Children and Youth

Children are adults in construction and they deserve special attention. Childhood is a crucial moment and all stakeholders have to ensure that the fundamental rights enclosed in the Convention on the Rights of the Child are fulfilled for all children in the world. These rights range from the simple recognition of their existence through birth registration to their education and protection.

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Child labour - Child soldiers - Children rights - Youth employment - Youth engagement

Children at Risk Programme in Egypt

Valentina Pomatto uploaded a new Document | 16 December 2010

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Children at Risk Programme in Egypt

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Group: Public Group on Children
Tackling Child Labour through Education (TACKLE)

Valentina Pomatto uploaded a new Document | 16 December 2010

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Tackling Child Labour through Education (TACKLE)

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Council conclusions on child labour (2010)

Valentina Pomatto uploaded a new Document | 3 December 2010

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The Council requests the Commission and Member States to encourage partner countries to adopt and implement National Action Plans against Child Labour to end the worst forms by 2016.

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Commission Staff Working Document on combating child labour (2010)

Valentina Pomatto uploaded a new Document | 3 December 2010

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The overall objective of this report is to identify and assess current efforts to combat child labour in general and eliminate the worst forms of child labour in particular.

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Council Conclusions on the promotion and protection of the rights of the child in the European Union's external action - the development and humanitarian dimensions (2008)

Valentina Pomatto uploaded a new Document | 3 December 2010

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The Council affirms the importance of a comprehensive and integrated human rights-based approach towards the promotion and protection of the rights of the child, through specific actions and effective mainstreaming

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Group: Public Group on Children
Communication “A Special Place for Children in EU External Action” (2008)

Valentina Pomatto uploaded a new Document | 3 December 2010

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It contributes to defining an EU Action Plan on Children in External Action, based on a holistic approach, which takes account of the various aspects of the problem by calling for humanitarian, development, security and human rights policies

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The European Union’s Action Plan on Children’s Rights in External Action (2008)

Valentina Pomatto uploaded a new Document | 3 December 2010

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First, it presents a set of guiding principles. Second, it identifies priorities for action including targets and indicators in the form of a logical framework and a timeline. Third, it defines a framework for monitoring, coordination and accountability

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EU Guidelines for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Child (2007)

Valentina Pomatto uploaded a new Document | 3 December 2010

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These Guidelines reinforce the action of the European Union for the promotion and protection of the rights of the child in its external relations and encourage an overall, strategic approach to these issues.

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Communication “Towards an EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child (2006)

Valentina Pomatto uploaded a new Document | 3 December 2010

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The EC proposes a strategy for protecting the rights of the child within the framework of the EU's internal and external policies.

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UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (2000)

Valentina Pomatto uploaded a new Document | 3 December 2010

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The Protocol commits of ratifying states to prevent and combat trafficking in persons, protecting and assisting victims of trafficking and promoting cooperation among states in order to meet those objectives.

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