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Jul 5 '16 - Jul 7 '16
Children’s Rights Matter: why Europe needs to invest in children
Across Europe enormous progress has been made in recognising children’s rights since adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, but significant challenges remain. One in five children is growing up in poverty and exclusion; there are unprecedented numbers of migrant and refugee children entering Europe – many of them unaccompanied; and still over half a million children are placed in institutional care, in contradiction to all human rights standards.
The 2013 European Commission Recommendation Investing in Children: Breaking the cycle of disadvantage recognises the importance of integrated strategies to tackle child poverty and social exclusion. Now the focus is on implementation within EU member states – a challenge that is compounded by the climate of austerity and the recent influx of migrants and refugees.
The Eurochild conference Children’s Rights Matter: Why Europe needs to invest in children, aims to take stock of progress, address on-going challenges, share good practice, and bring together different perspectives.