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David McAllister, Charles Goerens

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Written by Marie Lecerf.

Updated on 14.10.2025.

At more than one in five, the number of children at risk of poverty in the European Union (EU) remains high. This year’s International Day for the Eradication of Poverty presents an opportunity to take stock of what the EU is doing to fight child poverty. Even though legal competence for child policy remains primarily with the Member States, the fight against child poverty is a major EU priority. The European strategy on the rights of the child now reflects the EU’s increasing willingness to tackle child poverty, while the use of European funds is key to success.

Background

It is now 33 years since the United Nations (UN) established the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The objective of the international day’s 2025 edition, to be marked on 17 October, is to ‘end social and institutional maltreatment by ensuring respect and effective support for families’. In recent decades, there has been marked progress in reducing poverty worldwide. Nevertheless, the number of people living in poverty remains very high, even in the EU, in particular among children. In 2024, 93.3 million people in the EU‑27 were living in households at risk of poverty or social exclusion (i.e. 21.0 % of the EU‑27 population, according to Eurostat). With an at-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion rate of 24.2 % for the EU‑27, children were at greater risk in 2024 than adults (see Figure 1).

Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU, 2024 EU contribution to the fight against child poverty Legal basis

The EU is guided by the principles set out in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, ratified by all EU Member States. The objective of promoting protection of the rights of the child is established in Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union. Moreover, the EU and its Member States are bound to comply with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, Article 24 of which is dedicated entirely to the rights of the child.

EU policy responses

Fighting child poverty in the EU is primarily a Member State responsibility. Nevertheless, at EU level there is broad consensus that action is needed to lift children out of poverty and to promote children’s wellbeing.

The proclamation of the European pillar of social rights in November 2017 demonstrated increasing willingness to tackle child poverty in the EU. Principle 11 is clear that the fight against child poverty is a priority of today’s social Europe, while referring to children’s right to protection from poverty.

In June 2021, the European Commission adopted, and the Council endorsed, a recommendation on the European Child Guarantee, demanding that social exclusion be tackled by guaranteeing that children in need have access to services, such as early childhood education and care, education, healthcare, nutrition, housing, cultural and leisure activities. Many of these services are provided at regional and local levels, as highlighted by the Commission in its April 2024 recommendation on developing and strengthening child protection systems in the best interests of the child. Three years after the publication of their national action plans, Member States have submitted progress reports, which generally emphasise the need for better monitoring and clearer targets, tackling regional inequalities, expanding proven pilot projects, improving data sharing, reaching more vulnerable children, building the workforce and ensuring stable long-term funding.

In her 2025 State of the Union address, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reaffirmed the EU’s commitment to eradicating poverty by 2050 and announced a European anti-poverty strategy.

The EU has also committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, not least Goal 1, which aims to halve the number of people, including children, in poverty, by 2030.

EU funds

Numerous financial instruments offer Member States EU support for measures to address child poverty.

• For the 2021-2027 programming period, the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) provides a broad range of funding opportunities to fight child poverty. The Fund for European Aid to the most Deprived (FEAD) is built into ESF+, allowing greater synergies between the two funds to address child poverty; the ESF+ also links to the national recovery and resilience plans. ESF+ supports measures to eradicate child poverty in the EU through the implementation of the European Child Guarantee.
• Under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), €200 billion (2018 prices) is dedicated to measures to promote social inclusion and combat poverty, notably by supporting investment in social infrastructure, equipment and access to quality services, such as new classrooms or modernised capacity for childcare, and education facilities.
• Member States can also make use of the InvestEU and REACT-EU programmes or the Recovery and Resilience Facility to fund measures combating child poverty and social exclusion.

European Parliament

Demonstrating its commitment to child wellbeing, Parliament has had a Coordinator on Children’s Rights since 2018, a position held by Parliament Vice-President Ewa Kopacz (EPP, Poland) since 2019.

Parliament has also adopted several resolutions and reports addressing child poverty over the years. Most recently, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) has been working on a draft report on developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy (rapporteur: João Oliveira, GUE/NGL, Portugal), scheduled for a committee vote by the end of the year. The rapporteur’s draft report calls for a comprehensive EU strategy to eradicate poverty by 2035, highlights that child poverty constitutes a violation of human rights, and urges the adoption of integrated measures across social, educational and health policies.

In a March 2024 resolution, Parliament called for a European Capitals for Children initiative to help fight child poverty, make a comprehensive examination of children’s living conditions and ensure effective implementation of the European Child Guarantee.

On 21 November 2023, with resolutions on reducing inequalities and promoting social inclusion in times of crisis for children and their families and on strengthening the Child Guarantee, Members urged the Commission and the Member States to do more to tackle the challenge of child poverty.

Read this ‘at a glance note’ on ‘EU contribution to the fight against child poverty‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.

599634 Communication and Media Relations Section Trends in addressing femicide in the OSCE region

Preventing femicide - the gender-related killing of women and girls - was the central focus of a side event hosted by the OSCE Secretariat’s Gender Issues Programme under the WIN Project, and co-sponsored by the OSCE Delegations of Malta, Belgium and Croatia, during the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference on 14 October.

