Nisimgħu lit-Tfal u l-Familji tagħhom 21st July 2023 The Positive Parenting and Strengthening of the Family Committee organised an event in collaboration with the Office of the Commissioner for Children with the aim of listening to children and their families. This event created a platform for children and families to...
Welcome to The Office of the Commissioner for Children
The Office Promotes the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child which focuses on the protection of children; ensuring the provision of necessary services and child participation.
The Office of the Commissioner for Children
The Office of the Commissioner for Children was set up in terms of the Commissioner for Children Act of 2003, to promote the welfare of children and the compliance with the UN Convention on the rights of the child, as ratified by Malta on the 26th of January 1990, and such other international treaties, conventions or agreements relating to children as are or may be ratified or otherwise acceded to by Malta.
The work carried out by the Office focuses on: the protection of children, the promotion of children’s rights, ensuring the provision of necessary services for children, and the participation of children. The office acts as a focal point which monitors the current social and cultural situation in relation to children, such that it can contribute substantially in the co-ordination that needs to take place across all sectors in order to have policies that are child oriented.
NEWS & STATEMENTS
Cooperation Agreement 9th February 2023 Today, the Office of the Commissioner for Children signed a Cooperation Agreement with the Local Government Division. The agreement was signed by Ms Antoinette Vassallo, Commissioner for Children and Ms Joyce Dimech, Permanent Secretary within the Ministry for National Heritage, Arts and Local Government. The...
Safer Internet Day 2nd February 2023 The 7th of February marks Safer Internet Day - a day celebrated in over 150 countries worldwide. Like in previous years, the theme for this important day is Together for a Better Internet. It is a call to action for all stakeholders to join...
Hunting Exhibition 27th January 2023 The Office of the Commissioner for Children is concerned that hunting exhibitions in schools may inadvertently promote the use of firearms amongst school-aged children. The Office is aware of the fact that hunting is a legitimate Maltese pastime which should only be accessible to adults....
Safe Spaces 23rd January 2023 The Office of the Commissioner for Children condemns the incident which took place over the weekend in which a number of teenagers were hurt in Valletta. The Office continues to advocate for the right of children and adolescents to engage in safe recreational activities. Appropriate...
SOCIAL MEDIA
Over the last three days we were part of the capacity building event carried out as part of the project Empowering Children's Participation in Malta being led by the Ministry for the Family and Children's Rights. We are privileged to work with Laura Lundy and Anne O'Donnell to better ensure meaningful child participation in policy making! ![]()
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#ChildrenHaveARightToParticipate #UNCRC
Nawguraw lill-istudenti kollha li rritornaw jew ħa jirritornaw lura l-iskola din il-gimgħa! Ejjew naħdmu sabiex niżguraw lit-tfal kollha jkollhom ambjent ta’ tagħlim sigur u pjaċevoli. Irridu nagħtu l-għodda neċessarji lill-istudenti sabiex ikunu jistgħu jilħqu il-ħolm u l-potenzjal kollu tagħhom. ![]()
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Good luck to all the students who have returned or will be returning back to school this week! Let us strive to ensure that ALL children have a safe and friendly learning environment. We should empower children to follow their dreams and to reach their full potential. ![]()
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#Drittgħalledukazzjoni #Drittijiettattfal #RightToEducation #ChildrensRights
𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴! 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥!