Side event on adolescent girls’ rights - CEDAW 40th and CRC 30th anniversaries!
2019-10-25 13:30 - 14:45 (Europe/Paris) | Palais des Nations, Room XXVII, Switzerland
On 25 October you are invited to the side event “Paving the way for adolescent girls’ rights”. This is organized by Plan International in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the UN in Geneva, the CEDAW and CRC Committees, and co-sponsored by Child Rights Conenect, among others.
You can find below the panel where our Executive Director Alex Conte will be among the speakers.
Panellists:
– Neha from Nepal, Co-leader Girls’ Team for girl-led report to the CEDAW Committee
– Ministra María Alejandra Costa Prieto, Deputy Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the United Nations Office in Geneva
– Ms. Hilary Gbedemah, CEDAW Committee Chair
– Ms. Renate Winter, CRC Committee Vice-chair Mr.
– Alex Conte, Child Rights Connect Executive Director
Moderation by Ms. Rachel Tenorio, Young Professional, Plan International United Nations Office in Geneva
This event will shed light on how the CEDAW and CRC Committees are working towards the protection and advancement of adolescent girls’ rights by integrating a gender and age perspective into their work. It is an opportunity to look at achievements made so far and discuss how the Committees can collaborate to strengthen international guidance on adolescent girls’ rights. RSVP here!

30 years on from the Child Rights Convention: where are we on street children's rights?
2019-11-11 09:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Paris) | Baker Mckenzie Office, London, 100 New Bridge St, London, England, EC4V6JA, Spain
Consortium for Street Children is organizing a conference titled “30 years on from the Child Rights Convention: where are we on street children’s rights?”. This conference will be held at Baker Mckenzie Office in London on the 11th November 2019 from 9am-6pm.
30 years on from the Child Rights Convention and 2 years after General Comment N. 21 on Children in Street Situations, street children around the world are still being denied their rights. You can join this event to discuss the progress made and hear about innovative solutions aimed at securing legal rights, protections and opportunities for street children.
Confirmed speakers: Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights and Nima Elbagir, Senior International correspondent for CNN and award-winning journalist recognised for investigating human rights abuses and child labour across Africa.
Workshop topics and full list of confirmed speakers to be announced in September.

Defence for Children International: 3 side-events
2019-11-15
Defence for Children International in holding 3 side-events in November to celebrate both its 40th anniversary and the 30th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
1) Children’s Rights Award: “Hear my Story, know my rights”
Defence for Children International (DCI) is a leading child rights-focused grassroots Movement founded in 1979, the first International Year of the Child. We promote and protect the human rights of children at the local, national, regional and international levels across 5 continents. In 2019, we will be celebrating 40 years of DCI’s active contribution to protecting and promoting the rights of children worldwide. DCI’s work focuses on 4 thematic priorities namely Justice for Children, Violence Against Children, Children on the Move and Children Affected by Conflicts. It also prioritizes 3 cross-cutting issues which include children deprived of liberty, child participation and gender.
Objectives:
2019 marks the 30th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the 40th of DCI. On this occasion, we would like to celebrate with children!
The objective of the Children’s Rights Award 2019 is to foster children’s participation and to include the whole DCI Movement in doing so. This edition calls upon the participation of all children between ages of 12-17 years in all the countries in which DCI is present. This will also include the involvement of National Sections who will be participating in the award in partnership with the DCI International Secretariat in Geneva. Through this DCI Award process DCI aims to highlight how children’s rights are perceived by those who are most directly concerned – children themselves. More than that, DCI wishes to use the process at the National level to interact with children in their communities to encourage a better understanding of their rights enshrined in UN Convention of the Rights of the Child, more specifically the articles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child on which DCI focuses their work. Given that 2019 is also the 30th anniversary of this UN Convention, there will be also celebrations at the National level, with which the Award may be associated. The objective is to include as many children as possible through a wide participation of the DCI Movement worldwide in the competition entitled: HEAR MY STORY, KNOW MY RIGHTS.
DCI’s priority on child participation is underpinned by the Convention of the Rights of the Child, both Article 12 (respect for the views of the child) and Article 13 (right of every child to 12 express his or her views, also in judicial and administrative proceedings) as well as the Optional Protocol 3 to the Convention, which allows individual children to submit complaints regarding specific violations of their rights under the Convention and the Protocols. The Sustainable Development Goals (target 16.7) also call for responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels. Additionally, Article 2 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child calls for non-discrimination of any kind and allows for the application of measures to ensure that children are protected from these discriminations which may occur.
The 2019 edition of the Children’s Rights Award aims to provide a platform for children to express their ideas, opinions, views, hopes and visions in regard to children’s rights. The two categories enable both an illustrative and detailed outlook of what children’s rights mean from the perspective of a child. There is broad range of issues and challenges that children face. For example, millions of children worldwide are affected by violence which means that what one child may see as a right to them may mean something completely different to another child in different country. As a grass-roots organisation promoting the rights of children, it is important to acknowledge the different barriers faced by children worldwide at voicing out their opinions whether due to language barriers or lack of opportunities to do so. Moreover, this will attract a wider range of participation both in terms of geographical diversity, eliminating potential language barriers and strengthening cooperation between National Sections and the DCI International Secretariat in Geneva.
Activities:
Child Rights from a Child’s Perspective:
DCI’s priority on child participation is underpinned by the Convention of the Rights of the Child, both Article 12 (respect for the views of the child) and Article 13 (right of every child to 12 express his or her views, also in judicial and administrative proceedings) as well as the Optional Protocol 3 to the Convention, which allows individual children to submit complaints regarding specific violations of their rights under the Convention and the Protocols. The Sustainable Development Goals (target 16.7) also call for responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels. Additionally, Article 2 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child calls for non-discrimination of any kind and allows for the application of measures to ensure that children are protected from these discriminations which may occur.
The 2019 edition of the Children’s Rights Award aims to provide a platform for children to express their ideas, opinions, views, hopes and visions in regard to children’s rights. The two categories enable both an illustrative and detailed outlook of what children’s rights mean from the perspective of a child. There is broad range of issues and challenges that children face. For example, millions of children worldwide are affected by violence which means that what one child may see as a right to them may mean something completely different to another child in different country. As a grass-roots organisation promoting the rights of children, it is important to acknowledge the different barriers faced by children worldwide at voicing out their opinions whether due to language barriers or lack of opportunities to do so. Moreover, this will attract a wider range of participation both in terms of geographical diversity, eliminating potential language barriers and strengthening cooperation between National Sections and the DCI International Secretariat in Geneva.
Scope:
This competition will be open to children between the ages of 12 – 17 years old which will be split into 2 categories who reside in one of the countries where DCI is present:

Category A: a piece of artwork including video-clips, songs, and any other form of electronic creation.
Category B: a creation of a comics, pictures, posters or drawings of any form.

*See “Rules & Regulations” for specific delivery methods.
The two categories shall aim to express what child rights are to them. Participants have the freedom to interpret this question as they wish however the piece must clearly present a link and has to be apparent in order for judges to be able to provide an objective assessment.
Participants are also encouraged to link their submissions to one of DCI’s thematic priorities and cross-cutting issues:
 Justice for Children
 Violence Against Children
 Children on the Move
 Children affected by Conflict
 Children Deprived of Liberty
 Gender
 Children’s Participation
Child participation
This competition will be open to children between the ages of 12 – 17 years old residing in one of the countries where DCI is present. The first two winners of the International Round (the first winner of the Category A, and the first winner of the Category B) will receive as a prize, the opportunity to come to Geneva (probably during the week of the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, TBC). During this week in Geneva, the international community will organize several events regarding the 30th anniversary, in which DCI will be able to participate. Therefore, the two winners will have the opportunity to attend to some of these events according to their age. DCI will also publish in the DCI Website, and other relevant media and publications, the winners and the best national participations.
This event will take place in Swiss Press Club (Geneva) on 15th November 2019 from 15h to 18h followed by a reception.

2) Screening of “Voices from the inside” and debate on children deprived of liberty
This event will take place in Swiss Press Club (Geneva) on 18th November 2019 from 18h30 to 21h30.

3) Group Discussion on Girl Human Rights Defenders
This event will take place in Palais des Nations, UN (Geneva) on 19th November 2019 from 14h30 to 15h30.
UN registration necessary
If you are interested to attend any of those events, please register here.

30th Anniversary: Commemorative conference in Geneva
2019-11-18 - 2019-11-20 | Palais des Nations, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland
UPDATE: Check the videos!
A three-day commemorative conference is organized at the Palais des Nations on 18 to 20 November by the Association 30 ans de Droits de l’Enfant with key partners. Child Rights Connect is actively involved in the organization of the conference as well as in the facilitation of children’s participation. In particular, Child Rights Connect is invited to take part in the working group which is tasked of organizing the roundtables as well as the working groups which will organize the child participation aspect of the conference.

Concept note
Programme
Child-friendly Concept note and Programme: English, Français, Español

As you can see on the programme:

Child participation is the topic of the only plenary roundtable of Day 1;
Children human rights defenders will be the topic of the only plenary roundtable of Day 2;
Our child advisors are invited to participate in the entire conference, as speakers and participants;
2 or 3 child advisors will have the opportunity to deliver an opening statement on Day 1 on the situation of child rights 30 years after the adoption of the CRC.

