children and adolescents

EU Money for Poverty Reduction NOW! new campaign and petition

European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) campaign EU Money for Poverty Reduction NOW! calls on Presidents and Prime Ministers of EU Member States to respect the EU poverty and social exclusion reduction target committment they made in a framework of the Europe 2020 strategy and the Cohesion Policy, and urges them to invest EU money to reduce poverty now. Want to join the campaign? Sign the petition now! In October 2011, the European Commission proposed the draft regulation for the next Round (...)

Towards a future European Parliament report on violence against women with disabilities?

During a meeting organised of the European Parliament Disability Intergroup, the Intergroup (composed of MEPs) announced it will consider a report on Violence against Women with Disabilities. MEPs also called for a Directive on male violence against women. On 28 March, EPHA attended a hearing in the European Parliament (EP) organised by the European Disability Forum (EDF) and the EP Disability Intergroup. The meeting focused on the violence experienced by women with multiple disabilities, (...)

Council of Europe calls for more participation of children and young people in decision making

Discussed at the end of March 2012 by the Committee of Ministers, the Council of Europe adopted the Recommendation to Member States on Participation of children and young people . Children and the youth have the right, from an early age, to be heard and taken seriously. It is fundamental to their dignity and healthy development. Effective implementation of the right to have their best interests ensured should be considered in every single matter children and young people are affected by. (...)

EPHA Working Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights - 22 March 2012

EPHA Secretariat organised on 22 March 2012 a Working Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for its members. EPHA’s Secretariat organised, on 22 March 2012, a Working Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. The meeting took place from 14.00-16.00 at EPHA’s offices. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss relevant EU policies, initiatives and developments that happened in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights over the last year; and (...)

Access to healthcare for vulnerable groups in the EU in 2012

In their newest report on Access to Healthcare for Vulnerable Groups in the EU, Medicins du Monde provide an overview of the conditions of persons excluded from healthcare systems in the continent. A case for improved situation is made, especially given the consequences of the economic crisis on health and health-related issues. Medecins du Monde Access to Health Care for Vulnerable Groups in the European Union in 2012. The report’s key findings and messages are: poor (...)

Pre-announcement - The run up to launch the 2012 Child Safety Report Cards

This June 12 the European Child Safety Alliance of EuroSafe will launch its Child Safety Report Cards for more than 30 European countries in an event that will take place at the Strasbourg seat of the European Parliament. This initiative counts with the support of John Dalli, the EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy; and the British Member of the European Parliament Malcolm Harbour, Chair of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee. The 2012 Report Cards and Profiles (...)

Why healthy ageing starts with a childhood free of inequality

EPHA contributed to the Public Service Review Journal with an article on children’s health, analysing the current approach to children’s health and why healthy ageing starts with a childhood free of inequality. Policymakers have not paid enough attention in recent decades to the child population. Whilst due attention given to such initiatives like Heathy and Active Ageing, one seems to forget that healthy and disability-free ageing starts with inequality and disability-free (...)

WHO Europe series on “Young people’s health as a whole-of-society response”

The WHO European Region’s series of “Young people’s health as a whole-of-society response” shows that gender differences and inequalities affect various aspects of illness, health and wellbeing in girls and boys in Europe. By addressing gender as a key determinant of adolescent health, this publication aims to support Member States’ work in the framework of the European Strategy for Child and Adolescent Health and Development. Research shows that boys and (...)

Unicef’s report on The State of the World’s Children 2012: Children in an Urban World

Given over half the global population, includign more than a billion children live in urban areas, the newest UNICEF’s report on The State of the World’s Children puts a specific emphasis on the impact of urbanisation on children’s rights, health and well-being. While cities have long been associated with better employment, development and economic opportunities, for many they turned out be faced with increased inequalities, poverty, social and environmental deprivation. (...)

Eurostat statistics published: 23% of EU population, including 27% of children in poverty in 2010

In 2010, 115 million people, ie 23.4% of the population of the EU27, were at risk of poverty or social exclusion. The figures published by Eurostat mean that these people were in at least one of the following three situations: at risk of poverty, severely materially deprived or living in households with very low work intensity. A reduction in the number of persons in the EU at risk of poverty or social exclusion is a key objective of the ’Europe 2020’ strategy, as stated by (...)