Online roundtable on the Rights of the Child: which policies for an effective implementation?

12 November 2020

On the occasion of 31ème On the occasion of the anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by the United Nations (November 20, 2020), Groupe Enfance, a collective of 19 NGOs - including Aide et Action - united for the defense of children's rights at the international level, is organizing a webinar on the topic: "10 years before the end of the MDGs, what policy for an effective implementation of children's rights at the international level".

The Children's Groupwhich brings together 19 NGOs working for the defence of children's rights at the international level, organises an annual event on 20 November, the anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, entitled Childhood Focus. Due to the health conditions, the Children's Group has chosen this year to organise a virtual round table on Thursday 19 November 2020 around the issue of "10 years before the end of the Sustainable Development Goals, which policy for an effective implementation of children's rights at the international level". 

Meeting on Thursday 19 November at 2.30 pm

The exchanges, between representatives of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, the European Commission, foreign governments, French and European civil society and committed young people, will focus on the way children's rights are integrated into cooperation and development aid policies as well as on their implementation at different levels (national, European), in order to call on the French State to take more action in this direction.

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The event will also be followed on Twitter from 2.30pm: #ObjectifEnfance

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