ESC 2024/2025

1. Introduction   The internet has become an integral part of children's lives, offering a wide range of opportunities for learning, exploring, informing, and interacting with others. According to UNICEF, there is clear evidence that children and young people are spending more time in the digital...

In recent decades, Europe has seen a significant increase in unaccompanied migrant children. This increase has led most states to strengthen their reception and protection systems. According to UNICEF, in 2020, there were 36 million migrant children worldwide, with...

I’m Tamara Pizzolato, a volunteer at Hope for Children CRC Policy Center (HFC) in the Humanitarian Division at Hope for Children’s Nicosia shelter and participating in the European Solidarity Corps program. I hold degrees in Pedagogy and Health Education, providing me with...

Since 2013, hundreds of thousands of children have arrived in Europe, many travelling unaccompanied and separated from their families. In the Europe and Central Asia region, large numbers of children have been displaced within their own countries, such as Türkiye and Ukraine,...

Every year, an estimated 250,000 children slip through the net of Europe’s child protection systems and disappear, without a trace, leaving them highly vulnerable to all kinds of dangers. As reported by Missing Children Europe, runaways, children abducted by third parties, victims...

Background  Nowadays, irregular migration towards Europe is of great concern, the routes taken by people who decide to leave their countries are increasingly long and dangerous, and the number of individuals undertaking them seems to be increasing, reaching 8,962 deaths...

I’m Rebecca Ceglie, a volunteer at Hope for Children CRC Policy Center (HFC) in Cyprus and participating in the European Solidarity Corps program. Graduated in International Relations and European Studies, I’m deeply passionate about human rights and child protection with a special focus...

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a complex and deeply rooted phenomenon in many societies, with Somalia being one of the countries where this practice is still widespread. In Somalia, FGM is a serious issue with profound social, cultural, religious,...

The phenomenon of refugees is one of the most complex and dramatic aspects of contemporary global crises, characterized by violence, war, and persecution, which force millions of people to flee their homes in search of safety. Among those facing...

Just as myths often have roots in real historical events, the earliest winemaking culture in Cyprus is intertwined with the island’s mythology, particularly its connection to Aphrodite. According to legend, Aphrodite’s fleeting love affair with Dionysus, the god of wine, inspired her...