As of 31 December 2020, 13,542 early childhood services were in operation in the country, almost 300 fewer than the previous year (-2.1%).

The total number of places is 350,670, 49% of which are in public facilities, with a...

Today, one in two children and more than one in three women live in countries characterised by forms of exclusion. The causes of this include poverty, conflict, climate change, forced migration and, for younger children, increased...

As of 31 December 2021, the number of unaccompanied foreign children and adolescents increased by 73%, while the number of voluntary guardians registered in the Juvenile Court lists remained substantially stable (-0.35...

Monthly list of new bibliographic acquisitions from the Innocenti Library.

The documents are organized by topic according to the Classification scheme of childhood and adolescence and are...

Monthly list of new legal acquisitions from the Innocenti Library.

The documents are organized by topic according to the Classification scheme of childhood and adolescence and are indexed with the Th.I.A. -...

The publication The economic costs of childhood socio-economic disadvantage in European OECD countries, based on survey data from 27 countries across Europe, is now available online on the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-...

Conferences with institutional representatives and experts, as well as cultural, recreational and sports events open to families and all citizens. Once again this year, the Family Festival, which opened in Trento on 28 November, offers...

The Agenda for Children and Adolescents. 10 steps to make a practical commitment to the new generations is online on the website of the CRC Group (Working Group for the Convention on the Rights of Children and...

National Plan for the Prevention and Combating of Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of children

This National Plan, which is the second adopted since the law was enacted, is the result of a broadly...

Today, 25 November, is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, an important occasion to reflect on the need for urgent action, aimed at prevention and education of the new generations. Many initiatives...

Preventing and combating violence against girls and young women: a legal framework

Violence against girls and young women is a wide-ranging and very complex problem. The dynamics, the developments, and the...

It's called How are you? the thirteenth edition of the Atlas of Childhood at Risk by Save the Children, a snapshot of the living conditions of children and young people in our country, from which the strong impact of socio-...

Racism and discrimination against children on the basis of their ethnic, linguistic and religious affiliation are widespread throughout the world. According to the recent UNICEF report Rights denied: The impact of discrimination on...

The supplement to issue 3/2022 of the Bibliographic Review consists of a reading programme entitled 'Diritto alla partecipazione di bambini, bambine, ragazzi e ragazze: il percorso dell’acquisizione di una consapevolezza (Right...

The severe crisis we are experiencing, exacerbated by the conflict in Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic, affects everyone, but we must not forget that children and adolescents pay the highest price. This is precisely why it is crucial...

18 November marks the European Day for the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, established by the Council of Europe (CoE) in 2015. This is an important opportunity to reflect on a phenomenon that has a...

Monthly list of new bibliographic acquisitions from the Innocenti Library.

The documents are organized by topic according to the Classification scheme of childhood and adolescence and are indexed...

Monthly list of new legal acquisitions from the Innocenti Library.

The documents are organized by topic according to the Classification scheme of childhood and adolescence and are indexed with the Th.I.A. -...

Children in Latin America and the Caribbean are at risk of violence at home, at school and on the streets from the age of one year.

According to the recent UNICEF report, A Statistical Profile of Violence Against Children in...

Poverty and the climate crisis affect millions of children worldwide.

This is the highly topical theme at the centre of Save the Children's new report Generation Hope: 2.4 billion reasons to end the global climate crisis and...

Climate change has a huge impact on everyone's life, but it is important to remember that it is mainly the youngest who pay the highest price. This is the theme of the new UNICEF report The coldest year of the rest of their lives....

Due to the war in Ukraine and rising inflation, the number of children living in poverty in Eastern Europe and Central Asia has increased by 19% since 2021 (an increase of 4 million).

According to the new UNICEF study, The...

A guide to accompany coaches and sports managers in their work to support the growth of children involved in sports activities.

The publication, entitled The Protection of the Rights of Children in Sport, was presented...

Dreams, challenges and difficulties of a migrant teenager alone in Italy. They are told in the podcast Storia di A., dreams and battles of a migrant child alone in Italy, broadcast on Rai Radio 3 at 7.50 pm and on RaiPlay Sound...

The position statement on climate justice adopted at the Network's General Assembly on 21 September is now online on the website of the European Network of Advocates for Children and Adolescents (ENOC). The position statement is a short...

Monthly list of new bibliographic acquisitions from the Innocenti Library.

The documents are organized by topic according to the Classification scheme of childhood and adolescence and are indexed with the Th.I.A...

Monthly list of new legal acquisitions from the Innocenti Library.

The documents are organized by topic according to the Classification scheme of childhood and adolescence and are indexed with the Th.I.A. -...

Fighting against poverty affecting children and their families: a legal framework

The problem of poverty and the social inequalities that it...

The best interests of children: the protection of rights in civil, administrative, and family proceedings

Do the best interests of children always take precedence, even in cross-border disputes?

An overview of the draft laws currently being discussed in Parliament on sport in school

The right of children to engage in sporting activities is not specifically referred to in the Convention on the Rights of...