Northern Ireland Children’s Commissioner: ‘We must do much more for our young people’
An absolute ‘basic minimum’ is not being done to support children and young people in Northern Ireland, according to a new report.Read more
Children can now report rights violations directly to the UN – it’s progress, but Aotearoa New Zealand still needs to do more
The latest report into the rights of children in Aotearoa New Zealand has painted a mixed picture of how the country treats young people.Read more
Action needed to tackle rise in begging among ‘Roma’ children across Europe
European countries must work harder to tackle the root cause of begging among ‘Roma’ traveller children, which is once again on the rise.Read more
Why digital public infrastructure can be a gamechanger for children
In many parts of the world, the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be over and lives are back to pre-pandemic normal. This is not the case for everyone, however. The shadow cast by...Read more
Five more years for child rights knowledge partnership UNICEF and Leiden University
A successful decade-long partnership between UNICEF Netherlands and the University of Leiden University which promotes knowledge about children’s rights is being extended.Read more
Children’s Commissioners: Governments are ‘failing to protect children’s rights’
A damning new report from the Children’s Commissioners for Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales highlights violations of children’s rights that raise areas ‘of grave concern’ over issues like poverty, mental health and human rights.Read more
New guidance from Council of Europe on protecting migrant children from abuse
The Council of Europe (CoE), which monitors and oversees human rights across the EU, has published new guidance designed to better protect children against sexual exploitation and abuse in crisis situations. Children’s lives are disrupted and...Read more
Putting children’s rights onto the classroom curriculum
A £700,000 cash windfall will boost a UK-wide research collaboration that looks at how the rights of children and young people can be included within mainstream teaching practice.Read more
Child rights boosted by new European proposals around parenthood
The European Commission has adopted an important new proposal for protecting children’s rights, by bringing greater clarity on rules across the EU around parenthood.Read more
Children’s rights online: Implementing General Comment 25
In early 2021, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s adopted a General Comment on children’s rights in relation to the digital environment. David Souter, an independent expert on the ‘digital society’ writes...Read more
Towards Barnahus in all European states – ensuring the rights of every child
‘Getting it right: ensuring child-friendly justice through Barnahus structures in Europe’ is the theme under which the Council of Europe, which works for the protection of human rights, will mark this year’s European Day on...Read more
More children are having to migrate because of climate change: Here are 9 principles the UN proposes for protecting them
In May 2002, Kofi Annan, the late Secretary-General of the United Nations, presided over the first General Assembly special session on children, insisting that the UN discuss the ‘future we’re preparing with them, not for...Read more
Can universal child allowance help lift children out of poverty?
At this very moment, nearly one billion children worldwide are experiencing the pains of hunger and illness due to poverty. They cannot afford the bare necessities of life, such as clean water, heat or shelter, and...Read more
Meet the 2022 Eurochild Children’s Council members
The new Eurochild Children’s Council (ECC) has begun its two-year mandate at the Eurochild General AssemblyRead more