Federal Social Insurance Office
Federal Commission of Child and Youth Affairs
Address
Effingerstrasse 20
3003 Bern
http://www.ekkj.ch
Contact person
Marion Nolde
Secretary
031 322 92 26
marion dot nolde at bsv dot admin dot ch
Further contacts
Andrea Ledergerber Lüber
Secretary
031 322 79 80
andrea dot ledergerber at bsv dot admin dot ch
Operating range
- National
Relevant duties in the context of human rights
- Promotes the Swiss implementation of the integral UN children’s rights convention; involved in the development of a coordinated national child and youth policy.
- Focuses over the last few years: youth and employment; youth and violence; children and youth participation; integration of children and youths with migration background; poverty and social exclusion.
- Voices needs specific to children and youths in the scope of consultations.
- Advises the federal authorities on child and youth specific questions; provides general information on children and youths; participates in expert groups; commends selected projects (i.e. the Federal Youth Parliamentary Assembly).
- Cooperation on national level (with children and youth NGOs; the national conference of the cantonal children and youth secretaries; federal authorities and administration; various commissions, etc.) and one-off commitments on international level
Main work in the human rights field
- Lobbying / Networking / Human rights policies
Protection of vulnerable groups
- Children and adolescents
Issues our organisation works on
- Children’s rights / Child labour / children / teenagers
Current projects with human rights focus
- Focus 2010 - 2011: children's rights in Switzerland
- Focus 2008 - 2009: youth sexuality in the course of time
- Young and poor: a taboo to break! (cf. report below)
Publications on human rights issues
Reports and publications:
- German:
- French:
- Italian: