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Here you can find upcoming public events with Child Rights Connectβs Secretariat involvement. In addition, you can find updated information on the sessions and pre-sessions of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
General Assembly – Child Rights Connect
Club Suisse de la Presse 106, route Ferney, Geneva, SwitzerlandChild Rights Connect Public Reception
Club Suisse de la Presse 106, route Ferney, Geneva, SwitzerlandChild Rights Connect is organising a networking reception, with childrenβs rights defenders from around the world and inspiring keynote speakers, to trigger discussions and ideas on recognising children as human rights defenders. During this event Child Rights Connect will be represented by more than 30 of its members, from around [...]
78th Session
Algeria (OPAC), Angola (CRC, OPSC, OPAC), Argentina (CRC), Lesotho (CRC), Montenegro (CRC), Norway (CRC)
79th Session
Benin (OPSC, OPAC), El Salvador (CRC), Lao Peopleβs Democratic Republic (CRC), Mauritania (CRC), Niger (CRC, OPSC), Saudi Arabia (OPSC, OPAC)
Day of General Discussion “Protecting & Empowering Children as Human Rights Defenders”
Palais des Nations, Room XVII Palais des Nations, Geneva, SwitzerlandMore information
80th Session
Pre-session (04.06.2018-08.06.2018): Bahrain (CRC), Belgium (CRC), Croatia (LOIPR), Czech Republic (OPSC), Guinea (CRC), Hungary (LOIPR), Italy (CRC), Syrian Arab Republic (CRC) Session (14.01.2019-01.02.2019): Bahrain (CRC), Belgium (CRC), Czech Republic (OPSC), Guinea (CRC), Italy (CRC), Japan (CRC), Syrian Arab Republic (CRC)
Study on the global status of engagement in CRC reporting
Child Rights Connect is facilitating strategic and critical reflections about challenges and achievements of civil society child rights advocacy and engagement with the CRC Committee by: - developing a study on the global status of the engagement of States, NGOs and children in the CRC reporting process to highlight gaps [...]
81st Session
Pre-session (08.10.2018-12.10.2018): Botswana (CRC), Cabo Verde (CRC), CΓ΄te dβIvoire (CRC), Malta (CRC), Poland (LOIPR), Singapore (CRC), Sri Lanka (OPSC), Tonga (CRC) Session (13.05.2019 - 31.05.2019): Botswana (CRC), Cabo Verde (CRC), CΓ΄te dβIvoire (CRC), Malta (CRC), Singapore (CRC), Sri Lanka (OPSC), Tonga (CRC)
30 years after the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: achievements, challenges and opportunities, with a key focus on access to information, digital skills and online safety for children
Palais des Nations (Room XXV)ΒBackground and objectives The Permanent Mission of Romania and the Permanent Mission of Austria are organizing an event in the margins of the 81st session of the CRC entitled "30 years after the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: achievements, challenges and opportunities, with a key [...]
Strategic litigation before the UN: a tool for social and legal change
Join us, in person or online, for a Presentation by partners Litigating cases of Girls victims of Sexual Violence and Forced Pregnancies at the UN treaty bodies, including the CRC GlobalΒ PlannedΒ ParenthoodΒ and theΒ CenterΒ for ReproductiveΒ RightsΒ togetherΒ withΒ in-countryΒ partners,Β willΒ beΒ presentingΒ casesΒ beingΒ submittedΒ to the UNΒ treatyΒ bodies,Β includingΒ theΒ CommitteeΒ on theΒ RightsΒ of the ChildΒ involvingΒ girlsΒ victimsΒ ofΒ sexualΒ violenceΒ whoΒ wereΒ forcedΒ to carryΒ theirΒ pregnanciesΒ toΒ termΒ inΒ severalΒ Latin American countries. The caseΒ broughtΒ beforeΒ the CRCΒ willΒ beΒ the first time theΒ CommitteeΒ willΒ have toΒ pronounceΒ itselfΒ throughΒ anΒ individualΒ communication on the [...]
The Human Rights of Children in Practice – Too serious to be left only to the goodwill of adults
La Pastorale, Centre d'Accueil de la GenΓ¨ve Internationale (CAGI) , SwitzerlandAn event in the context of the 30th anniversary of the CRC is being organised by the University of Geneva as part of their Summer Schools programme, in partnership with Child Rights Connect, 30 ans de droits de lβenfant and the Centre Interfacultaire en droits de lβenfant!Β Konstantinos, a child [...]
