Building a Europe for and with children

26 May: International Missing Children’s Day

14.06.2011 -The European Commission helped the organisation “Missing Children Europe” to mark its 10th anniversary with an important high-level conference. The Conference also aimed at raising awareness about the existence of the « 116 000 » hotline, exchange good practices, and identify practical tools to help remove the obstacles for the implementation of the hotline in all EU Member States. It attracted participation from member state representatives, national operators and experts on the missing children hotlines, child alert mechanisms and child-friendly justice. The Council of Europe was represented by its Ambassador to the EU, Torbjørn Frøysnes.

Programme of the Conference

List of participants

Speech by Ambassador Torbjørn Frøysnes, SRSG of the Council of Europe to the European Union