Under the title ''End it Now! Addressing Prevention of Femicide in the OSCE Region and Beyond”, the event highlighted growing concerns about the alarming rise in femicides. In 2023 alone, an estimated 85,000 women were intentionally killed worldwide, with over 51,000 of them murdered by an intimate partner or family member.

Opening the event, Dr Lara Scarpitta, OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues and Head of the Gender Issues Programme, stressed the urgent need to address this issue through targeted legislation and robust prevention mechanisms. “Across the OSCE we have witnessed some important efforts to end femicide through its criminalization, the establishment of Femicide Watches, and the development of specialized perpetrator programs and law enforcement training. But we must be clear: these efforts remain insufficient. Too many women continue to fall victim to violence, and too many perpetrators remain unpunished,” she noted.

The event featured a key note address by former UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women Dubravka Šimonović and contributions from experts from Croatia, Malta and Belgium, who reflected on the key best practises and lessons learned from the criminalization of femicide in their respective contexts. A core focus of the event was the presentation of the OSCE’s new 2025 report “Mapping Trends in Combatting Femicide in the OSCE Region”, delivered by Elmaja Bavčić, Adviser on Gender in the Gender Issues Programme.

Saara Sofia Siren, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office’s Special Representative on Gender and Member of Parliament, reiterated the OSCE’s commitment to advancing gender equality and ending violence against women

This discussion builds on the ongoing work of the Gender Issues Programme’s and reinforces the need for collaborative, cross-sectoral approaches to prevent femicide and ensure accountability.

The event took place within the framework of the multi-year ExB project “WIN for Women and Men: Strengthening Comprehensive Security through Innovating and Networking for Gender Equality.”

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Oct 15 2025 (IPS-Partners)

 
Poverty is not just scarcity. It is exclusion, stigma, and invisibility.

Poverty is not a personal failure. It is a systemic failure. A denial of dignity and human rights.

Families in poverty often endure intrusive surveillance, burdensome eligibility checks and systems that judge, not
support.

Single mothers, Indigenous households, marginalized groups face increased scrutiny, suspicion and separation.

Over 690 million people live in extreme poverty.

Nearly half the world lives on less than USD$6.85 per day.

Around 1.1 billion people suffer multidimensional poverty.

Two-thirds of people in extreme poverty are in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Progress has slowed and the path to 2030 is fragile.

Social and institutional maltreatment is structural.

It lives in rules, routines and default practices.

When people avoid help because of fear, the system has already failed them.

This year’s “International Day for the Eradication of Poverty” calls for three fundamental shifts:

From control to care:
– Designing systems based on trust, not suspicion.
– Reducing punitive conditions and simplify documentation.

From surveillance to support:
– Prioritizing family-strengthening: income support, childcare, housing, mental health and justice

From top-down to co-created solutions:
– Including families in design, budgeting, delivery and evaluation.

Supporting families strengthens many goals:
– Poverty Reduction
– Health & Wellbeing
– Quality Education
– Gender Equality
– Decent Work and Social Protection
– Reduced Inequalities
– Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

“Too often, people living in poverty are blamed, stigmatized, and pushed into the shadows.” – UN Secretary
General, António Guterres.

2030 is looming. We must act now.

 

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599577 For Media inquires

The OSCE Programme Office in Astana (the Office), with the support of the OSCE’s Conflict Prevention Centre Forum for Security Co-operation Support Section (FSC), and in close co-operation with the Center for Arms Control and Inspection Support of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan, successfully concluded the Ammunition Storage and Surveillance Course (ASSC) on 9 October in Almaty.                                 

The two-week course, held from 30 September to 9 October 2025 at the Peacekeeping Operations Centre of the Ministry of Defence, was organized under the framework of the extra-budgetary project “Addressing Contemporary Safety and Security Risks in the Republic of Kazakhstan”. The initiative aims to strengthen Kazakhstan’s national capacities in the life-cycle management of conventional ammunition and promote safe, secure, and sustainable stockpile practices in accordance with international standards.

The course was developed and conducted by the Bundeswehr Verification Center (BwVC) in collaboration with a representative of the United Kingdom's Joint Arms Control Group. It represents the first module of the broader Ammunition Expert Capability Course (AECC) framework, which will continue with modules on ammunition transport and disposal in the coming year.

Opening the course, Frederic Clement, FSC Project Officer from the OSCE Secretariat, highlighted that “this partnership is about building sustainable capacities that will serve Kazakhstan for many years to come. Together, we are strengthening safety, driving modernization, and reinforcing Kazakhstan’s role as a reliable contributor to regional and global security”.

Over nine intensive training days, eighteen officers and technical specialists of the Ministry of Defence enhanced their knowledge of risk management, UN hazard classification, safe distance calculations, stockpile management, temporary storage, and ammunition inspection and control procedures. Practical exercises held at the Ali training range allowed participants to apply theoretical knowledge through hands-on simulations of risk assessments and safety zoning in accordance with the UN International Ammunition Technical Guidelines.

“This course represents another step forward in strengthening Kazakhstan’s technical capabilities in ammunition safety management,” said Jaroslaw Kurek, Project Manager representing the Office. “By combining theory with practice, we enable national experts to apply international best practices and minimize safety risks associated with ammunition storage.”

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