The various institutions and committees of the Council of Europe organise a wealth of meetings where children’s rights are addressed. The Council of Europe also shows its support to the further development of children’s rights at regional and global levels by making a contribution to many events around the world where children’s rights are the subject of discussion.

Events

2020

2nd Committee of experts on the rights and the best interests of the child in parental separation and in care proceedings (CJ/ENF-ISE), 11-12 December, Strasbourg or Videoconference

28th meeting of the Lanzarote Committee, 7-11 December, Strasbourg or Videoconference 

2nd meeting of the Working Group on responses to violence against Children (CDENF-GT-VAE), 1-2 December, Strasbourg or Videoconference

End Child Sex Abuse Day,18 November

2nd meeting of the Steering Committee for the Rights of the Child (CDENF), 16-18 November, Strasbourg or Videoconference

1st meeting of the Working Group on responses to violence against Children (CDENF-GT-VAE), 5-6 October, Strasbourg or Videoconference 

1st Committee of experts on the rights and the best interests of the child in parental separation and in care proceedings (CJ/ENF-ISE), 24-25 September, Videoconference

27th meeting of the Lanzarote Committee, 21-25 September, Videoconference

Child Friendly Justice converging experience on restorative justice in Europe

26th meeting of the Lanzarote Committee, 10-12 March, Strasbourg (cancelled due to Covid-19)

1st meeting of the Steering Committee for the Rights of the Child (CDENF), 4-6 February, Strasbourg

2019

End Child Sex Abuse Day,18 November

Mid-term review Conference, 13-14 November, Strasbourg

25th meeting of the Lanzarote Committee, 15-18 October, Cyprus

24th meeting of the Lanzarote Committee, 4-6 June, Strasbourg

6th meeting of the Ad hoc Committee for the Rights of the Child (CAHENF), 21-22 May, Strasbourg

3rd meeting of the Group of Experts on responses to violence against children (CAHENF-VAC), 13-14 May, Strasbourg

23rd meeting of the Lanzarote Committee, 5-7 March, Strasbourg

2018

End Child Sex Abuse Day,18 November

22nd meeting of the Lanzarote Committee, 7-9 November, The Hague, Netherlands

5th meeting of the Ad hoc Committee for the Rights of the Child (CAHENF), 16-18 October, Strasbourg

21st meeting of the Lanzarote Committee, 20-22 June, Strasbourg

4th meeting of the Drafting Group of Specialists on Children’s Rights and Safeguards in the context of migration (CAHENF- Safeguards), 7-8 June, Strasbourg

4th meeting of the Ad hoc Committee for the Rights of the Child (CAHENF), 21-23 March, Strasbourg

3rd meeting of the Drafting Group of Specialists on Children’s Rights and Safeguards in the context of migration (CAHENF-Safeguards), 1-2 February, Strasbourg

20th meeting of the Lanzarote Committee, 29-31 January, Strasbourg

2017

3rd meeting of the Ad hoc Committee for the Rights of the Child (CAHENF), 22-24 November, Strasbourg

End Child Sex Abuse Day,18 November

19th meeting of the Lanzarote Committee, 25-27 October, Strasbourg

10th anniversary celebrations of the Lanzarote Convention, 24-25 October, Strasbourg

Czech Chairmanship Conference: Immigration Detention of Children: Coming to a Close?, 25 and 26 September, Prague

3rd meeting of the Drafting Group of Specialists on Children and the Digital Environment (CAHENF-IT), 21 September, Strasbourg

2nd meeting of the Drafting Group of Experts on Children’s Rights and Safeguards in the context of migration (CAHENF-Safeguards), 19-20 September, Strasbourg

18th meeting of the Lanzarote Committee, 10-12 May, Strasbourg

2nd meeting of the Drafting Group of Specialists on Children and the Digital Environment (CAHENF-IT), 3-4 May, Strasbourg

