On 23-24 June, the 15th European Forum on the Rights of the Child will take place in Brussels. On 23 June in the morning sessions, children from our Platform will be presenting a Call to Action.
The morning sessions on both days will be live streamed, along with the closing session on day two.
Under the theme of “Championing Children’s Rights: Building Fair and Resilient Societies for the EU’s Present and Future”, the Forum will present how the EU priorities on children’s rights are making a stronger and resilient EU society, across generations, now and for future generations.
Participants, including children and young people, representing national and local authorities, civil society, international organisations, European Parliament and other EU institutions, children’s ombudspersons, academia and practitioners, are coming together to discuss the EU Strategy on the rights of the child.
EU Children’s Participation Platform at the Forum
A group of child members of the Platform will share their Call for Action in the morning session on 23 June. They are also involved in preparing and leading the session – setting their ambitions for the Forum and EU policies.
The Call for Action was put together by a larger group of 80 children who were present at our General Assembly which took place on June 20-21.
- The Call of Action will be discussed in a group, which includes European Commissioner Glenn Micallef, MEP Veronika Cifrová Ostrihonová. This session will be at 09:30-11:00 CET
- In a second session, the children will take part in a panel discussion on climate change and intergenerational fairness, looking at a sustainable approach to children’s rights. This session will be at 11:30-12:30 CET