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On the 20th Anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of
the Child, EFSC calls on national governments and the EU to assume their
fundamental responsibility of realizing the rights set forth in the convention
for each and every child, in particular the most vulnerable ones: The
unaccompanied children and the children in the streets. We urgently call for of
a joint public-private effort to do ensure this.
Please click here to read the full Declaration
The European Federation for Street Children (EFSC) is a Luxembourg-based association committed on a non-profit basis to the improvement of the rights and situations of children at risk and particularly street children. As a European network, it acts as a platform for lobbying and advocacy towards the European Union, it provides non-governmental organisations committed to this cause with information and advice concerning all children and youth-related policies and assistance programmes of the EU and facilitates the exchange of best practice between them.
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In this section you will find information about EFSC’s advocacy and lobbying actions and projects in Europe as well as on the legislative and policy developments in particular on the EU and national levels that contribute to improving the living conditions of street children. It also provides information on the UN context and international developments.
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This section focuses on EFSC’s activities implementing the “European Networking for the Social Inclusion of Street Children” 3-year framework partnership agreement that EFSC has signed with the European Commission under the PROGRESS Programme.
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In this section, you will find news on the most crucial latest developments, activities and projects of EFSC`s work as a network and in particular from its member organisations.
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EFSC Comments on the Commission working document: Consultation on the future "EU 2020" strategy
15-01-2010
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EFSC Newsletters
14-01-2010
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Succesful conference on "Child Poverty and Drug Addiction: Challenges and Lessons in Central and Eastern Europe to improve the dialogue with the EU institutions on a Child inclusive Health Policy" held in Warsaw on 10-11 of December 2009.
15-12-2009
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EFSC has officially opened its office in Luxembourg
11-11-2009
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Press Coverage of the EFSC Office Opening, 11th of November 2009, Luxembourg
11-11-2009
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European Forum on Street Children 2009, held on 24-25.09.09 in Budapest: NGOs call for a new public-private partnership framework and better harmonized EU legislation for the protection of migrant children in Central and Eastern Europe
02-10-2009
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Peer Review in Social Protection and Social Inclusion and Assessment in Social Inclusion
15-01-2010
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EAPN-NGO Contact Group for the 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion: Meeting held on 29.06.2009 in Brussels.
02-07-2009
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EFSC`s involvement within the "2010 European Year for combating poverty and social exclusion"
21-04-2009
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09.09.08: European Parliament Employment Committee incorporates EFSC street children related amendments in its draft social inclusion report
09-10-2008
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03.07.08 - Migration and mobility of children in EU educational system addressed in a European Commission’s Green Paper: an opportunity for street children?
07-08-2008
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03.07.08 - The European Commission launched an initiative to create more opportunities for young people to volunteer across Europe
07-08-2008
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