Technology and children’s rights in the spotlight as EU delegation visits UAE
A European delegation, including members of the European Parliament and a group of children and teenagers, has seen first-hand the work being done in the United Arab Emirates to make it a child-friendly environment.Read more
Council of Europe and European Union come together for children’s rights
The Council of Europe (CoE) and European Union (EU) together form a vital partnership with a common vision for ensuring child protection and child-friendly justice.Read more
EU conference: ‘Child and youth participation for Europe’
A Council of Europe & European Union-led conference is focusing on the right of children to be heard and have their opinions taken seriously. Child and youth participation for Europe began in the Irish city of...Read more
EU: A new strategy to protect and empower children in the online world
The European Commission has adopted a new European strategy for a Better Internet for Kids (BIK+), aimed at improving age-appropriate digital services and ensuring all children are protected, empowered and respected online.Read more
Eurochild issues new recommendations for countries’ child poverty plans
EuroChild has new recommendations to help countries focus their action plans for the European Child Guarantee – aimed at fighting child poverty and social exclusionRead more
Giving young people the power to beat obesity
Want to end obesity among teenagers? Then listening to their solutions is an important first step, says an international team of researchers working with young people to design new policies.Read moreEU: 2022 will officially be the European Year of Youth
The European Union is calling on its younger citizens to ‘regain control’ of their lives once the worst of the pandemic is over.Read more
Child poverty: Countries backing European Child Guarantee
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
Time for school: UNICEF & the European Union ring the bell
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
Council of Europe: EU states must ‘intensify their efforts to protect children’s privacy in the COVID-era digital world’
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
Thousands of children speak up about their future hopes and fears
A survey of more than 10,000 children has revealed that one in five are ‘unhappy’ and ‘anxious for the future’.Read more
EU countries moving towards ‘pedestrian-friendly’ future
Children who walk or cycle to school in Berlin will benefit from a newly-passed pedestrian law in the city designed to shift the priority away from cars and towards the interests of vulnerable road users.Read more
Children and young people: ‘Let us participate in the issues which affect us’
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 moreInstagram investigated over handling of children’s data
Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) is investigating social media giant Instagram over the use of the personal data of children.Read more