• Topic

    Respect for the views of the child

    Children reported that the digital environment afforded them crucial opportunities for their voices to be heard in matters that affected them.

    The use of digital technologies can help to realize children’s participation at the local, national and international levels.

    Therefore, awareness of, and access to, digital means for children to express their views must be promoted and support for children must be offered.

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[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Kinderschutz vor sexueller Gewalt dauerhaft verwirklichen

Consultation on combating sexual abuse of children

The legislative process on the European Commission's draft on preventing and combating child sexual abuse is still ongoing.

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IGF 2024: Participation in determining the thematic focus

Suggestions and proposals for the theme of this year's Internet Governance Forum (IGF) can still be submitted until 31 January.

Ansicht: Welches Europa wollen Kinder?

What kind of Europe do children want?

In the run-up to the European Parliament elections in June 2024, UNICEF, Eurochild, Save the Children, ChildFund Alliance and SOS Children's Villages are conducting a survey among children and young people aged 10 to 18 to find out their opinions and views on current issues.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Stellungnahme zum Jugendmedienschutz-Staatsvertrag

Statement on the Interstate Treaty on the Protection of Minors in Broadcasting and in Telemedia

On 8 November, the Broadcasting Commission of the federal states published its draft for a reform of the Interstate Treaty on the Protection of Minors in Broadcasting and in Telemedia and opened it up for discussion.

Ansicht: Was ist das Gesetz über digitale Dienste (Digital Services Act - DSA)?

The Digital Services Act (DSA) explained

This booklet explains in simple terms what the DSA has introduced to protect children and young people under the age of 18.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Safer Internet Forum 2023: Wie befähigt man junge Menschen für das digitale Jahrzehnt

Safer Internet Forum 2023: Empowering Youth with skills for the digital decade

On Thursday Nov. 23rd the EC held the Safer Internet Forum 2023 in Brussels with about 150 people taking part onsite, and nearly the same number of attendants populating the digital space. The program circled around challenges arising from digital services and new technologies and strategies for enabling young people and children to cope.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: COSPRA2023: Gemeinsam Kinder schützen

COSPRA2023: Protecting children together

This year's COSPRA Summit of the Ndukwe Kalu Foundation took place on 23 November in Abuja, Nigeria.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: ALLGEMEINE BEMERKUNG Nr. 25 (2021) Über die Rechte der Kinder im digitalen Umfeld - Inhaltsverzeichnis

General comment No. 25 (2021) on children’s rights in relation to the digital environment

General comment No. 25 (2021) on children’s rights in relation to the digital environment - table of content

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Stellungnahme zum Jugendmedienschutz-Staatsvertrag

Consultation on the Interstate Treaty on the Protection of Minors in Broadcasting and in Telemedia

In spring 2022, the federal states initiated a reform of the Interstate Treaty on the Protection of Minors in Broadcasting and in Telemedia and submitted their proposal for a new version for discussion.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Schieb deine Verantwortung nicht weg

Don't push away your responsibility

After the "Don't push your thoughts away" campaign launched in November 2022 reached 21 million people online and 18 million via TV, the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ) and the Independent Commissioner for Child Sexual Abuse Issues (UBSKM) presented its sequel in a Berlin cinema on 13 November.