you.”
La Princesse Charlène a pu également débattre, autour de tables rondes, de différents sujets qui Lui sont chers comme l'atteinte à la dignité des enfants et l'abolition de la pauvreté dans le monde.
Elle a également exposé les actions à cet égard du Gouvernement Princier et de Sa Fondation, la Fondation Princesse Charlène de Monaco, qui a fêté son quatrième anniversaire le 14 décembre 2016.