Establishment of the “Presidential Residence Assembly for the Child’s Wellbeing”, a national think-tank on children, led by the late Mrs. Ofira Navon, the wife of the President. The assembly was established at the initiative of public figures and experts, among them: Mrs. Zina Herman, Dr. Baruch Levi, Mr. Aharon Langerman, Mrs. Sara Melzer, Professor Jona Rosenfeld, Mrs. Aviva Lion, and Dr. Aviva Ron.

The activity of the assembly is separated from the President’s Residence.

Pursuant to the assembly’s activity, the National Council for the Child is established as A public, independent non-profit organization. Some of the founders of the assembly later join the NCC’s board, and Dr. Yitzhak Kadman is invited by the founding group to serve as the organization’s executive director.

The NCC initiates and leads the establishment of the Children’s Lobby in the Knesset.

The NCC launches an innovative program for the independent representation of children in legal proceedings.

The NCC’s Ombudsperson for Children and Youth is established. During the first year of its activity alone, around 250 inquiries and requests for assistance are received from the public and children themselves.

The NCC’s legal department, “The Child and Law Center” is established.

The NCC becomes a partner in FARLI (the Forum for Child Welfare Organizations in Israel).

The NCC publishes a guide for journalists on the subject of children and the media, in cooperation with the Israel Press Council (An updated version of the guide- ‘Children in the Press – the Do’s and Don’ts’ is published in 2005).

Israel signs the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The NCC’s Research and Development Center is established, and the development of the statistical yearbook ‘Children in Israel’ is commenced.

The NCC initiates a wide-scale experimental project on the subject of legal representation for children. In the framework of the project, appropriate cases which necessitate separate representation for children are chosen, and volunteering lawyers are appointed as legal guardians to represent the child’s position and interests.

Israel ratifies the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the Convention enters into force in Israel.

The first version of ‘Children in Israel – Statistical Yearbook’ is published. The yearbook was edited by the NCC’s Research and Development Center, and a new and updated version has been published every year since.

A public campaign is launched, headed by the NCC, on the subject of “Education without Violence”.

The NCC issues a publication regarding babies born with drug-addictions.