End Child Poverty Now!
End Child Poverty Now is a EuroChild-led campaign that aims to gather signatures from all across Europe to make EU decision-makers unite to finally eradicate child poverty in Europe.
In January 2011, Eurochild will hand over the petitions to the European Parliament, European Commission, European Council and to the Council of Europe.
EuroChild wants European political leaders to do everything possible to end child poverty. It encourages the EU institutions to take actions by:
- Setting clear targets to reduce child poverty,
- Producing an annual scoreboard on child well-being,
- Improving data collection and reporting on children,
- Showing what works and helping member states improve their policy and practice through mutual learning and exchange,
- Working together across all policy areas that influence child well-being.
To achieve such strong political commitment EuroChild is calling for the European Commission to adopt a Recommendation on Child Poverty and Well-being.
Eurochild is a network of organisations and individuals working in and across Europe to improve the quality of life of children and young people. Eurochild's work is underpinned by the principles enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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