Council of Europe is presenting progress in actions taken to ensure the safety and the proper treatment of children entering Europe, according to the report “Refugee and migrant children in Europe” - Progress in implementation of the Action Plan (2017–2019), published today.
“I am pleased that Council of Europe can offer a solid and coherent response to the challenges faced by member states in protecting children in migration. Our common efforts are paying off: all activities foreseen for 2017 have been successfully developed, initiated or completed and activities for 2018 have been initiated or are ongoing”, said the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees, Tomáš Boček, who is co-ordinating the implementation of the Council of Europe Action Plan on Protecting Refugee and Migrant Children in Europe (2017-2019).
