The European Parliament's Coordinator on children’s rights seeks to promote and protect the rights of the child across in EU policies. The Coordinator works with MEPs colleagues, parliamentary committees and external stakeholders to ensure that these rights are given all due consideration in EU legislation.

young person

rights of the individual

education

development aid

Protecting the rights of the child inside and outside the EU

There are as many as 45,000 children living in the Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan.

Some have lived there their whole lives. 

The newly-appointed European Parliament's Coordinator on children's rights, 

Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, went to meet them.

Anna Maria Corazza Bildt wants to boost partnerships with the UN family 

and NGOs to make sure that children's rights are at the top of the EU's agenda.

My priorities are to prevent and combat all forms of violence against children, 

online and offline, in the EU and outside the EU. Safety for children.

The Coordinator helps to protect the rights of children in Europe and around the world: 

from children from ethnic minorities and Roma children, 

to child refugees and children with disabilities.

We cannot talk about children without talking with children, 

involving children in shaping their future, empowering children. 

Making sure that they are given a voice and that their voice is listened to.

The Parliament's work is always guided by the 'best interests of the child' principle...

 making the  European Parliament a global actor in children's rights across the world.