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...

To mark the National Day against Paedophilia and Child Pornography on 5 May, introduced by Italian law 41/2009 to focus attention on an often-hidden phenomenon affecting many children and young people, with very serious consequences on their health and future. The event Nobody wants to talk about it marks Telefono Azzurro Day, together with the Department...

The Guidelines for facilitating the right to study of pupils who have been adopted 2023 are online on the website of the Italian Ministry of Education and Merit. The document updates the previous Guidelines on the subject, developed by the Ministry in 2014 with the aim of providing useful indications and policy guidelines to help schools ensure...

On 20 and 21 April, the final conference of the third preparatory phase of the European Guarantee System for Vulnerable Children (Child Guarantee), a European Commission initiative aimed at promoting equal opportunities and ensuring access to essential services for children at risk of poverty or social exclusion, was held in Sofia...

Strengthening protection and inclusion interventions for more than 20,000 girls, boys, adolescents, young people and women who are refugees and migrants in Italy. This is the objective of "Protect", the project launched on 15 February 2023 by UNICEF and the Directorate General for Migration and Home...

Informing and raising awareness about online bullying, underlining the support of institutions to victims and the commitment of public administrations to combat the phenomenon to ensure greater online safety of children and young people: this is the objective of the fourth campaign to raise awareness and combat cyberbullying launched by the Department for...

Safer Internet Day (SID), the World Network Safety Day established by the European Commission, turns 20 on 7 February. It is a very important opportunity to lead girls and boys to reflect not only on the conscious use of the web but also "on the active and responsible role of everyone in the creation of the internet as a positive and safe place". Many...

Female genital mutilation (FGM) has very serious consequences on the physical and mental health of girls and young women who undergo it. The World Day of Zero Tolerance against Female Genital Mutilation, which occurs on 6 February, was established by the United Nations precisely to spread ever-increasing awareness of this practice that...

The future I would like is the new online public consultation aimed at adolescents between 14 and 18 years old launched by the Italian Ombudsman for Children (AGIA) Carla Garlatti on 16 January to gather the views of young people on expectations and proposals for action with respect to the future awaiting them. The initiative,...

27 January is a Day of Remembrance. It is a very important date, which sees all the countries of the world committed to promoting initiatives to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust and encourage reflection and remembrance. The anniversary was established in Italy with the law 211/2000, to ensure the commemoration of the extermination...

Children from the poorest families benefit less from national public funding for education. According to the recent UNICEF report Transforming Education with Equitable Financing, on average the poorest 20% of students benefit from only 16% of public funding for education, compared to the richest, who benefit from 28%. In low-...