On 4 July, the inaugural meeting of the National Observatory on Childhood and Adolescence, reconstituted by decree of the Minister for the Family, Birth Rate and Equal Opportunities, Eugenia Maria Roccella, of 22 May 2023, was held in Rome. The meeting was held at the Department for Family Policies headquarters. During the first full session on 4...

As always, the youngest are the stars of #Giffoni53, an international film festival for children, the result of an idea by Claudio Gubitosi, which will take place in Giffoni Valle Piana, Salerno province, from 20 to 29 July. Ten days of previews, meetings, workshops and a number of other initiatives to be attended by prominent guests and...

On 26 and 27 June, the General Assembly organised by the European Commission to launch the EU Children's Participation Platform, a platform bringing together children and adolescents from all over Europe, took place in Brussels. The event was attended by a delegation of four members of the Council of young people from the Italian...

On 13 June, the inaugural meeting of the new National Observatory on the Family, a technical-scientific support body for the formulation of national family policies set up at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, was held. The Minister for the Family, Birth Rates, and Equal Opportunities, Eugenia Roccella – who chaired the meeting – outlined the...

In our country, four out of ten children who take part in sport are victims of violence in the sporting context. Children and young people suffer psychological violence (30%), physical violence (19%), neglect (15%) and sexual violence (14%). These are some of the data of the Athlete Culture & Climate Survey, devised by the association ChangetheGame...

More than 6,500 young people between the ages of 12 and 18 took part in the public consultation The Future I'd Like, carried out by the Italian Ombudsperson for children (AGIA) Carla Garlatti together with Skuola.net. The results – unveiled on 12 June in Rome – are collected in the publication of the same title, available in the "Publications...

In 2022, there were 69,601 workers aged between 15 and 17 in our country, up from 51,845 in 2021. This was revealed in the report Child labour in Italy: risks, accidents and safety in the workplace, published on 12 June by Unicef, during an online meeting promoted by the organisation to mark the World Day against Child Labour. Edited by the...

In many countries stricken by war, funding for the protection of children in armed conflicts does not keep up with the growing number of families and children at risk. The Save the Children report Unprotected: An Analysis of Funding for Child Protection in Armed Conflict emphasises the significance of adequate funding to reduce the impact...

Child labour involves various types of exploitation and abuse, often caused by conditions of extreme poverty, lack of schooling opportunities, and economic and political situations where the rights of children are not respected. The World Day...

Aimed at adolescents between the ages of 16 and 18, I'm Listening, the new national online public consultation launched by the Italian Ombudsperson for children (AGIA) to understand how the quality of life of adolescents has changed as a result of their experiences during the pandemic. The survey questions, available at iopartecipo....

Based on the latest ISTAT data, in 2022 the number of births fell below the 400,000 mark for the first time since the unification of Italy, to 393,000. While there are many contributing factors behind the delay of motherhood and low birth rate, there is a direct and positive relationship between female labour market participation and...

On 18 May, Care Leavers Day is celebrated to raise awareness among all citizens on the plight and needs of care leavers, young people coming out of care in the community or in foster care who, at the age of eighteen, often find themselves alone and disorientated, without a home, a job or adequate social support. To mark the Day, we would...