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The Expert Group for Cooperation on Children at Risk

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The Expert Group for Cooperation on Children at Risk, EGCC, is a group of senior officials from the ministries responsible for children’s issues in the member countries to the CBSS and the European Commission.

Member countries are: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia and Sweden.

The EGCC identifies, supports and implements cooperation on children at risk between countries and organisations in the region. It also examines and reviews areas of concern with regard to children, as identified by its network of National Coordinators and experts. Based on these findings the EGCC adopts programmes and implements actions within areas of concern. Activities and programmes are carried out together with national authorities, agencies and organisations in cooperation with regional and international organisations.

Prioritised areas for the period until July 2013 for the EGCC are:

  • The protection of children from all forms of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse 
  • Ensuring the rights to protection of children in migration and the protection of children that are trafficked
  • Early intervention and prevention as a means to ensuring children's right to protection from all forms of abuse, violence and neglect
  • The rights of children in residential care and in other forms of out of home care

To contact the Children's Unit: child at cbss dot org