During the meeting of European foreign affairs ministers in Brussels on Monday 6 March, the Council of the EU adopted new EU guidelines for the promotion and protection of the rights of the child.
Through these guidelines – "Leave no child behind" – which echo the 2030 universal agenda for sustainable development, the EU reaffirms its commitment to promoting and protecting the rights of the child in its external human rights policy.
The document updates the 2007 guidelines. It...