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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-11-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Rights of the Child2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991115.6.1-074"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-11-15-Speech-1-0752
lpv:speaker	lp:Lissy Gröner2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (1999-09-14--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; EMPL (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, on 20 November 1989 the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted, and I think that the tenth anniversary of that event is a good opportunity to take stock. Our Member States did indeed ratify the convention, even if in some cases it was with certain reservations, and they should now be removed as a matter of urgency. We Social Democrats have over the last ten years worked hard to secure a better hearing for children’s rights, and have emphasised these rights with various important reports and resolutions. This goes back to the Gröner report in 1991, in which Parliament for the first time dealt with children’s problems, and in which I was already demanding a children’s ombudsperson. I should also mention the Bandres Molet report on a European charter for children’s rights and last year’s Zimmermann report on minors. We have also given a very high level of political priority to children’s needs in various reports to the UN world conferences, in conjunction with third countries, and in particular with the ACP countries. In the course of this year, Parliament has submitted a succession of proposals to the Commission, and it now expects the Commission to produce a communication in which all these initiatives are brought together. The various tasks on the list of priorities should be tackled one by one. Right at the top of the list is the incorporation of fundamental children’s rights into the new treaty. Secondly, using the Daphne programme as a first step, as the first instrument for taking action to counter sexual exploitation and violence against children. Thirdly, there is the situation of girls and young women, which merits special attention in all areas of policy, as they are still exposed to particular discrimination not only here in Europe, but all over the world. Fourthly, we must do everything we can to ensure that children are not involved in wars, either as victims or aggressors. We do not want to see any more child soldiers anywhere in the world. Two minutes is very short and the list of tasks is a long one. Please take some action!"@en1

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