The Agenda for Children and Adolescents. 10 steps to make a practical commitment to the new generations is online on the website of the CRC Group (Working Group for the Convention on the Rights of Children and Adolescents). "The document highlights the need and urgency to implement some important measures, which the Network monitors...

Today, 25 November, is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, an important occasion to reflect on the need for urgent action, aimed at prevention and education of the new generations. Many initiatives organised in our country by institutions, associations and other bodies on the occasion of the anniversary are aimed at young...

It's called How are you? the thirteenth edition of the Atlas of Childhood at Risk by Save the Children, a snapshot of the living conditions of children and young people in our country, from which the strong impact of socio-economic, educational and territorial inequalities on the health and psychophysical well-being of the new generations emerges...

Racism and discrimination against children on the basis of their ethnic, linguistic and religious affiliation are widespread throughout the world. According to the recent UNICEF report Rights denied: The impact of discrimination on children, both phenomena affect education, health and access to birth registration and a fair and equitable judicial...

The severe crisis we are experiencing, exacerbated by the conflict in Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic, affects everyone, but we must not forget that children and adolescents pay the highest price. This is precisely why it is crucial to keep the focus on the rights of the youngest children and the most effective strategies to protect them. The...

18 November marks the European Day for the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, established by the Council of Europe (CoE) in 2015. This is an important opportunity to reflect on a phenomenon that has a very serious impact on the health and future of children and adolescents. The 2022 edition, theme of the Day,...

Children in Latin America and the Caribbean are at risk of violence at home, at school and on the streets from the age of one year. According to the recent UNICEF report, A Statistical Profile of Violence Against Children in Latin America and the Caribbean, almost two out of three children between the ages of 1 and 14 in those territories are...

Poverty and the climate crisis affect millions of children worldwide. This is the highly topical theme at the centre of Save the Children's new report Generation Hope: 2.4 billion reasons to end the global climate crisis and inequality, a snapshot of the consequences of the two phenomena on the youngest children from which it emerges that 80% of...

Climate change has a huge impact on everyone's life, but it is important to remember that it is mainly the youngest who pay the highest price. This is the theme of the new UNICEF report The coldest year of the rest of their lives. Protecting children from the escalating impacts of heatwaves, 559 million children are exposed to a high frequency of...

Due to the war in Ukraine and rising inflation, the number of children living in poverty in Eastern Europe and Central Asia has increased by 19% since 2021 (an increase of 4 million). According to the new UNICEF study, The impact of the war in Ukraine and subsequent economic downturn on child poverty in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, it is the youngest...

A guide to accompany coaches and sports managers in their work to support the growth of children involved in sports activities. The publication, entitled The Protection of the Rights of Children in Sport, was presented on 20 October during the YES – Youth & Education + Sport – Right to Sport for Children seminar, which took place in...

Dreams, challenges and difficulties of a migrant teenager alone in Italy. They are told in the podcast Storia di A., dreams and battles of a migrant child alone in Italy, broadcast on Rai Radio 3 at 7.50 pm and on RaiPlay Sound from Monday 24 to Thursday 27 October. The star of the four-part podcast – produced by UNICEF in collaboration with the...