15th European Forum on the Rights of the Child

23–24 Jun 2025 | Brussels, Belgium

Tuesday, 24 June 2025 | 09:00 - 10:45

High-level Plenary session: Advancing child protection for safer and more resilient societies

Advancing child protection for safer societies - Opening exchange with young persons and professionals

  • Lisa-Marie Schaumburg, Missing Children Europe Youth board member

  • Mariam, SOS Children’s Villages young representative

  • Glenn Micallef, Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and

    Sport

  • Nicolas Duprez, Pedagogic Director of the Sequoia Programme, SOS Children’s Villages Belgium

High-level Plenary session: Advancing child protection for safer and more resilient societies

  • Najat Maalla M’jid, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children (video message)

  • Ewa Kopacz, Vice-President of the European Parliament, European Parliament’s Coordinator on Children’s rights

  • Elina Pekkarinen, Chair of the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children

  • Benoît Van Keirsbilck, Member of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)

Moderator: Jana Hainsworth