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Speeches and presentations
High-level opening session
Session on Children's Rights in the era of digital technologies and artifical intelligence
- Minister Claude Meisch, Minister of Education, Children and Youth, Luxemburg
- Mathias Kloth, Head of the Digital Governance and Sport Department
- Jeff Kaufmann, Project manager, BEE Secure
- Digital parents (card game)
- Roberto Olla, Head of Department, Human Dignity and Gender Equality (video)
- Adriana, 15, member of the National Council of Girls and Boys of the Italian Ombudsperson for Children
- Loris, 15, member of the National Council of Girls and Boys of the Italian Ombudsperson for Children
- Tori, 18, Comhairle na nÓg - Irish Youth Council
Session on combating child poverty and promoting social inclusion of all children
- Professor Aoife Nolan, European Committee of Social Rights
- Olivier de Schutter, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
- Benoit Van Keirsbilck, Director, DEI
- Karolina Babicka, Senior Legal Advisor, International Commission of Jurists
- Rafael Cid, lawyer, co-foudner and Legal Director of Gentium
- Pierre-Alain Fridez, general practitioner
- Marguerite Krier, SDE, ECG Coordinator, Luxemburg
- Emma Archbold, Campaigns and Communications Director, Children's Rights Alliance
- Mieke Schurmann, Director of Children's Rights and Capacity Building, Eurochild
Session on Protecting children from violence through age-appropriate comprehensive sexuality education
- Agnes von Maravic, Head of the Children's Rights Division, Council of Europe
- Sara Alaoui, Founder/Director the Safe Space Club and Co-founder/President The Global Collaboratice
- Denis, 16, Child Rights Connect, Bulgaria
- Loris, 15, national Council of Girls and Boys of the Italian National Ombudsperson for children
- Rinti, 18, Comhairle na nÓg - Irish Youth Council
- Q&A session on comprehensive sexuality education
Session on Advocating for the rights of children in contact with the law
Session on Promoting children's participation in decisions about their health
Session on Access to education for children of Ukraine in Council of Europe member States
Closing session
Background information
General
Objective 1 - Freedom from violence for all children
- Committee of Experts on the prevention of violence (ENF-VAE)
- Feasibility study on age-appropriate comprehensive sexuality education to strengthen responses for – inter alia – preventing and combating violence, including risky or harmful sexual behaviour by children
- Draft recommendation on age-appropriate comprehensive sexuality education to strengthen responses for inter-alia preventing and combating violence against children
- Concept note on child consultations on comprehensive sexuality education
- Updated study on sexual violence and harmful sexual behaviour displayed by children: Nature, causes, consequences and responses
- Thematic guidance note - Safeguarding children from the risks of accessing online pornographic content
- Lanzarote Convention: Article 6 of the Lanzarote Convention, Report of the Lanzarote Committee on the Protection of children against sexual abuse in the circle of trust, Report on the protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse facilitated by information and communication technologies (ICTs)
- Gender Equality: Gender Equality Strategy (2024-2029), the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe Recommendation on Preventing and Combating Sexism, Guidelines on the place of men and boys in gender equality policies and in policies to combat violence against women, Safe at school: Education sector responses to violence based on sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or sex characteristics in Europe
- CoE Commissionner for Human Rights: 2020 Human Rights Comment “Comprehensive sexuality education protects children and helps build a safer, inclusive society”, 2024 report “Sexual and reproductive health and rights in Europe progress and challenges”
- PACE reports: Gender aspects and human rights implications of pornography (2021), The protection of children against online violence (2024)
- Projects from the Education sector: Project on “Addressing violence in schools through education for democratic citizenship and human rights education” , Safe and Inclusive schools for all: Project results presented at international conference on protecting LGBTQ children from violence and bullying - Joint Programme - Democratic and Inclusive School Culture in Operation (DISCO) (coe.int)
- Online training course on the protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse on the learning platform of the Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals Programme (HELP)
Objective 2 - Equal opportunities and social inclusion for all children
Objective 3 - Access to and safe use of technologies for all children
Objective 4 - Child-friendly justice for all children
Objective 5 - Giving a voice to every child
Objective 6 - Children’s rights in crisis and emergency situations