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Hearings - Education and training: using EU aid to support youth - 19-02-2018 - Committee on Development 12-02-2018 10:02 AM CET On Monday 19th February 16:00-18:30 (PHS 5B001) the DEVE Committee will hold a public hearing on "Education and training: using EU aid to support youth". The hearing will count with the participation of representatives of UNESCO, UNICEF, the World Bank, the German Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ), the European Commission and NGO representatives and will be moderated by Bogdan Brunon Wenta and Vincent Peillon. It aims to examine the state-of-play of education in developing countries and the challenges which have to be overcome to reach SDG4 by 2030, including specific obstacles faced by girls. The hearing will also analyse the EU's development aid priorities regarding education and how this aid can help youth develop relevant skills to increase their employment prospects. The hearing will be webstreamed. Location : PHS 5B001 Further information Programme Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Latest news - 12: February: Efforts against use of child soldiers remain insufficient - Committee on Development 12-02-2018 01:34 PM CET Although more than 160 countries have signed the UN Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, thousands of children are still being recruited as soldiers in conflicts. The 2017 UN report on Children and Armed Conflict names 56 armed groups and seven state armies as guilty of recruiting children. 12 February is the International Day against the use of child soldiers, or 'Red Hand Day'. On this occasion, Linda McAvan, Chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Development said: 'Children must be protected from violence. While the EU and others are already actively tackling the problem, it is imperative that we step up international efforts to protect children from being recruited and abused by armed groups. We also need to continue helping those that have become victims.' Further information UN Special Representative Children and Armed Conflict Red Hand Day Campaign EP study on EU and children in armed conflict Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP QUESTIONS? STAY CONNECTED  Contact Us |   This email was sent on behalf of the European Parliament · Bât. Altiero Spinelli · 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 · B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels  · Belgium · Phone: +32(0)2 28 42111