Children take charge for European gathering on child rights
Children will be taking centre stage at a major European annual event aimed at promoting and protecting their rights.Read more
EU Summit: leaders urged to ‘rescue’ children from poverty
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
Eurochild: Investing in children is ‘extremely valuable’
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Italy must invest or face ‘irreversible process of child impoverishment’
Italy must act and put an end to child poverty or face ‘an irreversible process of impoverishment’. That was the stark message from Elena Bonetti, the country’s minister for Equal Opportunities and Family, to the Alliance...Read more
Eurochild launches new child participation ‘toolbox’
Child advocacy network Eurochild has produced a practical ‘toolbox’ designed to help the implmentation of meaningful child participation and encourage collaboration between generations. Eurochild says it ‘strives to put children’s voices at the heart of decision...Read more
Eurochild and UNICEF join forces for child data study
UNICEF Europe & Central Asia is teaming up with child advocacy network Eurochild for a year-long study mapping data collection systems on child protection across 27 EU countries. Eurochild says there is an ‘unacceptable lack of...Read more
Europe’s new captains: Will they bring children closer to Europe?
A new European Commission is up and running. The UK’s departure from the EU now is cast in stone. As 2019 draws to a close, Eurochild, the child advocacy network, reflects on where the European...Read more
Eurochild: Countries not ‘motivated enough’ to tackle child poverty
The countries of Europe are not being ‘motivated’ enough to properly tackle child poverty which remains ‘persistently high’, according to children’s advocacy network Eurochild, A new report by Eurochild says the 2019 European Semester – the...Read more
Eurochild launches legal partnership to support children’s rights
Children’s advocacy network Eurochild has announced a strategic partnership with a major global law firm to support the rights of children in Europe. The link-up with Dentons will provide Eurochild and its Europe-wide members with...Read more
Survey asks children: what do you want from Europe?
A new online survey aims to capture the views of children and young people on the future of Europe. Partners UNICEF and Eurochild say it is a rare opportunity for children living on the continent...Read more
Eurochild Plan aligns children’s rights with EU policies
Eurochild has adopted a new strategic plan aimed at ensuring children’s rights are a core consideration of EU member states policies. The Strategic Plan of Eurochild for 2019-2021 sets out how this EU-supported network of children’s...Read more