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CDENF(2020)13prov
27 May 2020
Steering Committee for the Rights of the Child (CDENF)
Work programme and deliverables for 2020-2021
Prepared by the Children’s Rights Division
Directorate of Anti-Discrimination1. Background and overview of the CDENF Workplan and deliverables
1. The Committee of Ministers has entrusted the Steering Committee for the Rights of the
Child (hereafter CDENF) to guide the Council of Europe’s intergovernmental work in the field
of the rights of the child and advise the Committee of Ministers on appropriate action to be
taken in its field of competence, taking due account of relevant transversal perspectives.
2. Table 1 (see Annex I) sets out the Work programme for the period from 1st of January
2020 through December 2021 in the light of the “main tasks” of CDENF under its terms of
reference. It reflects the priorities defined by the Committee of Ministers at the time of
adoption of the CDENF’s terms of reference for the biennium 2020-2021 and includes the
specific types of activities during the biennium and methods planned.
3. Table 2 (see Annex II) includes the details of the workplan under each of the main areas
of responsibility vested in the CDENF, with reference to the specific tasks, means and specific
deliverables planned in this context, with the intention of informing the CDENF Plenary’s
discussion and determination of work priorities and working methods.
Areas of responsibilities vested in the CDENF
Area of Work
STRATEGIC ACTION – Oversee the implementation of the
A. Council of Europe Strategy for the rights of the child (2016-
2021)
B. POLICY WORK
C. REVIEW OF COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS RECOMMENDATIONS
D. OTHER AREAS
4. The workplan will be updated by the Secretariat in a revised version of this document to
take into account any new items of work/ and deliverables to support the implementation of
its main and specific tasks, as set out in its current Terms of reference and adopted by the
CDENF, taking into account any additional instructions from the Committee and requests by
the Committee of Ministers.
2Annex I. CDENF’s main tasks and priority actions, type of activities and
implementation methods
Main tasks of CDENF Type of activities and implementation methods Implementing period
Joint actions with other committees and bodies
Participation through written and oral
(i)Ensure that the rights of the child are contributions to meetings and events organised
mainstreaming into all relevant Council by other sectors to bring a child rights expertise 2020-2021
of Europe committees and bodies, and Exchanges with child rights rapporteurs
support member states in nominated by other committees
mainstreaming children’s rights
(ii)Facilitate regular exchanges of
Events, thematic visits and/or exchanges,
knowledge, good practices and
thematic factsheets, policy briefs, handbooks,
experience among member states in 2020-2021
Clearing house on violence
the areas covered by the Council of
Europe strategy
(iii)Provide expertise to member States
on the development of legislation,
policies, practice, training schemes and
Development of non -binding instruments and
awareness-raising material to support
tools
implementation of international
Events, thematic visits and/or exchanges, 2020-2021
standards including the United Nations
thematic factsheets, policy briefs, handbooks
Convention on the Rights of the Child
(UNCRC) and the Council of Europe
standards related to the rights of the
child
(iv)Advise the Committee of Ministers Adopted opinion’(s) at Committee of Ministers’
and the Secretary General on request
Upon request
appropriate action to be taken and Advise on priority areas on children’s rights and
provide advice as requested actions to be taken
(v) advise on the priority areas for the Survey of member states and input through
development of cooperation activities outcomes of regional and bilateral cooperation Ongoing
in the area of the rights of the child activities in the area of the rights of the child
(vi) Oversee the implementation of the Update the action plan Ongoing
Council of Europe Strategy for the Prepare a final report on the implementation of
Rights of the Child (2016-2021) the Strategy
Contribute to a draft Council of Europe strategy 2021
on the Rights of the Child to be submitted to the
Committee of Ministers for adoption by 31
December 2021 2020-2021
CDENF representative(s) to take part in relevant
(vii)Follow the activities of relevant meetings and report back on issues of interest as
monitoring and other bodies or a standing agenda item of CDENF
convention mechanisms, in particular 2020-2021
the Lanzarote Committee Exchange with Chairs of relevant monitoring and
other bodies or convention mechanisms during
plenaries on priority topics identified
(viii)Follow the implementation of the Review CM(2007)9 on life projects for
non-binding instruments that it has unaccompanied minors (COMMITTEE OF
prepared and where appropriate MINISTERS decision)
2021
review the implementation of relevant Issue guidance on the implementation of
COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS CM(2019)
recommendations
3(ix) Ensure cooperation and synergies
with relevant UN bodies, notably the
Joint actions, events, exchanges of views,
UN Committee on the Rights of the
consultations and involvement in CDENF 2020-2021
Child, as well as with the EU and other
activities
relevant international organisations
and civil society
(x) promote the visibility of the Council
Participation and contribution of CDENF
of Europe standards at international 2020-2021
members to international events
level
(ix)Hold an exchange of views annually
to evaluate its activities and advise the
Committee of Ministers and the
Secretary General on future priorities Yearly CDENF exchange of views 2020 and 2021
in its sector, including possible new
activities and those that might be
discontinued
(xii)Take due account of a gender
Actions by thematic rapporteurs
perspective, building cohesive societies
Review of documents and standards developed
and promoting and protecti ng the 2020-2021
to ensure that they take due account of the
rights of children with disabilities in the
relevant perspectives
performance of its tasks
(xiii)Carry out at regular intervals
within the limits of available resources
and bearing in mind its priorities an
Examination if considered necessary To be determined
examination of some or all the
conventions for which it has been
given responsibility
Hold one exchange of views with international
partners for discussion on the contribution of the
CDENF and the Council of Europe to the 2030
Agenda and its possible involvement in the
review of progress and participation of CDENF
representatives at global events, as appropriate
(xiv)Contribute to the achievement of and subject to available resource
UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Update the 2017 Information note on Ending all
2020-2021
development 1 forms of violence against children by 2030: The
Council of Europe’s contribution to the 2030
Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals;
Crease a dedicated webpage from the CDENF’s
webpage which provides tailored information on
the Council of Europe Child Rights Agenda
priority setting and results achievement in
response to the 2030 Agenda
1 See a l so for a dditional a cti vities pl anned, CDENF(2020)07 a t: https ://rm.coe.int/cdenf-2020-07-contribution-
uns dgs /16809a 41d9
4Annex II. General workplan 2020-2021
Last update: 27 May 2020
STRATEGIC ACTION – OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE STRATEGY
A FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD AND CONTRIBUTE TO A DRAFT STRATEGY TO BE SUBMITTED TO
THE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS FOR ADOPTION BY 31 DECEMBER 2021
Responsibility Working Role of CDENF
Specific Task/ activity Date methods
November Pl enary revi ew of the
Upda te the a ction plan Secretariat & Council of
1 2020 a cti on plan yearly
(specific task (i)) Europe sectors
Prepa re a final report on the i mplementation of
the Council of Europe s trategy for the Rights of
Secretariat & Council of Pl enary revi ew of the
2 the chi ld for s ubmission to the Committee of November
Europe sectors fi nal report in 2021
Mi ni sters 2021
(specific task (i))
Ens ure follow up to the mid-term evaluation
Agree on process for
i ncl uding by contributing to a draft Council of
Secretariat contri butions for the
Europe Strategy on the Rights of the Child (2021- Ea ch pl enary
Cons ultant(s) pri ori ty areas
2027 to be s ubmitted to the Committee of meeting
CDENF Bureau Di s cuss priority a reas
Mi ni sters for a doption by 31 December 2021 2020-2021
Onl i ne consultations a nd provide feedback
(specific task (ii))
a nd i nput
3
Ens ure member s tates’ engagement wi th children Interested member
through participatory processes a nd s ta tes & s takeholders to
2021 CDENF
cons ultations n the priorities of the new s trategy ma ke use of the tools
4 for the mi d-term review (specific task (vi)) a nd provide i nput
B POLICY MAKING
B.1. Standard setting / guidance
Dra ft Recommendation CM/REC(2019)xx
of the Committee of Mi nisters to member states Provi de comments &
on Huma n Ri ghts Pri nciples a nd Guidelines on CDENF Approve a final text for
2020-2021
5 a ge a ssessment for chi ldren i n migration 1 Cons ultant communication to the
(worki ng title) Commi ttee of Mi nisters
(CM specific task – CAHENF follow up) no l a ter than 2021
Expl a natory guide for the implementation of the
Recommendation CM/REC(2019)11 of the Provi de comments a nd
Commi ttee of Mi nisters to Member States on exa mples of good
6 gui ding principles and guidelines for an effective 2021 CDENF pra cti ces
gua rdianship for unaccompanied and separated Approve a final text in
chi l dren in mi gration (specific task (v)) 2021
7 Non-binding i nstruments on s ystems to report CDENF Provi de comments a nd
vi ol ence against children, and on measures and Working Group on ori entations to the
i nterventions aimed a t peer vi olence a nd s exual 2020-2021 responses to violence CDENF-GT-VAE
a busive behaviour by children (specific task (iii)) against children
Approve fi nal texts
(CDENF-GT-VAE)
58 Non-binding i nstruments or tools containing
CDENF
rel evant guidance for member s tates, to be Provi de comments a nd
Working Group on
a pproved by the CDENF on measures and ori entations to the
2020-2021 responses to violence
i nterventions aimed a t preventing peer vi olence CDENF-GT-VAE
against children
a nd s exual abusive behaviour by children; Approve fi nal texts
(CDENF-GT-VAE)
(specific task (iii))
9 Non bi nding i nstruments on the protection of the CDENF to provi de
bes ts interests of the child in s ituations of a) ori entations, i nput
CDENF & CDCJ
pa rental separation b) child ca re proceedings (i n 2020-2021 duri ng consultation and
Through CJ/ENF-ISE
cooperation with CDCJ) (specific task (iv1)) comments at final
dra fti ng stage
10 Tool s to guide the implementation of the
Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)7 of the
Commi ttee of Mi nisters to member States on
Gui delines to respect, protect a nd fulfil the rights CDENF members to
of the chi ld in the digital envi ronment (specific promote tools
2020-2021 Secretariat
ta s k (v)) , i ncluding providing expertise i nto the developed a nd
work of the Data protection consultative di sseminate
commi ttee a nd possibly a joint declaration on
da ta protection and children (tra nsversal work- T-
PD)
11 Contri bution to the i mplementation of the
CDENF i nterested
Counci l of Europe Counter-Terrorism Strategy
Secretariat members to s upport the
(2018-2022): pa per addressing welfare and child 2020
Informal working group process a nd provide
protecti on challenges relating to child returnees
i nput
(specific task (iv4)) (tra nsversal work- CDCT)
B.2. Regular exchange of knowledge, good practices and experience among member states in
the areas covered by the Strategy, including through thematic factsheets, events, thematic
visits and exchanges
Thematic debates on topics prioritised (vi olence,
mi gra tion, digital environment, equal
opportunities) (specific task (v))
At i ts first plenary meeting in February 2020, the Pl enary
fol l owing topics were proposed: a) child Thematic experts
12 2020-2021 CDENF experts
pa rti cipation, b) artificial i ntelligence, blockchain, CDENF Bureau
c) ea rl y i ntervention and family s upport for
fa mi lies with a range of issues, with a focus on
i nteragency cooperation, avoidance of removal,
peer vi olence situations, d) inclusion of vul nerable
chi l dren, in particular children with disabilities.
Pa rti ci pation a nd contribution to CM chairmanship
events a nd other thematic events organised by
13 2020-2021
other s ectors upon i nvitation (specific task (ii, vii))
B.3. Advice upon request by the Committee of Ministers and the Secretary General on appropriate action to be
taken
CDENF Opi nions (upon request) (main task (iv))
CDENF pl enary
Secretariat a doption or i n between
14 Opi nion by the CDENF on PACE Recommendation 2020-2021
Burea u pl enaries by online
2167(2019) on the Role of education in the digital cons ultation procedure
era : from “digital natives” to “digital citizens”
B.4. Needs assessment/advice/expertise on the development of standards, legislation, policies, practice, training
schemes and awareness raising in the area of the rights of the child
15 Secretariat
1 cons ultant
Cl ea ring house to provide a ccess to existing
na ti onal strategies promoting an i ntegrated Working Group on CDENF members to
responses to
a pproach to protection from violence 2020-2021 provi de i nput and
violence against
(specific task (iii)) res s ources
children (CDENF-
GT-VAE)
616 CDENF members and
