A taskforce of some of the EU’s most prominent child rights organisations has thrown its weight behind the European Child Guarantee, aimed at making sure impoverished children have access to the most basic human rights.Read more
Hundreds of unaccompanied minors are facing violence and abuse as they travel across EU borders, and being illegally rejected from entering some countries, says the Save the Children charity.
The children move on foot, hide under...Read more
With 897 million school children around the world affected by disruptions to their education, senior officials from UNICEF and the European Union reiterated their support to ensure the right to education for all.Read more
EU countries have been told they must improve safeguarding measures in processing personal data of children, notably that which is health-related and also collected in education settings.Read more
Participation in decision-making processes, quality education, internet access and climate change make up the chief concerns for children and young people throughout Africa and Europe.Read more
The European Union, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR, have launched a new EU-wide programme strengthen child protection systems and provide alternatives to immigration detention.Read more
Regional and city policies, ranging from family housing to climate action, will be the focus of one of Europe’s biggest annual forums over the coming weeks.Read more
Many European cities’ usually-busy streets will be car-free – and with it child-friendly – over the next few days as part of European Mobility Week.Read more
Air pollution and heatwaves are a factor in one in eight of all deaths in Europe, many of them children who are particularly vulnerable to environmental factors.
The European Environment Agency (EEA), in a report, says...Read more
European Union leaders have been told they must initiate a rescue plan now to help pull vulnerable children out of poverty.
The call has come from hundreds of organisations and individuals acting under the umbrella of...Read more
We can only imagine what it must be like, as teenage sisters, to have your family ripped apart and be left to rely on each other to make ends meet, while facing an ever-present threat...Read more
Four European cities have been recognised as ‘powerful examples’ of how cities can be made safer for pedestrians and cyclists, including several innovations designed specifically for children.Read more
Ten cities in Europe have added their weight to growing calls for more countries to take in unaccompanied migrant children from Greece’s islands and Turkish border.Read more
