World Children's Day 2021 20th November 2021 The 20th of November marked World Children’s Day a day dedicated to all children. On this day, we celebrated the many achievements made in ensuring that children have access to their rights. However, we should continue to advocate for those children whose rights...
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;Â 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
European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse 18th November 2021 Since 2015, the Council of Europe has declared the 18th of November as the European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse. All children have the right to live a...
Some Primary School are still being denied their education 29th October 2021 The Office of the Commissioner for Children would like to express its disappointment that in the ongoing industrial dispute between the Ministry for Education and the teachers’ unions over how to make good for a shortage of teachers...
Right to Education 14th October 2021 The Office of the Commissioner for Children would like to reiterate its stand that the right of every child in Malta to a quality education must be guaranteed in the face of the ongoing pandemic as should be their own and their teacher’s right...
Revised Education Act 6th September 2021 The Office of the Commissioner for Children welcomes the announcement that the revised Education Act is set to come into force next month. This is an important step forward in Malta’s implementation of children’s fundamental right to education, as laid out in Articles 28...
SOCIAL MEDIA
Ä enitur perfett ma jeżistix; nistgħu inkunu biss Ä¡enituri tajbin biżżejjed. Ä enituri li nibqhu miftuħa għat-tagħlim u li nibqgħu nuru imħabbitna lejn uliedna b'mod konsistenti kif ukoll nitolbu apoloÄ¡ija u nirranÄ¡aw meta niżbaljaw.![]()
![]()
#BeTheParent
Fondazzjoni Sebh would like to thank the new Children's Commissioner Ms. Antoinette Vassallo for her visit to Dar Fra Diego and Dar San Nikola. It was a pleasant afternoon whereby the children had the opportunity to meet her privately. We wish Ms. Vassallo all the best in her work. ![]()
Commissioner for Children, Malta
National Conference - Healthy Spaces, Co-creating Child Friendly Towns and Villages is underway. ![]()
![]()
#healthyspaces #childrensrights #ChildParticipation
Children need to feel safe and loved no matter what. Empathise, process and explore with your child about healthy ways to express their emotions 🥰![]()
#BeTheParent
The Commissioner for Children met with Chris Nash from the European Network of Statelessness and with Dr Neil Falzon from Aditus to discuss Malta's progress regarding Statelessness as well as possible ways of collaboration.