Yesterday, the team at @MissingChildEU came together for a team-building day to explore how inclusive communication shapes our work in child rights. And, as we are in Belgium, we closed the day with a chocolate tasting! 🍫🧩

RT @Eurochild_org: Should children be banned from social media?. No, the real issue is that platforms have a legal responsibility to protec….

Together, we’re exploring how displaced Ukrainian youth experience the transition into adulthood, and how systems can better support them. We left inspired and ready to begin this 18-month journey 🌍.

Huge thanks to our incredible Youth Advisory Board and to our amazing partners: @TdhEurope Hungary, @FundacjaITAKA, Foundation and the Organization for Aid to Refugees (OPU) and Heartwarmingly Consultancy.

We’re excited to share that the first in-person meeting of the #YoUDecide project took place yesterday in vibrant (and very warm!) Budapest! . With 38°C outside, the energy, courage, and vision inside were just as powerful💙💛

⚠️Over 50,000 unaccompanied minors went missing in Europe between 2021 and 2023. Our new #PolicyBrief warns of rising risks for unaccompanied minors as the EU Pact on #Migration and #Asylum moves forward:

At @MissingChildEU we will continue to advocate and collaborate to ensure that every child — regardless of migration status — is seen, supported, and safe.

🔍 While the need to expand legal pathways was acknowledged, it hasn’t taken centre stage, leaving key protection gaps, especially for children, still in the margins.

"We need to always keep in mind that the mere act of including a child in a conversation and talking to them in the right way can change their entire developmental trajectory". ✨ Always proud to see our Youth Board shaping the conversation: .

Today, our Youth Board Member, Lisa-Marie Schaumburg opened a vital conversation at the 15th #EuropeanForumRightsChild on child protection systems that truly put children’s safety first. Lisa-Marie spoke alongside Commissioner @GlennMicallef and EU youth and professionals🧵

Aagje called on the EU to:.→Mainstream and protect children’s rights in all EU policies.→Break the cycle of child poverty and inequality.→Ensure meaningful and inclusive child participation. We stand with #CRAG in urging the EU to deliver on its promises.

🧩 Amplifying children’s voices at the 15th European Forum on the Rights of the Child!. Our Secretary-General Aagje Ieven spoke as Co-Chair of Child Rights Action Group #CRAG, where children shared powerful calls on mental health in schools, climate action and online safety.

RT @GlennMicallef: Real change begins when we listen to those with the most at stake. Today we open the 15th European Forum on the Rights o….

RT @Astra_Beograd: 🌍 ASTRA na međunarodnoj konferenciji „Nestanci dece u Evropi“ u Varšavi, kao članica Evropske organizacije za nestalu de….

RT @5RightsFound: Our joint letter urging the EU to adopt standardised DSA risk assessments to protect children online on Politico Morning….

Last week in Poland, they worked on a proposal for the #RiseUpPolicyForum at #ISPCAN Vilnius, ensuring missingness is part of the conversation on preventing childhood adversity. 🧩. Learn more 👉#ChildProtection #YouthVoices.

✨ Updates from our #YouthBoard!. In Sept 2024, @MissingChildEU launched a dedicated Youth Board of 5 young people from across Europe to shape our work.

But despite challenges, national good practices offer hope! . Huge thanks to Chief Superintendent Ewa Szczepanek 🇵🇱, Lise Ørsted from @BornsVilkar 🇩🇰 and Niels Van Paemel from @ChildFocusFR 🇧🇪 for sharing their inspiring work.

Her intervention shed light on: .→ The lack of a common EU definition of 'missing child' .→ The rising threat of grooming and exploitation .→ Missing response protocols in many countries.→ Early intervention and cross-sector cooperation are crucial to protect these children.

Last week at our Annual Conference in Poland with @Fundacja_ITAKA , our Secretary General Aagje Ieven spoke on teenagers who run away — a growing issue across Europe.🧵