“世界一分钟”短片在上海世博会展映

        联合国儿童基金会周三在上海世博会联合国馆启动了“世界一分钟”全球视频展映活动，呈现了来自世界各地儿童青少年的生活、梦想和观点。此次活动旨在促进儿童参与媒介活动，表达其在重要议题上的看法。

"The World in One Minute" event launched Wednesday by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) at the Shanghai Expo's UN Pavilion provided an insight into the lives, dreams, and views of children from around the world.

        “许多人并不知道儿童拥有在关乎自身利益的问题上表达意见的权利，根据其年龄及成熟度，这些意见的重要性应当得到相应考量。”联合国儿童基金会驻华代表魏英瑛博士表示。“这一权利已被纳入《儿童权利公约》以便得到保障。在上海世博会上，我们非常高兴有机会利用展映儿童青少年拍摄制作的视频短片这样有趣的方式，让公众了解儿童的这项重要权利。”

        在荷兰“一分钟计划”基金会的支持下，此次为期两天的活动公开展映了来自“青少年一分钟短片”项目的往届系列短片作品。“青少年一分钟短片”项目是一项国际性公益活动，旨在让12—20岁的儿童青少年，尤其是处于弱势和社会边缘的群体，有机会通过拍摄视频短片的形式让自己的心声得到倾听。

        展映系列短片内容主要围绕两个主题，即“更美好的城市，更美好的生活”以及“我的生活，我的梦想”。各国的小导演们通过短片表现其在城市环境中生活的情况，并记录下自己一天中的生活。中央电视台少儿频道《新闻袋袋裤》栏目制作的由儿童参与电视报道的节目也参加了展映。

        除了展映环节外，“世界一分钟”活动还邀请儿童权利工作者、媒体专家和儿童代表们参与主题研讨，重点关注儿童的参与权，就如何促进儿童正确使用媒介手段来表达自己的观点等问题展开讨论。

        在主题研讨中，来自中央电视台的小记者们将与来宾分享他们通过大众传媒表达儿童观点的经验和感受，以及他们如何在参与媒体的过程中自身也得到成长。此次为期两天的活动中还将就“数字媒体、社会网络与青少年参与”进行别开生面的公开讨论。

        “让儿童在实质意义上拥有参与媒体的机会将使我们每一个人受益。”联合国儿童基金会驻中国办事处新闻处处长戴尔•鲁茨坦说。“这一活动可以让成年人走进孩子们的世界，了解他们真正的看法；而孩子们在学习技能的过程中也增强了自信心，并推动了影响儿童自身利益的重要决策。”

        联合国儿童基金会目前正在与中央电视台开展合作，预计在明年将“青少年一分钟短片”项目引入中国。

Short videos from around the world on display at Shanghai Expo

"The World in One Minute" event launched Wednesday by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) at the Shanghai Expo's UN Pavilion provided an insight into the lives, dreams, and views of children from around the world. The event has been organized to showcase how children have been empowered to express their views on important issues through media.

"Many people are not aware that children have the right to express their opinions on issues that affect them and these views should be given due weight in accordance with the age and maturity of the child," said Dr. Yin Yin Nwe, UNICEF Representative in China. "This right is guaranteed by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and we are excited to be able to inform the public at Expo about it through the fascinating medium of children's short films."

The two-day event, with support from the One Minute Foundation in the Netherlands, presents several videos from the archives of the One Minutes Juniors project, an international initiative that gives 12-20 year-old youth, especially those who are underprivileged or marginalized, the opportunity to have their voices heard through short films.

The videos screened at the event focused on the themes of "Better Cities, Better lives" and "My Life, My Dreams." The young film makers portrayed the experience of living in urban settings and documented a day in their own lives. Children's short videos from China Central Television (CCTV) Children's Channel will also be shown at "The World in One Minute" event.

Aside from the video screening, "The World in One Minute" event also brings together professionals on children's rights, media experts, and children themselves to discuss media as an avenue for children to express their views on the issues affecting them.

During the discussions, child reporters from CCTV will share their experience presenting children's views through the mass media and how they themselves have benefitted from the participation. The two day event will also include what is sure to be a lively open dialogue called "Digital Media, Social Networking and Young People."

"When children have the opportunity to participate in the media in an authentic way everyone benefits," said Dale Rutstein, Chief of Communication for UNICEF China. "Adults gain insights into the world of children, children gain confidence while learning useful skills and important decisions affecting children can be enhanced."

UNICEF is currently working with CCTV to introduce the One Minutes Junior project in China next year.

(China.org.cn October 12, 2010)