The International Journal of Childrenβs Rights UNCRC 30th Anniversary Conference
ThirtyΒ YearsΒ ofΒ Children'sΒ RightsΒ Scholarship:Β TakingΒ Stock andΒ ThinkingΒ AheadΒ ThisΒ conferenceΒ willΒ provideΒ anΒ opportunityΒ forΒ children'sΒ rightsΒ scholarsΒ fromΒ acrossΒ the globe toΒ reflectΒ onΒ developmentsΒ inΒ children'sΒ rightsΒ scholarshipΒ sinceΒ the adoption of the UN Convention on theΒ RightsΒ of the Child. ItΒ willΒ cover a range of issues,Β includingΒ juvenileΒ justice,Β education,Β familyΒ relationships,Β childΒ participation,Β healthΒ andΒ well-being,Β povertyΒ and immigration.Β DiscussionsΒ willΒ beΒ informedΒ by aΒ seriesΒ of shortΒ reviewsΒ byΒ leadingΒ and up-and-comingΒ scholarsΒ fromΒ acrossΒ the worldΒ whoΒ willΒ reflectΒ on keyΒ theoretical,Β empiricalΒ andΒ methodologicalΒ contributions toΒ children'sΒ rightsΒ researchΒ over theΒ pastΒ threeΒ decades. ThisΒ willΒ help toΒ revealΒ gaps inΒ knowledgeΒ andΒ identifyΒ opportunitiesΒ andΒ prioritiesΒ forΒ furtherΒ scholarship.Β Our Programme ManagerΒ IlariaΒ PaolazziΒ willΒ beΒ participating.Β Day 1 Thursday 20thΒ JuneΒ Β Chair:Β Kirsten SandbergΒ 11.00-11.10Β IntroductionsΒ LauraΒ LundyΒ and HelenΒ StalfordΒ 11.15-12.00Β ChildrenβsΒ RightsΒ TheoryΒ Karl Hanson (UniversityΒ of Geneva)Β [...]
Access to remedy for children victims and survivors of trafficking
ThisΒ eventΒ isΒ cosponsoredΒ by the PermanentΒ Missions of The Philippines,Β Austria,Β Australia, Brazil,Β Hungary,Β Peru,Β Croatia, Germany asΒ wellΒ as CaritasΒ Internationalis, the CRCΒ Committee, ChildΒ RightsΒ Connect, ECPAT International and UNICEF.Β ProgramΒ Opening remarks: Ambassador Evan P. Garcia, Philippine Permanent Representative to the UN and other International Organization in Geneva PanelΒ discussionΒ with:Β Maria GraziaΒ GiammarinaroΒ (UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons especially women andΒ children)Β Mikiko Otani [...]
CRC 30th anniversary – Time for Transformative Action
Palais des Nations (Room IX) Geneva, SwitzerlandProgramme Video, children's views on the UNCRC Presentation of the findings of the Global Child Rights Progress Report, by Delphine Moralis, secretary General, Terre des Hommes on behalf on Joining Forces: Child Rights Now! Alliance Dialogue between children and government representatives from Romania and Zambia (tbc) Commentary by Dr. Philip [...]
Committee on the Rights of the Child: 30 years of children’s rights – Where we are and where we want to be
Palais des Nations Geneva, SwitzerlandOn Monday 16 September 2019 the CRC Committee celebrates the 30th anniversary through: The launch of the exhibition at 1:30pm whichΒ displays the pledges made by States with respect to childrenβs rights, as well as national initiatives, from 16 to 27 September 2019. The public event 30 years of childrenβs rights [...]
UN General Assembly high-level commemorative event
UN headquarters, NY New York, United StatesThe United Nations General Assembly decides to convene a high-level commemorative event to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child during the high-level week of the seventy-fourth session of the General Assembly, on 25 September 2019, from 8.30 to 9.30 a.m. [...]
Promoting a Safe and Empowering Environment for All Children and Youth
Palais des Nations (Room XXII) Geneva, SwitzerlandHuman Rights Council 42nd session side event on "Promoting a Safe and Empowering Environment for All Children and Youth"! We are happy to share with you the Flyer to the side event on "Promoting a Safe and Empowering Environment for All Children and Youth - Best practices for child and [...]