The Council of Europe is developing a recommendation to its 47 member states on the participation of children and young people under 18 in decisions affecting them. A draft of this recommendation is now available for comments from NGOs and ombudspersons for children.

The Council of Europe is actively involving children in the work on this recommendation and you are also very welcome to consult children before sending your comments, either through existing forums or a methodology for a half-day workshop we developed for that purpose.

To read the draft recommendation, click here.

The consultation period is open until 8 June 2011.

For further information, click here.

Contact: Agnes von Maravic - [email protected]

Issues:

Child participation

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