🎉 We're celebrating #WorldChildrensDay at #DigitalFutures4Children

I want every child to have access to play, fun things to do & places to spend time with friends, including access to high-quality youth provision in their area. I share my ambitions for youth work and recommendations for achieving them: childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/blog/the-big-a… #TheBigConversation

The Scottish Budget, the first since the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act, will be published this week. Commissioner Nicola Killean shares 5 key steps for Scottish Government to uphold children’s rights, tackle child poverty, & protect vital services. Statement: bit.ly/49yihwZ

📢 On #IDPD, we have a simple request for the European Commission and Commissioner Hadja Lahbib: - Commit to advancing disability rights - Commit to updating the EU #DisabilityRightsStrategy #DisabilityDay #DisabilityRights autismeurope.org/blog/2024/12/0… European Disability Forum

On International #DisabilityRights Day, we have a simple request for the European Commission and Commissioner Hadja Lahbib: - Commit to advancing disability rights. - Commit to update the EU #DisabilityRightsStrategy. #DisabilityDay #IDPD Our open letter: buff.ly/4idVfiI

Article 23 states that a child with a disability has the right to live a full & decent life with dignity & independence. 🥰 Everyone deserves to have their rights fulfilled & every child/young person should be aware of the specific rights they’re entitled to. 💪 This

👾With AI fooling experts & adults alike, what does that mean for children? In celebrating WeProtect Global Alliance's 10th anniversary, Baroness Kidron reminds us that machines are the problem, not content – and certainly not children. #WeProtectGlobalSummit #FocusOnTheFuture

Girls have a right to be heard & involved in decisions which impact their lives & futures! #FutureGirlsWant

🙌The #UKChurch gives £500 million to orphanages each year – it’s tremendous generosity, but is it really helping the children it's intended to? One initiative is encouraging the #Church to reconsider how they fund childcare – read in today's @TheTimes thetimes.com/uk/religion/ar…

Our podcast is back! 🎙️ We dive into how governments & the EU prioritise (or neglect) #ChildRights. From poverty & mental health to digital safety & climate change—challenges and solutions. 🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/4jQBqPa

3 years after Russia’s full-scale invasion, we asked our members about the challenges #Ukraine’s children face: ⚖️ #Childrights & justice at risk 💔 Grief & trauma overwhelming 🛡️ Urgent child protection reforms 🏥 Mental health crisis deepens Read more: buff.ly/4hQi8YW

We are excited to share our sub-report on children’s #mentalhealth from our Flagship Report on Children in Need across Europe focusing on: 🔍 Progress ⚠️ Ongoing challenges 💡 Actionable recommendations for EU governments Dive in here: buff.ly/43gHVF8

Eurochild team is in Sofia for a peer-to-peer workshop on advancing impact of the #EUChildGuarantee in #Bulgaria. Co-organized with BGChildren's Network, the event brings together stakeholders to share best practices & strategise for next phase of implementation: buff.ly/3YEsKpN

Eurochild President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca met with President of #Bulgaria Rumen Georgiev Radev in Sofia to discuss state of #childrights, progress made through #EUChildGuarantee & where additional efforts could make a difference in strengthening Bulgaria’s #childprotection framework.

📢 Sabine Saliba w/ Eurochild_org at Supporting & Funding CSOs session, #CivSocWeek Day 3: Advocacy is not a threat to democracy, it is a service to democracy. Civil society must be empowered to protect rights & freedoms. 🔴 Watch live: europa.eu/!3qwk8C

Thanks to EU Social 🇪🇺 for the 2nd annual meeting with EU Alliance for #InvestinginChildren! #ChildPoverty affects millions of children across Europe. We must strengthen the #ChildGuarantee and ensure funding is targeted at the children most in need. buff.ly/xM7sExj

Thanks to EU Social 🇪🇺 for the 2nd annual meeting with the EU Alliance for #InvestingInChildren 👏#ChildPoverty affects millions of children across Europe. We must strengthen the #ChildGuarantee and ensure funding is targeted at the children most in need. 👉lnkd.in/ezzUB7nH

I am concerned about the increase in special units being created in mainstream schools under the banner of ‘inclusive education’. I am told by DfE insiders that politicians love it. My worry is that, in some contexts, this may be yet a further move to segregate some learners.

To be clear, I see inclusion as a principle that will lead to reforms that will benefit all children, particularly those who are vulnerable to marginalisation or exclusion. Bolting on new units is unlikely to contribute to such developments. See: fabians4education.edublogs.org/2024/04/23/mak…

We presented our Toolkit for EU Institutions & Delegations Staff at European Commission with partners Lumos Eurochild_org Save the Children International . Irina Papancheva shared key recommendations—huge thanks to all speakers & Irene Ceccanti for a great event! Toolkit hopeandhomes.org/publications/e…