06/12/2017 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Children traumatised by armed conflict need specialised support to re-build trust and create “new positive life experiences”, the Social Affairs Committee has said, approving a draft resolution, based on a report by Sevinj Fataliyeva.
30/10/2017 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
In co-operation with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the UK Parliament will hold a seminar in London on 6-7 November on “Children's mental health and child-friendly justice”.
10/10/2017 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
For the first time ever, the Palais de l’Europe in Strasbourg was illuminated in pink last night – in a special initiative to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The building will stay illuminated throughout the week.
19/09/2017 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The PACE Social Affairs Committee today called on European governments to make the enforcement of parental responsibility decisions abroad “simpler, speedier and less costly”.
19/09/2017 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
“Drug-resistant tuberculosis is one of the gravest risks requiring attention. Its rates in Europe are growing faster than in any other world region,” said Serhii Kiral, rapporteur on 'Inquiry into growing antimicrobial resistance'.
03/08/2017 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Petra De Sutter today underlined the urgency of taking a clear position on the practical use of new genetic technologies following the publication of a new study in the journal Nature.
29/06/2017 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The mayors of seven municipalities were today presented with the 2017 European Diploma, honouring their work to promote the European ideal, at a ceremony at the Council of Europe headquarters in Strasbourg.
28/06/2017 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
At its meeting held on 1 June in Baku, the Committee on Social Affairs appointed Luís Leite Ramos for a second mandate as General Rapporteur on Local and Regional Authorities of the PACE.
01/06/2017 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe have pledged to do all they can to promote laws protecting children from cyber-bullying and harmful online content or abuse.
01/06/2017 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Member States need to do more to support the European Social Charter and ensuring that it is better integrated with similar initiatives in other European bodies, PACE’s Social Affairs Committee has said.
31/05/2017 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Azerbaijan’s record on combating discrimination in the workplace and the efficiency of public employment services will come under the spotlight at ahearing in Baku on 2 June, organised by the committee and the Milli Mejlis.
19/05/2017 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
“Europe is at a crossroad, and we must not lose sight of the common good in favour of short-term political gains or narrowly defined national interests,” said Stella Kyriakides, at the 127th Session of the Committee of Ministers in Nicosia.