2nd meeting of the Ad hoc Committee for the Rights of the Child (CAHENF), 29-31 March, Strasbourg

17th meeting of the Lanzarote Committee, 1-3 March, Strasbourg

1st meeting of the Drafting Group of Specialists on Children and the Digital Environment (CAHENF-IT), 6-7 February, Strasbourg

5th meeting of the Lanzarote Committee Trends Group, 1-2 February, Strasbourg

1st meeting of the Drafting Group of Experts on Children’s Rights and Safeguards in the context of migration (CAHENF- Safeguards), 2-3 February, Strasbourg

2016

Eurochild’s National Partner Networks meet with Council of Europe, 15-16 December, Strasbourg, France

Meeting on the Child participation assessment tool, 13-14 December, Strasbourg, France

16th meeting of the Lanzarote Committee and study visit to Interpol, 22-25 November, Lyon, France

End Child Sex Abuse Day: 18 November

XIII International Conference on maltreated Children,17-19 November, Murcia, Spain

Conference on Protecting children from violence: next steps for effective strategies, 9-11 November, Wilton Park, United Kingdom

Children's rights in alternative care: Walk the talk ! 8 November, Paris, France

Conference on children in the migration crisis and in the digital environment, 4 November, Tallinn, Estonia

2nd National Conference on Child Well-being, 21-22 October, Valletta, Malta

High Level Panel on Children and Internet, 10 October, Geneva, Switzerland

4th meeting of the Lanzarote Committee Trends Group, 6 October, Strasbourg

Refugees and Migrant Children and the Engagement of their Rights during Integration in Local Environments, 3 October, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Meeting of the Ad hoc Committee for the Rights of the Child (CAHENF): 28-29 September

15th meeting of the Lanzarote Committee, 14-17 June, Strasbourg

High-Level Conference, Sofia, 5-6 April

Children's rights behind bars, Brussels, 15 February

2015

End Child Sex Abuse Day: 18 November

Children's voices exhibition

UN High Level Cross-Regional Meeting on the Protection of Children from Sexual Violence

• Programme and speeches
• List of participants
• Conference conclusions

2014

Dubrovnik, 27-28 March: Conference "Growing with Children's Rights"

• Programme
• List of participants
• Update on the implementation of the Strategy
• Conference report
• Video on the Living Library

2013

Madrid, 10-11 December: Conference on "Preventing sexual abuse of children"

• Programme
• Good practices
• Conclusions

2012

Rome, 29-30 November: "The role of international cooperation in tackling sexual violence against children"

• Programme
• Report of the Conference

Ankara, 27-29 November: "Stepping up progress in combating violence against children"

• Programme
• Final report of the Conference

2011

Monaco, 20-21 November: Building a child-friendly Europe: Turning a vision into reality

• Programme
• List of participants
• Concluding remarks:
  Ms Maud de Boer-Buquicchio
  H.R.H. The Princess of Hanover 

Kyiv, 24-25 May: International Conference “Combating violence against children: from isolated actions to integrated strategies”.

• Programme
• Conclusions (English, French, Ukrainian)
• Conference report

2010

Rome, 29-30 November: Launch of the Council of Europe campaign to stop sexual violence against children

• Programme

Vienna, 20-21 May: International Conference "National Integrated strategies to eliminate violence against children"

• Programme
• List of Participants
• Conclusions

2009

Strasbourg, 30 November-1 December: Conference on "Challenges in Adoption Procedures in Europe"

• Programme

2008

Stockholm, 8-10 September: High level Conference "Building a Europe for and with Children: towards a strategy for 2009-2011

• Programme

2007

28th Conference of European Ministers of Justice on “Better justice for vulnerable groups/improving children's access to justice”, Lanzarote 25-26 October

• Programme
• Conference report

2006

Launching conference of the Programme "Building a Europe for and with children", Monaco, 4-5 April

• Programme
• List of participants
• Report on the "Children's and young people's seminar "
• Conference report