Eurochild represents the largest network of children’s rights organisations in Europe, with 200 organisations and individuals in membership from across 42 European countries. Eurochild fights against child poverty and advocate for systemic reforms that address structural inequalities by calling for the prioritisation of public investment in childcare, education, healthcare, housing, and family support.
This collaborative event tackled the urgent issue of child poverty and social inclusion, providing substantive inputs to EU policy debates on combating child poverty, advancing children’s rights, and supporting families. Awareness and collaboration were fostered through fifteen workshops, networking gatherings and the sharing of good practices across Europe among civil society representatives, policymakers, practitioners, and researchers in children’s rights and wellbeing.
The outgoing and the new Eurochild Children’s Council (ECC) actively participated in the Convention. The empowered group of young people represented an incredible source of inspiration.
Among the keynote speakers from the EU and UN: Sabine Saliba - Secretary General of Eurochild, Hon Minister Falzon - Minister for Social Policy and Children's Rights of Malta, H. E. Marie-Louise Coleiro-Preca - President of Eurochild and former President of Malta, Katarina Ivankovic - Director for Social Rights and Inclusion in the Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission, Sirpa Rautio - Director of the EU’s Fundamental Rights Agency, Iris Abraham - Communications & Fundamental Rights Adviser, Cabinet Vice President Dubravka Šuica, Nicolas Schmit - European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights (video message), Najat Maalla M'jid - UN Special Representative to the Secretary General on Violence Against Children, Marie-Cecile Rouillon - Child Rights Coordinator at the European Commission, Hon Prime Minister Dr Robert Abela, Prime Minister of Malta.
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