National Action Plan for Children

The National Action Plan for a child-friendly Germany 2005-2010 (NAP ) is an initiative of the German Federal Government, the " A world fit for children " of the United Nations in 2002 in New York, emerged from the final document. Basis of this Action Plan is the Children's Rights Convention ( UN Convention on the Rights of the Child), which was adopted in 1989 by the UN General Assembly and ratified by 192 countries of the world.

Basic concern of the German NAP is to improve the living conditions of children and children's rights. To this end, it has been divided into six areas:

  • Growing up without violence ( promoting a non-violent upbringing; investigation of the problem field violence by neglect of the child)
  • Participation of children and young people ( development of quality standards for participation; anchoring child and participation rights in curricula, training, study regulations and specific training opportunities for relevant professionals )
  • Equal opportunities through education (early and individual support; overcome the selectivity of the education system and change to a promotional system )
  • Development of an adequate standard of living for all children ( address the root causes of child poverty; identifying ways from poverty-related situations )
  • Promoting healthy living and a healthy environment ( prevention of new health risks, strengthen holistic and interdisciplinary health promotion and child-and youth-specific treatment)
  • International obligations (combating poverty and realization of children's rights in developing countries, development of international conventions for the protection of children)

Responsible for the development and implementation of the NAP, the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth ( Federal Ministry for Family Affairs ). In addition to the lead ministry but also various other ministries are involved in the various topics associated with the working groups. In the steering group for NAP (formerly Federal- AG ) and in the six thematic working groups also various non-governmental organizations include the German Federal Youth Council, Children's Emergency Relief, German Agro Action, UNICEF and Misereor.

As a portal for information about NAP, to advances and developments initially functioned from 2004 to 2006, the initiative project P. Superseded the initiative in 2006 by the action program has you doing, what the goals and ideas has taken up the initiative. It also runs under the auspices of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth ( Federal Ministry for Family Affairs ).

2008 starts the official accompanying the NAP, the initiative for a child-friendly Germany, also under the auspices of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. The site is online since April 2008.

Child and Youth Participation

For the National Action Plan, it is essential that deal large sections of the society constructively with him and accompany the implementation of the action fields. For the achievement of the goal - a child-friendly Germany - is the involvement of children and young people in this conflict is essential. Your viewpoints and specific concerns in the form involve perceptible participation directly in the implementation of the action plan is essential for the sustainability of the NAP. This is implemented by a child and youth participation project of the German Federal Youth ring ( DBJR ) with the participation of the Service Agency youth participation ( SJB ) under the direction of Uwe East Dorff. For the first time looked at the Congress Protect, promote and participate - For a child-friendly Germany over the child and youth participation project also children and young people themselves to such a special event active and peer-reviewed and debated amongst others together with scientists / interior and other professionals.

Chronicle

  • 8 to 10 May 2002 at the World Summit for Children in New York (also: General Assembly Special Session on Children of the UN ) adopted a final document entitled A world fit for children. It forms the basis for the NAP of the countries that signed the paper.
  • 16 February 2005: the draft NAP for a Child-Friendly Germany is adopted by the German Bundestag and the implementation decided by the year 2010.
  • July 8, 2008: Publication of the interim report on the implementation of the National Action Plan by the BMFSFJ (PDF)
  • December 4, 2008: Publication of a new interim report on the NAP conference " Protect, promote, participate - For a child-friendly Germany ," Berlin
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