As of March 2016, Ireland is in the process of developing a more coordinated and integrated approach to children’s services, aimed at tackling the complex problems of disadvantaged families in a more joined-up and holistic way. This Peer Review looked at

Comprehensive guide and reference useful for designing and implementing a multipurpose cash grant intervention during an emergency response. The guide provides detailed step-by-step guidance after the onset of an emergency from the initial needs assessmen

On 20 February 2013, the European Commission issued a recommendation on “ Investing in children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage" for tackling poverty and social exclusion of young people in Europe.  It encourages Member States to organize and implemen

This publication presents the first report at the EU level on statistics on trafficking in human beings. It includes data for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010. The data have been collected from different authorities working in the field of trafficking in hum

This child-friendly animated video provides information on what do do in case of an earthquake.

The study on missing children was conducted by Ecorys on behalf of DG Justice from July 2012 to June 2013 and had two main objectives: to collect and analyse data and to develop the basis to improve the mechanisms involved when children go missing in the

Children have good ideas. They can think of things that adults would not. Furthermore, full respect of the best interests of the child, which is among the key principles in child rights protection, requires that children are given opportunities to voice t

An agenda for reinforcing children's rights in the EU by putting the principles included in the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights into action. It lists 11 actions that the Commission will take over the next years to protect children’s rights, including p

This staff working document from the European Commission presents the subject of "Combating Child Labour", which is to identify and assess current efforts to combat child labour in general and eliminate the worst forms of child labour in particular. The p

In February 2010 TNS Qual+ conducted a Qualitative Eurobarometer study on behalf of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Justice amongst young people in all 27 Member States of the EU. The study consisted of 170 focus groups and looked at the

The ‘EU Action Plan on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development, 2010-2015’ aims to speed up the progress of the EU and its 27 Member States on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on equality and maternal health which are lagging behind.

This Handbook offers best practices and lessons learned from 27 EU Member States. It has been developed in close cooperation with the National Contact Points on Integration and aims to promote the creation of a coherent European framework on integration b