European Parliament approves Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive #CS3D! 🎉 From 2027 #CSDDD obligates companies to uphold the environmental & human rights, including child rights. We welcome this milestone & call for green light at the EU Council & @EU2024BE final vote.

At high-level @EU2024BE Conference on European #ChildGuarantee, with H.M. The Queen of the Belgians, Karine Lalieux, Dragoș Pîslaru, Andriana Sukova & Sabine Saliba, Save the Children Europe Director Willy delivers a message urging the EU to #EndChildPoverty for 20M children in 🇪🇺

"Despite its wealth and prosperity, Europe is failing where it matters most: more children fall into poverty each year. The time is now for leaders to act by investing in the potential of #EUChildGuarantee to eliminate child poverty."

Speaking on behalf of the EU Alliance for #InvestingInChildren, we ask EU states to honour their political pledge by fully implementing the Child Guarantee National Action Plans. "Child poverty is a political choice. Addressing it must be our priority." alliance4investinginchildren.eu/belgian-presid…

Enrico Tormen highlights the recent #IAm20Million campaign sharing findings from #InvestInChildhood research 👉 x.com/SaveChildrenEU… "The EU has the instruments to curb child poverty in the short term while working on long-term solutions. The time for action is NOW."

The #EUChildGuarantee is striving to get 5 million European children out of poverty by 2030. The Belgian Presidency organises a conference this week to review the progress made so far in its implementation. #EU2024BE Her Majesty the Queen attended the event today.

Today, on #MenstrualHygieneDay we highlight period poverty in Europe: 1 in 10 girls in the EU can't afford sanitary products. Menstrual hygiene is a basic right, not a luxury. We must fight for a #PeriodFriendlyWorld and push the EU to #EndPeriodPoverty. #IAm20Million

🗳️ For many EU citizens, today marks their first election day! In some countries even 16 year-olds are voting! We must ensure that children's rights are a priority in the next EU mandate. 🇪🇺📋 The Good Lobby and UNICEF have analyzed how EU political groups are prioritizing

#UNGA79 side event on missing futures in the Occupied Palestinian territories: We will not abandon the children of Gaza and the West Bank. International humanitarian law must be respected. Children are #NotATarget.

Thank you for your support, Heidy Rombouts. The 🇪🇺 & 🇧🇪's commitment is a powerful example to follow. The scale of grave violations against Palestinian children is staggering, and more must be done. A definitive ceasefire isn't a goal for tomorrow—it's an urgent need for today.

Thanks to Save the Children International for my #BackToSchool pack! A reminder that we need to ensure all children are educated and protected across the world. This will be an important priority during my mandate, especially improving children’s access to justice and protecting them online.