The publication The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on birth rates and the condition of new generations, the second report of the Expert Group "Demography and Covid-19," established in April 2020 by Minister for Equal Opportunities and Family Elena Bonetti with the aim of monitoring and analyzing the impact of the health crisis on Italian...

The decree ratifying the Fifth Children's Plan has been signed. On 25 January last, the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella signed the decree to ratify the Fifth National Action Plan and measures for the protection of the rights and development of children and adolescents, approved by the National Observatory for childhood and adolescence...

Today, 8 February, we celebrate Safer Internet Day 2022, the World Day for Safer Internet established by the European Commission to make girls and boys reflect on how to consciously use the web and the active role they can play by using it in a safe and positive way. Over the years, the Day has become an important event for all involved in the sector,...

6 February is World Zero Tolerance Day against Female Genital Mutilation, established by the United Nations to raise awareness of a practice that violates human rights and has very serious consequences for the physical and mental health of the girls who undergo it. According to figures released by the United Nations Population Fund (...

The closure of schools due to the pandemic had a huge impact on children's learning, but also on their mental health and other aspects of their lives. The recent report The state of the global education crisis - produced by Unesco, Unicef and the World Bank and released on 24 January on the International Education Day - shows that ...

Cyberbullying, if you talk about it you'll get help, is the claim of the third edition of the communication campaign launched on 30 January and carried out by the Department for Family Policies of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers with the technical support of the Istituto degli Innocenti. The aim is to raise awareness among children,...

On 21 January, the Council of Ministers approved the final version of the Fifth National Plan of Action and Interventions for the Protection of the Rights and Development of Children and Adolescents, adopted by the National Observatory for Children and Adolescents on 21 May 2021. The document obtained the positive opinions of the Supervisory Authority for...

Education - which many children are often denied, especially in the poorest countries - is fundamental, not only for the growth of individuals, but also for the development of society as a whole, because it is the most effective tool for combating inequality, poverty, marginalisation and exploitation. International Education Day on 24 January,...

The campaign video on the Single and Universal Benefit for Dependent Children is now online on the Department for Family Policies' website. It briefly illustrates the main points of the new measure for families in simple and clear language. The video's tagline is Your children, our future. The benefit - provided for by...

The national conference entitled Educazione Zerosei, took place on 18 January at the Istituto degli Innocenti in Florence. Rights, quality and accessibility in the integrated system, organised by the historic Florentine institution with the partnership with the Regional School Office for Tuscany. The conference, also attended by Education Minister Patrizio...

Births in our country continue to decline. In fact, the recent Istat report on the birth rate and fertility of the resident population reveals that there will be 404,892 births in 2020, about 15,000 less than in 2019 (-3.6 percent). "This is a significant phenomenon," the report explains, "partly due to the 'structural' effects induced by...

The report Levels and trends in child mortality 2021 is online on Unicef's website. The world remains significantly behind in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals to end preventable deaths of infants and children under the age of five, according to estimates by the United Nations Inter-Agency Group on Child Mortality...