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Liliane Maury Pasquier welcomes the adoption of the Convention against Trafficking in Human Organs

11/07/2014 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

"The adoption of the Convention against Trafficking in Human Organs this week is an excellent news,” declared today Liliane Maury Pasquier, Chairperson of the PACE Sub-Committee on Public Health.

Eastern Ukraine: children’s welfare and safety must be ensured

26/06/2014 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

As PACE General Rapporteur for Children, I would like to express my grave concern over the imminent danger children are in, due to the existing situation in Eastern Ukraine, said today Stella Kyriakides.

European Diplomas of the Council of Europe: 15 municipalities rewarded in 2014

26/06/2014 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

Axel E. Fischer, Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize and Sir Alan Meale, former Chairperson, presented the 2014 European Diploma to the mayors of 15 prize-winning municipalities.

Total ban on trading human organs must stay

24/06/2014 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

The committee on Social Affairs has reasserted the need for a total ban on any form of trading in human organs, expressing concern at recent suggestions that “some form of commercialisation” could be envisaged.

Youth participation: a means of preventing sexual exploitation

23/06/2014 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

The 19th meeting of the PACE Network of Contact Parliamentarians to stop sexual violence against children will address the theme “Youth participation: a means of preventing sexual exploitation”.

Presentation of the Council of Europe Flag of honour to the town of Bielsko-Biała (Poland)

20/06/2014 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

The Council of Europe Flag of honour will be awarded to the Polish municipality of Bielsko-Biała on Saturday 21 June during its twin-town festival by the former Italian Senator and honorary Member of the PACE, Renzo Gubert.

Presentation of the Council of Europe Flag of Honour to the town of Aix-en-Othe

12/06/2014 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

The Council of Europe Flag of Honour will be awarded to the French municipality of Aix-en-Othe (Aube) on Saturday 14 June by Jean-Claude Frécon, French Senator of the Loire and member of the PACE.

For a child-friendly juvenile justice

13/05/2014 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

Despite the panoply of standards providing a well-established framework for modelling juvenile justice, there is a dissonance between the rhetoric of human rights discourse and the reality of juvenile justice interventions.

Call for increased co-operation between the Development Bank and the '47'

13/05/2014 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

In a draft resolution unanimously adopted in Nicosia, the committee called on the Development Bank to strengthen its ties with the Council of Europe. The CEB should further maximise the social added-value of its projects.

Ensuring access to quality-assured diagnosis and treatment for all breast cancer patients

12/05/2014 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

The committee, meeting today in Nicosia, urged member States to reduce inequalities in diagnosis, screening and treatment of breast cancer, and ensure that patients have the level of care that they are entitled to.

The need for a guaranteed minimum income in a time of crisis

12/05/2014 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

A guaranteed minimum income is an important element in reducing the social effects of the economic crisis, members of PACE's Social Affairs Committee were told at a meeting in Nicosia.

Creating the right conditions for reporting and successfully prosecuting child sexual abuse

09/05/2014 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

Parliamentarians will meet in Nicosia (Cyprus) on 13 May 2014 to discuss how to create the right conditions for reporting and successfully prosecuting child sexual abuse cases.