4.1 consider a possible review of
the post Covid-19 pandemic recovery programmes of Council of Europe
member States from the perspective of the rights of the child, based
on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and
the legal standards agreed upon in the framework of the Council
of Europe;
4.2 endorse the proposals of the Secretary General of the
Council of Europe on reinforcing the European Social Charter system;
convene a conference of the parties without delay; integrate a parliamentary
dimension into this reform process, including with a view to making
all of the provisions of the Protocol amending the European Social
Charter (ETS No.142, “Turin Protocol”) applicable; and ensure that
children’s rights are duly taken into consideration in the process;
4.3 assess the application of the European Social Charter
for improving the protection of children and their families in times
of pandemic and during the subsequent socio-economic recovery, and
consider a possible additional protocol on effective social protection
in situations of crisis;
4.4 examine possibilities for further extending the participation
of non-member States of the Council of Europe in its co-operation
programmes on the rights of the child, with a special focus on low-income countries;
4.5 promote the use of impact assessments on child rights
and budgeting mechanisms for child rights in any national policies
applied in response to future crisis situations through the work
of the Council of Europe, including under the upcoming Strategy
for the Rights of the Child (2022-2027);
4.6 organise a pan-European seminar to actively promote collaboration
and co-operation between the European Parliament, the European Commission
and the Council of Europe with the aim of consolidating how they
might support a strategy for making proactive and concrete suggestions
for future action on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on children’s
rights.
