1. Third Summit mandate (2005) 1
Third Summit mandate (2005) 1. Mainstreaming children’s rights in all CoE policies 2. Coordinate all CoE activities concerning children

2. Council of Europe answer
Launching of the programme “Building a Europe for and with children”
promote children’s rights
protect children from violence
Establishment of a “Coordination unit”
Establishment of a “Task Force”

3. Better use and combine 5 CoE tools
Approach
Better use and combine 5 CoE tools
Standard setting
Monitoring
Policy development
Awareness raising, education, training
Bilateral co-operation and technical assistance

4. Approach Ensure involvement Internally
Understand the needs, constrains and expectations of different partners/colleagues
Build trust
Achieve ownership (share objectives, decide together)
Give visibility and recognition
Propose joint activities
Support financially (whenever possible)

5. Approach Ensure involvement Externally
Communicate vision and objectives
Understand the needs, constrains and expectations of different partners
Involve in decision making
Propose joint activities and partnerships
Support financially (whenever possible)

6. Some Results Standards
New Convention on the protection of children from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse
Rules for institutions having minors in detention or subject to community sanctions
Justice for Children:Ministers of Justice to discuss access of children to justice

7. Some Results Monitoring Policy development
Monitoring mechanisms of the CoE examine children’s access to them and take better into account children’s interests and needs
Commissioner for Human Rights: increased reference to children in opinions and statements
Policy development
Education of Roma children
Human Rights education for children
Street children
National policy reviews
Children with disabilities

8. Awareness and training
Some Results
Awareness and training
A website devoted to all CoE activities on children (
Training manual to teach human rights to children (Compasito)
Training manual to reduce violence in schools
Publications on positive parenting
Publication on violence against children and CoE instruments

9. Awareness and training
Some Results
Awareness and training
On line compendium of ECHR case law related to children
On line game to show children how to use Internet safely
Campaign against corporal punishment of children

10. Assessment
Increased visibility at Programme and activity levels (internal and external)
Effective coordination
Mainstreaming of children rights in education, justice, social and family policies
Improved co-operation with international organisations
Increased support by governments, parliamentarians, NGOs and private sector
Progress in implementation!!

11. Three messages in conclusion
1. Children’s rights call for a strategic approach
2. Children’s rights concern us all
3. Children’s rights make Europe grow!