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Thanks to @save_children for my #BackToSchool pack! A reminder that we need to ensure all children are educated and protected across the world. This will be an important priority during my mandate, especially improving children’s access to justice and protecting them online.

Thank you for your support, @BelgiumDGD. The 🇪🇺 & 🇧🇪's commitment is a powerful example to follow. The scale of grave violations against Palestinian children is staggering, and more must be done. A definitive ceasefire isn't a goal for tomorrow—it's an urgent need for today.

#UNGA79 side event on missing futures in the Occupied Palestinian territories: We will not abandon the children of Gaza and the West Bank. International humanitarian law must be respected. Children are #NotATarget.

🗳️ For many EU citizens, today marks their first election day! In some countries even 16 year-olds are voting! We must ensure that children's rights are a priority in the next EU mandate. 🇪🇺📋 @TheGoodLobby and @UNICEF have analyzed how EU political groups are prioritizing children in their manifestos. Discover more at this link: thegoodlobby.eu/do-european-pa… #EUelections2024 #ChildrensRights #UseYourVote

Today, on #MenstrualHygieneDay we highlight period poverty in Europe: 1 in 10 girls in the EU can't afford sanitary products. Menstrual hygiene is a basic right, not a luxury. We must fight for a #PeriodFriendlyWorld and push the EU to #EndPeriodPoverty. #IAm20Million

The #EUChildGuarantee is striving to get 5 million European children out of poverty by 2030. The Belgian Presidency organises a conference this week to review the progress made so far in its implementation. #EU2024BE Her Majesty the Queen attended the event today.

"Despite its wealth and prosperity, Europe is failing where it matters most: more children fall into poverty each year. The time is now for leaders to act by investing in the potential of #EUChildGuarantee to eliminate child poverty."

Speaking on behalf of the EU Alliance for #InvestingInChildren, we ask EU states to honour their political pledge by fully implementing the Child Guarantee National Action Plans. "Child poverty is a political choice. Addressing it must be our priority." alliance4investinginchildren.eu/belgian-presid…

@enrico_tormen highlights the recent #IAm20Million campaign sharing findings from #InvestInChildhood research 👉 x.com/SaveChildrenEU… "The EU has the instruments to curb child poverty in the short term while working on long-term solutions. The time for action is NOW."

At high-level @EU2024BE Conference on European #ChildGuarantee, with H.M. The Queen of the Belgians, @karinelalieux, @dragos_pislaru, @AndrianaSukova & @SabineSaliba, @SaveChildrenEU Director @bergwill1 delivers a message urging the EU to #EndChildPoverty for 20M children in 🇪🇺

@Europarl_EN approves Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive #CS3D! 🎉 From 2027 #CSDDD obligates companies to uphold the environmental & human rights, including child rights. We welcome this milestone & call for green light at the @EUCouncil & @EU2024BE final vote.

RT @SaveChildrenEU: New #EUMigrationPact drastically undermine children’s rights in Europe. “It’s clear that the European Parliament & its…

🌍 Thrilled to have welcomed Dr. @SaniaNishtar, CEO of @gavi, the Vaccines Alliance, and @PeterASands, Executive Director of The @GlobalFund, to our Brussels office today! Alongside fellow #GlobalHealth advocates, we discussed 🎯 strategies for elevating EU engagement 🔗 identifying synergies to prioritize global health on the political agenda of the upcoming European Commission 🚀 and driving impactful change to ensure #HealthforAll.

Today's endorsement by the Member States at @EUCouncil & @EU2024BE, despite setbacks, is vital for environmental protection & human rights – including #ChildRights. The EU must now sustain the momentum of leadership & finalise the #CSDDD ahead of the #EUElections @Europarl_EN.

Team Save is in Vienna today at the @EURightsAgency #RightsForum24 representing the #EUChildParticipation Platform with colleagues from @EU_Justice & @SOS_Advocates. The platform is an important EU-wide initiative enabling children and young people to participate in the ongoing

In the @Europarl_EN today, at the joint @UNICEF_EU and @TheGoodLobby event, @bergwill1 urged to keep #ChildRights central to EU institutions' political agendas, building on the strides made this term.

Nearly all children in Gaza are at imminent risk of famine. We need unfettered humanitarian access and a definitive #CeasefireNOW.

We welcome the announcement today that @EU_Commission has agreed to release part of the total 2024 funds for @UNRWA, with two additional tranches conditionally agreed. This is a positive 1st step maintaining a critical lifeline for almost 6 million Palestinians across the region.

📢GAZA: Save the Children and other NGOs call on #EU and Members States to sustain funding to #UNRWA. “Cutting off resources for UNRWA risks the complete collapse of any semblance of a humanitarian response in Gaza” Willy Bergogné, Save the Children Europe

‼Despite all the efforts, the adoption of the #CSDDD has been stalled. We call on @EU2024BE, Member States at @EUCouncil and @Europarl_EN to demonstrate leadership and finalise the CSDDD without delay. 📣 Europe must safeguard & respect #Childrights