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...

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....

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...

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.

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...

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.

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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...

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...

Child labour involves various types of exploitation and abuse, often caused by conditions of extreme poverty, lack of schooling opportunities, and economic...

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...

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...

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,...

The 2023 edition of the International Day of Families, to be celebrated on 15 May, is focused on the topic of Demographic Trends and Families.

An important anniversary, established in...

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...

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...

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...

During the Covid-19 pandemic, vaccination coverage dropped drastically, leaving millions of children without any protection against serious childhood diseases. UNICEF's new report, The State of the World's Children: for every child...

Reading is a very important activity that should be nurtured and supported from an early age, because it stimulates the curiosity and imagination of young children and helps them develop skills and abilities.

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Creativity plays a central role in the development process of children: it helps them acquire many skills, boosts their self-esteem and contributes to strengthening their critical thinking, enabling them to see perspectives other than...

Save the Children's new survey It's not a game is dedicated to child labour in Italy. The research shines the spotlight on a global phenomenon that also affects our country, in a widespread way but still largely undetected and unseen,...

In our country, the birth rate has continued to fall: in 2022, the number of births fell below the 400,000 mark for the first time since the unification of Italy, to 393,000.

This is what emerges from the new...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

24 January is the International Day of Education established by the United Nations. It is an important opportunity to reflect on the central importance of education as a right for all and a public good, which is fundamental not only for...

Two new reports on child mortality worldwide, prepared by the United Nations Inter-Agency Group on Child Mortality Assessment: Levels &Trends in Child Mortality, are online on the Unicef website. Report 2022...