European Children’s participation work plan 2025-26

Date: 22nd January 2025
Category: General principles, General measures of implementation

The European Union Children's Participation Platform has unveiled its 2025-26 Work Plan, co-created with children to focus on the issues that matter most to them.

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Together urges MSPs to remember children on Human Rights Day

Date: 11th December 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

Ahead of the Scottish Parliament debate on Human Rights Day yesterday, Together provided a briefing for MSPs urging children’s rights to be recognised as human rights, to address constitutional barriers to enable rights to be fully embedded, and to bring back the Human Rights Bill for Scotland.

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Young people’s views on redesigning the hearings system

Date: 11th December 2024
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Special protection measures, Child justice system

The Scottish Government has completed a public consultation on proposed changes to the Children’s Hearings System, with a strong emphasis on including the views of children and young people who have experienced the system.

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Children’s charities welcome Scottish Government’s decision to end two-child benefit cap

Date: 11th December 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Organisations across the sector have welcomed the Scottish Government's decision to end the two-child benefit cap, calling it a significant step toward reducing child poverty. In this article we hear from Children in Scotland.

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Scottish Human Rights Commission’s new State of the Nation report

Date: 11th December 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

The Commission's first annual State of the Nation report to the Scottish Parliament was published on Human Rights Day – 10th December – 2024 and focuses on civil and political rights. Find the report here!

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Report warns free childcare expansion may fail poorer families

Date: 11th December 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles

A new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and Save the Children highlights major inequalities in childcare access across England, raising concerns about the effectiveness of the UK Government’s free childcare expansion for poorer families.

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Homelessness crisis affecting children in Northern Ireland

Date: 11th December 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

During Homelessness Awareness Week this year, alarming figures reveal a growing crisis in Northern Ireland, with over 5,000 children now living in temporary accommodation—a 99% increase in five years.

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Children's Realities in Europe: Progress & Gaps

Date: 11th December 2024
Category: General measures of implementation

To mark World Children’s Day 2024, Eurochild in collaboration with its 57 members across 31 European countries published a new report titled Children’s Realities in Europe: Progress & Gaps. The report examines how different nations are addressing children’s rights and highlights the diverse realities children face. While some progress has been made, the findings reveal that significant work remains across the UK. In this article, Children’s Rights Alliance for England (CRAE) reflects on the progress needed in England.

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New Centre launched to champion child rights in Australia

Date: 11th December 2024
Category: General measures of implementation

The Australian Centre for Child Rights has been launched to promote and protect the rights of children across the country. Led by 54 Reasons , part of the Save the Children Australia Group, the Centre will serve as a hub for sharing knowledge, resources, and best practices on child rights. It aims to inspire positive change by working with other leading organisations and creating a strong child rights community in Australia.

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The State of the World's Children 2024

Date: 11th December 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles

The 2024 State of the World’s Children report from UNICEF explores three major trends that will profoundly affect children’s lives by 2050: demographic changes, the climate and environmental crises, and advances in technology. It urges global action to shape a better future for children based on the principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

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