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EU Child Rights Policy Documents
The legal obligations in the Treaty of the EU, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the CRC have been translated into a number of policy documents that guide the European Union’s action in the field of child rights. Particularly important in relation to EU external action are the following documents:
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- An EU Agenda for the Rights of the Child (2011)
- European Union’s Action Plan on Children’s Rights in External Action (2008)
- EU Guidelines for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Child (2007)
- EU Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict (2008)
- Towards an EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child (2006)
An EU Agenda for the Rights of the Child (2011)
Reaffirms the strong EU commitment to promoting, protecting and fulfilling the rights of the child in all relevant EU policies and present concrete areas for action, including child rights in EU’s external action
Reaffirms the strong EU commitment to promoting, protecting and fulfilling the rights of the child in all relevant EU policies and present concrete areas for action, including child rights in EU’s external action
A Special Place for Children in EU External Action and the European Union’s Action Plan on Children’s Rights in External Action (2008)
Aims to establish a framework for a comprehensive EU approach towards the protection and promotion of child rights at the international level
Aims to establish a framework for a comprehensive EU approach towards the protection and promotion of child rights at the international level
EU Guidelines for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Child (2007)
Adopts an integrated approach to the promotion and protection of child rights in EU’s external action
Adopts an integrated approach to the promotion and protection of child rights in EU’s external action
EU Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict (2008)
Highlights the issue of children in armed conflict and undertakes to raise the awareness of this issue both internally and eternally
Highlights the issue of children in armed conflict and undertakes to raise the awareness of this issue both internally and eternally
Towards an EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child (2006)
Establishes a basis for promoting and protecting child rights in both internal and external policies
Establishes a basis for promoting and protecting child rights in both internal and external policies