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ENOC Members
The Catalan deputy for the defence of children's and adolescents' rights, Aida C. Rodríguez, has been elected president-elect of the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children (ENOC) for the 2025/2026 term. The election took place during the 29th ENOC General Assembly, held in Bucharest on 17 and 18 September. This assembly focused on the right to physical health of children and adolescents.
Young advisers from Catalonia, Andalusia, the Basque Country, Croatia, Cyprus, Iceland, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, Northern Ireland, Poland, Scotland, Slovakia and Ukraine attended this year's edition. They all met in early July in Croatia to draw up a series of recommendations on the right to physical health, which they have now presented to ENOC members.
What is ENOC?
ENOC is a network of independent institutions that defend children's rights. Its main tasks are:
- promoting the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child;
- supporting groups that work to defend children's rights;
- sharing information and strategies among its member states; and
- promoting the development of ombudsman offices for children.
Founded in 1997, it currently has 43 member institutions from 34 states.
ENOC organises an annual meeting, attended by all its members as well as guest observers, such as ombudsman offices, organisations like UNICEF, and institutions such as the European Union and the Council of Europe.
Fuente: El Síndic de Greuges de Cataluña, Spain
