13/11/2013 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Europe can contribute added value by striving to reduce inequalities, so as to make further progress in the implementation of the MDGs by 2015. The Assembly should join forces with other parliamentary bodies.
12/11/2013 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The committee has urged governments to conclude “an ambitious global agreement” to tackle climate change by setting a target of a 20 per cent cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
08/11/2013 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Hans Guyt, campaigns director for childrens’ rights NGO “Terre des Hommes” and the man behind the “Sweetie” project to unmask online child sexual predators using a virtual girl, is to talk about his work in Geneva.
29/10/2013 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Sir Alan Meale (United Kingdom, SOC), PACE General Rapporteur on Local and Regional Authorities, addressed the Congress on 29 October, during a plenary debate on “Local and regional authorities responding to the economic crisis”.
07/10/2013 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
To mark Decent Work Day (7 October), the PACE rapporteur on decent work, Roel Deseyn (Belgium, EPP/CD), has urged European authorities to act more resolutely against social dumping and the exploitation of the workforce.
07/10/2013 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Adopting a draft resolution on ‘Good governance of large metropolises’, the Committee called on governments to create legislative settings that facilitate citizen participation at the local level.
07/10/2013 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The Committee welcomed the draft Council of Europe Convention against trafficking in human organs, but regretted that the text focuses on the criminal aspects rather than on prevention and co-operation.
04/10/2013 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
A video clip aimed at breaking the silence that surrounds child sexual abuse, will be presented during a series of events in Nicosia, Cyprus, from 11 to 14 October as part of the Council of Europe 'ONE in FIVE' Campaign.
04/10/2013 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
“The PACE resolution on ‘Children’s right to physical integrity’ in no way compares the 'circumcision of boys' to 'female genital mutilation',” declared Marlene Rupprecht.
03/10/2013 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The committee organised on 2nd October a breast cancer awareness raising day. Dozens of members of the Assembly showed their support to the event by wearing the pink ribbon distributed.
11/09/2013 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The Europe Prize is to be presented to the German town of Altötting – joint Prizewinner in 2013 along with the Hungarian town of Tata – at a ceremony in the town on Saturday 14 September.
27/06/2013 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
"Some parents, often with the best of intentions, give their consent to medically unjustified operations or interventions, which may have serious consequences for the physical integrity of their children", rapporteur Marlene Rupprecht said.