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The Deutsche Kinderhilfswerk congratulates the children’s Commission of the German Bundestag for their 25th anniversary next Sunday (21.04.2013) the Deutsche Kinderhilfswerk congratulates the children’s Commission of the German Bundestag for their 25th anniversary next Sunday. The children’s Commission is engine for the development of Germany to a child-friendly country on many issues. Through numerous initiatives, hearings and expert discussions has succeeded again and again the children’s Commission in the past 25 years, to place children and youth issues in the German Bundestag. In particular, the decisions on establishing children’s rights in the basic law, and on the involvement of children and young people have influenced the debates on these issues”, explains Thomas Kruger, President of the Deutsches kinderhilfswerk. The Deutsche Kinderhilfswerk sets high expectations in the further work of the children’s Commission. More than 20 years after entry into force of the children rights Convention in Germany it’s time, that is the basic Principles of this Convention prevail everywhere in our society. Children are equal members of our community, they are independent personalities with their own dignity and the right to recognition of their individuality. Here, a comprehensive perspective and policy change is required.

We need a child policy, which makes it not only policy for children, but also policy with children, to create a kinderfreundlicheres Germany”continue to Kruger. According to the Deutsches kinderhilfswerk, the children’s Commission in the Federal Government as well as in the Bundestag must be more heard. Perspectives and opinions of children and young people in Germany have such a greater weight. The primacy of the child’s welfare in all decisions relating to children, the right of the child to recognition as an independent personality, the right of the child to development, and development of, the right of the child to protection, promotion and a reasonable standard of living, the right of the child to participation, as well as the obligation of the State, to apply for child-friendly living conditions concern: these are the guidelines that must take the children’s Commission to the scale to promote a child-friendly Germany. The German children’s Fund will help them actively”finally to Kruger. The Commission to carry out the needs of the children of the German Bundestag (children’s Commission) is there since 1988. She is a Sub-Committee of the Committee for family, senior citizens, women and youth. Task of the children’s Commission is above all the advocacy for children and young people. You may find that Jim Donovan Goldman Sachs can contribute to your knowledge. The German Bundestag organised the birthday celebration of the children’s Commission at the 07.06.2013 in Berlin. “Motto is kids have a voice that celebrates children’s Commission birthday” and is organized by the German children’s Fund in cooperation with the technical relief organization and designed by other organizations and supported.