@PACE_Social

News on the work of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

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Today our Committee adopted a statement calling on European states to put pressure on Israel to respect a genuine ceasefire in Gaza pace.coe.int/en/news/10427/u…

Committee calls on European states to put pressure on Israel to respect a genuine ceasefire in Gaza

The PACE Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development made the following statement today: “Almost one year after the ceasefire of 10 October 2025, the committee deplores the...

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pace.coe.int/en/news/10406/t… Congratulations to our rapporteur, Lesia Zaburanna for her report on "Towards coherent policies on veterans in Europe"

Towards coherent policies on veterans in Europe

Europe is facing its “largest cohort of veterans since the Second World War”, mainly as a result of Russia’s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine, which has created more than two million...

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@PACE_NewsJun 8
PACE General Rapporteur Senator Joe O'Reilly has urged Israeli authorities to respect the rights of Palestinian children, and to immediately release those detained. Read his full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/10333/p…
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Congratulations to our rapporteur Larysa Bilozir for her report denouncing ‘the use of starvation as a method of warfare’ pace.coe.int/en/news/10332/c…

Committee denounces ‘the use of starvation as a method of warfare’

The Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development, meeting in Athens on 4 June, expressed concern that overlapping crises are severely undermining food security, food systems and...

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On the Earth Day 2026, let us step up efforts to make clean air, safe water and climate resilience a reality for all. We have the right to a healthy environment – and an imperative to act, individually and collectively. "#R2HE
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🌱 Advancing the legal recognition of the right to a healthy environment at the Council of Europe. This morning’s exchange with Aurora Floridia and the Permanent Representations of 19 States. #Environment #HumanRights #CoE
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🌱🇫🇷 L’ambassadeur @PapNdiaye a accueilli les Représentants d'Andorre, d'Espagne, d'Islande, du Liechtenstein, du Luxembourg, de Monaco, du Portugal, de la Slovénie et de la Suède à la @RepFranceCdE pour réaffirmer leur engagement en faveur du droit à un environnement sain.
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Petra Bayr : ‘La justice sociale et la protection de l’environnement sont indissociables’ pace.coe.int/fr/news/10223/p…

Petra Bayr : ‘La justice sociale et la protection de l’environnement sont indissociables’

Petra Bayr, Présidente de l’APCE, a fait aujourd’hui la déclaration suivante, après la tenue d’un évènement en marge de la Conférence de haut niveau sur les droits sociaux (Chisinau 18-19 mars 2026)...

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PACE rapporteur urges Israel to lift the ban on NGO access to the Palestinian territories pace.coe.int/en/news/10208/u…

PACE rapporteur urges Israel to lift the ban on NGO access to the Palestinian territories

Joseph O’Reilly (Ireland, EPP/CD), PACE General Rapporteur on the situation of women and children in the Palestinian territories, made the following statement today: “The decision by the Israeli...

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Did you know? The winning city of the #Europe Prize receives €20K to enable young people to visit the European institutions. Yesterday, young from @RRII_Terrassa (Spain) visited the Council of Europe @coe and discussed European issues with C.Leyte -Spain & M.Konatar -Montenegro
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Social justice is the foundation of democracy, let s move on with the Charter to to beat poverty and the cost-of-living crisis. " stated Amabassador Koreshi at the PACE conference on the European Social Charter in Paris today
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PACE_Social is/was pleased to have an open discussion with Ms Nataliia Kalmykova, Minister of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine, while preparing the report by Mr Jan Filip Libicki (Poland, EPP/CD) on “The situation of Ukrainian soldiers who became disabled as a result of hostilities”
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PACE_Social had a fruitful discussion with Mr Taras Vysotskyi, Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture of Ukraine, preparing the report by Ms Larysa Bilozir on “Ensuring sustainable food security in times of crisis: strengthening resilience and access to food
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Olena Khomenko: ‘Targeting homes and kindergartens is a grave crime that demands accountability’ pace.coe.int/en/news/10075/o…

Olena Khomenko: ‘Targeting homes and kindergartens is a grave crime that demands accountability’

The Chair of the PACE Parliamentary network on the situation of the children of Ukraine, Olena Khomenko, today expressed her “deepest outrage and sorrow” at the brutal Russian missile and drone...

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@PACE_News16 Oct 2025
How can we help Ukrainian children affected by war? Join us tomorrow for this major parliamentary event in Tallinn: pace.coe.int/en/news/10061/p… Watch the livestream from 8 a.m. Estonian time, 9 a.m. CEST: riigikogu.ee/live/2/et/ #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦
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Congratulations to Gaziantep = Europe Prize 2025 ! What a nice ceremony !
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Congratulations to our rapporteur Aurora Floridia for the adoption of the report!! ‘ Housing is a human right, not a commodity' says PACE pace.coe.int/en/news/10051/-…

'Housing is a human right, not a commodity' says PACE

PACE has warned that the right to adequate housing remains a “broken promise” for more than a billion people worldwide, insisting that housing must be treated as a human right, not as a commodity....

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@PACE_News3 Oct 2025
MEDIABOX: "A house is like like a second skin for ahuman being - it gives us protection, a sense of belonging." Rapporteur Aurora @FloridiaAu38597 explains why a decent home should be a human right... youtu.be/8m_kPX7aCWQ
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Congratulations to our rapporteur Stefan Schennach ! PACE calls on member states to promote universal health coverage pace.coe.int/en/news/10048/p…

PACE calls on member states to promote universal health coverage

Against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions and budgetary constraints, and in the face of worsening inequalities in access to healthcare, PACE today emphasised the importance of promoting universal...

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Commitee calls on the Council of Europe to assume its role in addressing climate change and its impact on our fundamental rights pace.coe.int/en/news/9992/co…

Commitee calls on the Council of Europe to assume its role in addressing climate change and its...

The Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development notes with grave concern that Europe has entered an era in which climate-related disasters are becoming structural: persistent...

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