Joint NGO letter to President Juncker: Seeking a successor to the EU Agenda for the Rights of the Child
Open letter to European Commission: Seeking a successor to the EU Agenda for the Rights of the Child
Dear President Jean-Claude Juncker,
‘We, the undersigned organisations, are writing to urge the European Commission to develop a comprehensive successor to the EU Agenda for the Rights of the Child, as was called for by the Council of the European Union in its Conclusions of December 2014 and by the European Parliament in its Resolution of November of that year.’
‘The EU Agenda for the Rights of the Child (henceforth, the Agenda) has been of great importance for the work initiated by the European Commission on children’s rights, including on the priorities that were identified such as promoting child-friendly justice and safer internet, or protecting children from violence and addressing discrimination and social exclusion. One concrete example of a positive outcome of the Agenda is the fact that the network of 116 000 hotlines for missing children expanded to include 27 Member States in 2014 as compared to 11 Member States in 2011.’
‘However, this first Agenda expired in 2014 and much remains to be done both within the EU and throughout the world. Many challenges and child rights violations remain and new ones are emerging. Many of these need a European response which addresses the root causes of rights violations and either fills the existing gaps or addresses cross-border issues in the areas.’