Children Are Standing Up for Their Rights. What Will You Do?
2019-11-20
UNICEF will advocate for action on child rights throughout 2019 at the global, regional and national level – culminating on the commemorative day on 20th November – World Children’s Day.
UNICEF offices are engaging with national and local governments and partners to organize special events and mobilize actions for and with children and young people. Each country will use this opportunity to accelerate progress on priority national child rights issues in their specific contexts. UNICEF favours an approach to commemorating the anniversary at various points with both virtual and country level celebrations and activities, which could possibly include an action-oriented moment on child rights and the Sustainable Development Goals at the High-Level Political Forum of the United Nations General Assembly in September. UNICEF is also developing a child-friendly version of the Convention, together with Child Rights Connect and with the participation of children.
Convention on the Rights of the child Commemorative Event, 20th November, NYC
UNICEF and the Office of the President of the General Assembly are inviting ECOSOC-accredited NGOs to attend the “one-day high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.”
This one-day event will also serve as the culmination of a series of child-centric efforts underway in regional, national and local capacities, brought together in a global space with the participation of UN Member States, civil society, children and other stakeholders – all celebrating the Convention.
In accordance with the resolution 73/301, the schedule of the meeting will include an opening plenary meeting, an interactive segment with meaningful participation of children and youth, and a high-level plenary meeting.
The outcome of the one-day high-level event meeting is a summary record of interventions from member states announcing their renewed or refreshed commitments towards the fulfillment of obligations enshrined within the convention for the 21st century, and a summary of discussions to act as a record of ongoing commitment to accelerate action for the full realization of the CRC.
To confirm attendance, please register at https://reg.unog.ch/event/32462/.
Children Are Standing Up for Their Rights. What Will You Do?
In May 2019, UNICEF launches the public-facing part of the CRC30 initiative, and with these public communications, we will celebrate, empower and support the inspiring children and young people who are using their voices to change the world, standing up for their rights, and the rights of children everywhere. This video, which features children who have made a real difference in their communities and in the world, carries the message: ‘Children are standing up for their rights, what will you do?’. It is a call for adults to take concrete actions to realise child rights, once and for all.
Global action on the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child – Government commitments to implementing child rights in the 21st century
UNICEF calls for States to sign a joint global pledge : https://www.unicef.org/child-rights-convention/global-action.
UNICEF has also produced a CRC30 toolkit for partners and a timeline “Milestones in Children’s Rights”.
For more information about UNICEF’s plans for CRC30, or for campaign assets, please contact email CRC30@unicef.org

Save the Children: activities at various levels
2019-11-20
Save the Children is celebrating its centenary in 2019 and will engage in activities at various levels to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Convention, notably supporting a call for renewed commitments to the Convention and the SDG commitment to leave no one behind. As part of their plans, they will be involved in joint “Child Rights Now” activities and a joint event with CIVICUS and Child Rights Connect, during the 20 November Geneva Conference, with a possible focus on “Accountability with Children – Empowering children as civic actors to claim their rights and mobilize for change: good practices, challenges and lessons learned”.

Mission 89: raising public awareness and understanding of the trafficking of children
2019-11-20
Mission 89, a Geneva-based organisation that aims to mitigate child trafficking in sports through research, education and advocacy, is planning an awareness-raising campaign in Geneva on combating the trafficking of children in sports. As part of its 30th anniversary activities, it is organizing a photo exhibition, a youth forum with a digital campaign, and a music concert in Geneva to raise public awareness and understanding of the trafficking of children.

Child Rights Now! Global report on the status of children’s rights
2019-11-20 - 2020-05-10
The objective of Child Rights Now, a joint initiative of 6 organizations (ChildFund International, SOS Children’s Villages,Plan International, Save the Children, Terres des Hommes and World Vision) is to advocate for renewed commitment to achieving the rights of all children and the Convention, and to integrate a child rights focus into measures aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Child participation is also an essential component of the Child Rights Now initiative.
A global report on the status of children’s rights in 17 countries was launched in June 2019: A Second Revolution – Thirty years of child rights, and the unfinished agenda: English, French, Spanish. The report highlights the critical steps to realise the rights of all children and calls on States to fulfil their commitments in relation to both the CRC and the Sustainable Development Goals.

Arigatou International: A Collaborative Study on the Contributions from Religious Communities
2019-11-20 - 2020-06-03
Arigatou International, in close collaboration with the Office of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Violence against Children (SRSG) and other key partners, has initiated a study which consists of a review of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) from a multi-religious perspective. The primary authors of the study include distinguished academics specialized in the field of child’s rights, former chairpersons of the CRC Committee, as well as religious scholars from various faiths and backgrounds.