obs ervers are i nvited
European Day for the Protection of Children from Information during
18 Nov 2020 to a cti vely
Sexua l Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (specific pl enary on i nitiatives at
pa rti cipate in the
task (iii)) na ti onal, regional a nd
18 Nov 2021 cel ebration of the
l oca l
Da y by orga nising
events
17 Speci fic contributions to other areas of work of
the Council of Europe (Pri sons, administrative
detention, terrorism, bioethics, alternatives to
Appoi ntment of
detention, tra fficking, media, etc) & i nternational Information during
CDENF
events (UN, EU, etc) through active participation pl enary on outcomes and
2020-2021 representative(s)/ or
(specific task (iv)) a ny possible follow-up
expert(s) to provide
- Compi lation on good practices
s ubstantive i nput
(chi l dren’s participation i n the decision-making
process i n the biomedical field (with DH-BIO) and
deci sion on next actions
18 Propos als for priority a reas for the development
of cooperation a ctivi ties in the area of the ri ghts CDENF a t yea rly revi ews
2020-2021 Secretariat
of the chi ld (main task (v)) of pri ority a reas
REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RELEVANT COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS
C
RECOMMENDATIONS
19 Secretariat CDENF to a pprove
Report on the review of the i mplementation of
Cons ultant fi nal report and
CM/Rec(2007)9 on l ife projects for unaccompanied 2020-2021
1 Migration concl usions for next
mi gra nt minors(specific task (v))
Rapporteur s teps
D. OTHER AREAS OF ACTION
D.1. Take due account of a gender perspective, to building cohesive societies, and to promoting and protecting
rights of persons with disabilities in line with the Council of Europe Disability Strategy 2017 -2023
Strea mlining of the gender equality ra pporteur (GER)
rol e within CDENF CDENF to di scuss a
February gui dance note on the
Secretariat
2020 rol e of GER and
a nd Gender equality
20 (completed) pos sible tasks
rapporteur & Gender
CDENF to exa mine
del iver on agreed tasks 2 , notably also by preparing a Equa lity division
2020-2021 GER’s proposals and
thema tic fa ctsheet covering gender equality i n rel a ted documents
education, including sexuality education
2The CDENF ha s approved the ta sks of its GER Rapporteur for 2020-2021 a t i ts first meeting (4-6 February 2020). The GER’s
rol e i s :
a) to ens ure that a gender perspective is properly i ntegrated during the programming process of the CDENF and the
i mplementation of CDENF’s ta sks, by ra ising the gender dimension a nd by provi ding, where relevant, a gender
i mpact a ssessment and analysis of policies texts developed under i ts s peci fi c ta s ks a s s et out i n i ts ma nda te .
b) to provi de s upport and take part i n a ny a ctivities aimed a t mainstreaming the i mplementation of the Council of
Europe Stra tegy for the Ri ghts of the Chi ld (2016-2021) i n rel ation to gender equality i s sues, i ncluding by
contri buting to the preparation by the CDENF of a thematic fa ctsheet coveri ng gender equality i n education,
i ncl udi ng s exua l i ty educa ti on .
c) Identify opportunities for ensuring synergies in the implementation of the two Council of Europe strategies relevant
for hi s tasks, namely the Strategy for the Rights of the Child (2016-2021) and the Strategy for Gender Equality (2018-
2023), i ncl udi ng joi nt a cti vi ti es ;
d) Dra w the CDENF’s attention and advise on recent developments in relation to children and gender equality aspects,
i ncl uding by fol lowing up on the work a t i nternational a nd European l evel (UNCRC, Council of Europe relevant
bodi es , etc).
e) Ma i ntain cl ose links with other Council of Europe Committees’ GERs a nd with the Gender Equality Commission
(GEC) of the Council of Europe to ensure tra nsversality on gender mainstreaming a nd on issues of relevance to
chi l dren.
721 CDENF to ta ke due
a ccount and reflect
Integrate the promotion and protection of the rights of Secretariat
2020-2021 on possible solutions,
chi l dren with disabilities Thematic ra pporteur
for a ny documents
a nd deliverables
D.2. Institutional cooperation and synergies with other actors
Fol low the a ctivities of the relevant monitoring and Secretariat Information during
22 other bodies or convention mechanisms, i n particular 2020-2021 Appoi nted CDENF pl enary on outcomes
the La nzarote committee representative & s ynergies
Information during
Cha i r & s ecretariat
23 Meeti ngs of chairs of intergovernmental committees 2020-2021 pl enary on outcomes
a nd follow-up
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