Open Letter co-signed by ENOC and the Vice-President of the European Parliament and EP Coordinator on Children’s Rights On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine and in so doing launched the biggest military offensive in Europe for decades. A
The European Network of Ombudspersons for Children (ENOC) expresses its deepest concerns regarding the safety and well-being of children trapped in the outbreak of the devastating war in Ukraine and reiterates its support and solidarity to the Ukrain
ENOC joins forces with Child Rights Connect calling for mainstreaming of Children’s Rights in the UN system in response to children’s rights being significantly omitted from the UN Secretary General’s recent report (10 September 2021) on Our Common A
The first ENOC Bureau meeting for 2020 took place on 21 January 2020 in Brussels, Belgium. The Bureau discussed and agreed on a number of important issues for the Network such as planned activities, events and projects to be launched and implemented
To mark the 30th anniversary of the UNCRC and to celebrate the Mid-Term Evaluation of the Strategy for the Rights of the Child (2016-2021), the Council of Europe organised a conference under the French Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the
26 February 2018, Brussels Ms. Vĕra Jourová, Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality initiated in 2016 a regular dialogue with civil society and international organisations on the protection of children in migration with two meetings
On the occasion of a High-level meeting on ‘Europe’s challenge to ensure a rights perspective for children in migration‘ organised on 24 April 2017 in Stockholm (Sweden) by the Swedish Ombudsman for Children, the Children’s We
On 20 November, on the occasion of Universal Children’s Day, the Council of Europe and the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights launched their Handbook on European law relating to the rights of the child. It is the first comprehensive guide to European l
19 January 2015 Somalia has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and become the 195th State party to ratify the Convention. By this action, the government of Somalia formally engaged to improve the lives of its children and you
11 December 2014 An intergroup on children’s rights for the current parliamentary term (2014-2019) was set up on 11 December 2014. Intergroups are informal structures within the European Parliament aiming to facilitate exchanges between MEPs and with
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