“A small step for man – a giant leap for children”

…the Council of Europe Child friendly

marathon

A Child friendly EuropeThree initial dimensions: Justice Health Social Services

Common denominator UN Convention on the Rights of the

Child The European Convention on Human

Rights Best interest of the child in all

settings

Child friendly justice

The preparatory phase► Information gathering

through a number of high level conferences

► 4 expert reports► Multidisciplinary group

of 15 specialists► Defined the scope of the

work

Child friendly justice In all spheres of justicecivil, administrative, criminal At all stages of procedurebefore, during, after In all types of procedurejudicial and extra-judicial In whichever capacitydirectly, indirectly, as object or

subject, a party, victim, withenss, perpetrator

Partnership

Support from and co-operation with

► international organisations

► international and national NGOs

► professional associations, national and European

Consultation with children

► A European questionnaire► Consultation at national level

with partners► 4000 replies► Children in different

settings, from different backgrounds, different countries

► Evaluated by a consultant

► Child friendly health services

► Child friendly social services

► Will take inspiration from the method of the justice guidelines

www.coe.int/children

children@coe.int

Illustrations: E.Puybaret, © Council of Europe