European Union Launch of the European Parliament 'Alliance for Children'

6 Apr 2011 | child rights

The European Parliament has launched a new ‘Alliance for Children’ in partnership with UNICEF and a group of NGOs – the Children’s Rights Action Group. UNICEF has prepared a draft set of ‘Principles for Parliamentarians’ that members of the Alliance for Children will be asked to sign and adopt at the group’s next meeting. The principles commit parliamentarians to use the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as a basis for their work – and to take at least one action on behalf of children during each parliamentary session.

Source : UNICEF website