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La stratégie de l’UE sur les droits de l’enfant et la garantie européenne pour l’enfance

Un nouveau cadre politique global de l’UE visant à assurer la protection des droits de tous les enfants et à garantir l’accès des enfants vulnérables aux services de base.

Highlights

The EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child has been developed for children and with children. Children should have access to information provided in a child friendly way so they can clearly know what their rights are and, in this case, what the EU plans to do for them. The child friendly versions of the strategy were co-designed by children and present the information in a digestible way for their readers. Children advised on the language, images and examples used in the leaflets. Moreover, the child friendly version of the strategy is accessible for visually impaired readers and can be accessed using assistive devices and technology.

 

Every child in Europe and across the world should enjoy the same rights and live free from discrimination and intimidation of any kind. In the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child, the Commission addresses persisting and emerging challenges and proposes concrete actions to protect, promote and fulfil children’s rights in today’s ever-changing world.

No policy regarding children should be designed without their voices. Thanks to the efforts of leading child rights agencies and organisations, both the Strategy on the Rights of the Child and the European Child Guarantee benefitted from the input of more than 10,000 children. Their views were collected through an online questionnaire and other forms of consultations. The principle report following this consultation process was launched on 23 February 2021 at an online event with children, in which Vice-President Šuica, and Commissioners Reynders and Schmit participated. Child participation in the EU’s political and democratic life is one of the six thematic areas of the Strategy.

European Child Guarantee

Disadvantage and exclusion at an early age have an impact on children’s ability to succeed later. It means they are more likely to drop out of school and have fewer chances to find decent jobs later. This often creates a cycle of disadvantage across generations.

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The European Child Guarantee aims at breaking this cycle. It provides guidance and means for Member States to support children in need, i.e. persons under the age of 18 at risk of poverty or social exclusion.

Member States should guarantee:

FREE AND EFFECTIVE ACCESS for children in need to

  • early childhood education and care
  • education and school-based activities
  • at least one healthy meal each school day
  • healthcare

EFFECTIVE ACCESS for children in need to

  • healthy nutrition
  • adequate housing

Member States can draw on EU funding to support their actions under the Child Guarantee, in particular from the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and Next Generation EU.

The European Child Guarantee complements the second theme of the Strategy on the Rights of the Child. As it puts Principle 11 of the European Pillar of Social Rights on “Childcare and support to children” into action, the Guarantee is therefore a key deliverable of the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan which sets out concrete initiatives to turn the European Pillar of Social Rights into reality.

More information on the rights of the child

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Documents

24 MARS 2021
EU Strategy on the rights of the child
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(449.02 KB - HTML)
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24 MARS 2021
Annexe I: Droits de l’enfant – Cadre de l’UE et cadres internationaux
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(489.33 KB - PDF)
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24 MARS 2021
Annexe II: Acquis et documents de stratégie de l’UE sur les droits de l’enfant
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(684.91 KB - PDF)
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29 SEPTEMBRE 2021
EU Strategy on the rights of the child - Child friendly version (easy read)
English
(1.26 MB - PDF)
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24 MARS 2021
EU Strategy on the rights of the child - Child friendly version (short)
English
(987.64 KB - PDF)
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24 MARS 2021
EU Strategy on the rights of the child - Child friendly version
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(1.69 MB - PDF)
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24 MARS 2021
Fiche d’information: Stratégie de l’UE sur les droits de l’enfant
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(470.11 KB - PDF)
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9 JUIN 2021
Council Conclusions on the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child
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(356.74 KB - PDF)
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14 JUIN 2021
Council Recommendation establishing a European Child Guarantee
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(631.29 KB - PDF)
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24 MARS 2021
Fiche d'information: Garantie européenne pour la jeunesse
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(277.21 KB - PDF)
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24 MARS 2021
Stratégie de l'UE sur les droits de l'enfant
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(1.34 MB - PDF)
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