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

2021

31st meeting of the Lanzarote Committee, 29 March-1 April, Videoconference

3rd Committee of experts on the rights and the best interests of the child in parental separation and in care proceedings (CJ/ENF-ISE), 14-15 April, Videoconference

4th meeting of the Working Group on responses to violence against Children (CDENF-GT-VAE), 22-23 April, Videoconference

3rd meeting of the Steering Committee for the Rights of the Child (CDENF), 18-20 May, Videoconference

32nd meeting of the Lanzarote Committee, 28 June - 2July

4th Committee of experts on the rights and the best interests of the child in parental separation and in care proceedings (CJ/ENF-ISE), beg. July (tbc)

5th meeting of the Working Group on responses to violence against Children (CDENF-GT-VAE), 23-24 September

4th meeting of the Steering Committee for the Rights of the Child (CDENF), 13-15 October

33rd meeting of the Lanzarote Committee, 29 November - 3 December

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), 14 and 18 December, Videoconference

30th meeting of the Lanzarote Committee, 7-11 December, Videoconference 

3rd meeting of the Working Group on responses to violence against Children (CDENF-GT-VAE), 1-2 December, Videoconference

End Child Sex Abuse Day,18 November

Webinar: Educational measures to prenvent risks associated with child self-generated sexual images/vidéos, 12 November

Webinar: Draft Law on Barnahus in Slovenia -Taking stock of the results of the public consultation process, 6 November

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

29th meeting of the Lanzarote Committee, 16 November, Videoconference

2nd meeting of the Working Group on responses to violence against Children (CDENF-GT-VAE), 5-6 October, 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

28th meeting of the Lanzarote Committee, 21-25 September, Videoconference

1st meeting of the Working Group on responses to violence against Children (CDENF-GT-VAE), 23-24 June, Videoconference 

27th meeting of the Lanzarote Committee, 15-17 June, 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 evaluation 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

2014

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

2013

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

2012

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

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

2011

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

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

2010

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

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

2009

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

2008

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

2007

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

2006

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