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Call for a child-centred EU budget: Joint reaction to the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) Proposal

Call for a child-centred EU budget: Joint reaction to the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) Proposal

The next European Union (EU) long-term budget has the potential to invest in all children, everywhere – by tackling child poverty and upholding their rights under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) – ensuring these rights are protected, respected, and actively promoted. As organisations working on children’s rights, we call on the EU to invest in all children, everywhere. Read the recommendations of the Child Rights Action Group.

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OPINION – Home and school: a powerful duo to develop children’s basic skills

OPINION – Home and school: a powerful duo to develop children’s basic skills

Strengthening basic skills - literacy, mathematics, science, digital competencies and citizenship - is key to preparing pupils for their future. These five basic skills support individuals in developing critical thinking, engaging with their communities, staying healthy, adapting to a rapidly changing job market, and navigating today's complexities, including digital tools and artificial intelligence (AI).

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COFACE Member AGF published a new publication on the relationship between families and climate

COFACE Member AGF published a new publication on the relationship between families and climate

We are pleased to share the recent work of our COFACE families europe member, AGF (Arbeitsgemeinschaft der deutschen Familienorganisationen). The publication “Families and climate: Socio-ecological challenges and perspectives for family action” is an in-depth study of integrating climate action and family policy.

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Families in the age of Artificial Intelligence: Rights, inclusion and empowerment

Families in the age of Artificial Intelligence: Rights, inclusion and empowerment

Hosted by COFACE Families Europe and KMOP in Athens (Greece), and welcomed by a high-level panel including Dimitris Papastergiou (Minister of Digital Governance, Hellenic Republic), European and international community leaders and AI experts from 20+ countries met in Athens on 17th March to take stock of the state of play of artificial intelligence today, while also looking towards the future and its impact on families.

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COFACE member NPSPD Malta closes psychosocial support group for individuals and prepares new chapter for couples

COFACE member NPSPD Malta closes psychosocial support group for individuals and prepares new chapter for couples

COFACE member organisation the National Parents Society of Persons with Disability (NPSPD) in Malta has recently marked an important milestone in its psychosocial support work, while also preparing new initiatives for the months ahead.

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