The
Council of Europe today adopted a new strategy to implement fundamental
standards to protect and promote children’s rights. It will provide guidance,
advice and support to its 47 member states on how best to bridge gaps between
standards and practice.
The
strategy will focus on four main objectives:
·
promoting
child-friendly services and systems (in the areas of justice, health and social
services);
·
eliminating all
forms of violence against children (including sexual violence, trafficking,
corporal punishment and violence in schools);
·
guaranteeing the
rights of children in vulnerable situations (such as those with disabilities, in
detention, in alternative care, migrant or Roma children)
·
promoting child
participation.
In fulfilling these
objectives, the Council of Europe will continue to act as the leading
organisation in the field of children’s rights.
For more information :
www.coe.int/children
Contacts:
Susie Morgan,
Communications Officer, Children’s Rights Division, tel. +33 3 88 41 35 48,
mobile +33 6 83 65 23 03,
susie.morgan@coe.int
Estelle Steiner,
Media Officer, Directorate of Communications, tel. +33 3 88 41 33 35,
mobile +33 6 08 46 01 57,
estelle.steiner@coe.int
For more information see: www.coe.int / www.coe.ge |