This collaborative study is taking place on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the CRC, which was adopted unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly the 20 November, 1989. Since its adoption, the CRC has become the most widely ratified international human rights treaty in history, and has resulted in the enactment of various laws and the adoption of numerous policies, constitutions, and programs to protect the rights of children around the world.
The study seeks to celebrate the anniversary of the adoption of the Convention and the resulting positive impacts it has had on child rights, but also serves to bridge the secular and religious divide in approaches and attitudes to fighting for child rights. The content of the CRC reflects common values inherent in all major religions around the world; the study seeks to highlight these commonalities and showcase the key role that religious leaders and communities play in influencing norms and values which can protect and promote the rights of the child. It also aims to raise awareness among religious communities on the importance of promoting the implementation of the CRC. Finally, it seeks to understand the perspectives of religious leaders and faith communities with regards to children’s rights and to encourage their commitment and endorsements to the CRC. The study does this by examining the contributions of faith communities to the CRC’s implementation and the objections raised by religious communities, including any reservations submitted by state parties on religious grounds.
The study will include strong, evidence-based statements on religious values and principles, and on harmful practices that are purportedly condoned in the name of religion. In addition, it will look at how to address opposition to and violation of children’s rights by some extremist religious groups.
Once completed, the study will be disseminated worldwide through various channels, and will be incorporated into the Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence against Children and presented to the UN High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in July 2019, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, the UN Faith Advisory Council and thereafter, to the UN General Assembly in September 2019. It will also be disseminated to international NGOs, the Global Network of Religions for Children, and to religious communities worldwide on the occasion of the World Day of Prayer and Action for Children on November 20, which is commemorated annually to raise the status of the child and promote the CRC. It will be translated into additional languages and available in print and online.

Celebrating 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
2019-11-20 14:30 - 18:00 (Europe/Paris) | European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
The European Parliament will organise a conference on 20 November to mark the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The conference will consider progress over the past three decades and reflect on the challenges that new generations face in a global and digital world.
It will be attended by Belgium’s Queen Mathilde, Unicef Belgium’s honorary president; together with David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament; and Ursula von der Leyen, President-elect of the European Commission.
The conference also commemorates the 60th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly’s Declaration of the Rights of the Child.
Delegates will discuss children’s rights to live and thrive and their right to dream.
Protecting and promoting the rights of the child
The European Parliament is committed to protecting and promoting children’s rights, not just in Europe, but all over the world.
Convention of the Rights of the Child
The Convention on the Rights of the Child strives to ensure better implementation of children’s rights worldwide. It has inspired the EU and its member states to change laws, policies and practices aimed at the protection and promotion of children’s rights, independent of their nationality or residence status.
#EUforChildren

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83rd session
2020-01-13 - 2020-01-31
Pre-session (03.06.2019 – 07.06.2019):
Austria (CRC), Belarus (CRC), Cook Islands (CRC), Costa Rica (CRC), Micronesia (Federal States of) (CRC), Rwanda (CRC), State of Palestine (CRC), Tuvalu (CRC)
Session (20.01.2020 – 07.02.2020):
Austria (CRC), Belarus (CRC), Cook Islands (CRC), Costa Rica (CRC), Micronesia (Federal States of) (CRC), Rwanda (CRC), State of Palestine (CRC), Tuvalu (CRC)

85th pre-session
2020-02-10 - 2020-02-14
Chile (LOIPR), Cuba (CRC), Djibouti (CRC), Gambia (LOIPR), Greece (CRC), Madagascar (CRC), Somalia (CRC), Zambia (LOIPR)

HRC Intersessional event on "Realizing the rights of the child through a healthy environment"
2020-02-12 13:15 - 15:00 (Europe/Paris) | Palais des Nations (Room XXII), Geneva, Switzerland

High-level mainstreaming panel on CRC30, 43rd session of the HRC
2020-02-24 - 2020-03-20
High-level mainstreaming panel on CRC30, 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council

84th session in Samoa
2020-03-02 - 2020-03-06 | Apia, Apia, Samoa
Session:
Cook Islands, Micronesia, Tuvalu
Pre-session:
Kiribati
Find more information on out dedicated webpage!

Adoption of the LOIPR (Mauritius, NZ, Sweden)
2020-06-29 - 2020-07-03
The LOIPR of Mauritius, New Zealand and Sweden will be adopted as planned in June 2020.

85th online limited session
2020-09-14 - 2020-10-02
85th online limited session with no State reviews (postponed to January 2021).

87th pre-session
2020-09-21 - 2020-10-09
Canada (CRC), Iceland (CRC), Kuwait (CRC), Philippines (CRC), Poland (CRC SRP), Ukraine (CRC), Vietnam (CRC)
Adoption of LOIPR: France, Ireland
The 87th pre-session, originally planned in June 2020, is postponed to September/October 2020.

Virtual Side Event on a Child Rights Approach to the LBI Draft Treaty on Business and Human Rights
2020-10-21 13:00 - 14:30 (Europe/Paris)
Business activities and enterprises significantly affect children in all aspects of their lives. As the Committee on the Rights of the Child highlighted, “children are both rights-holders and stakeholders in business”. Children are potential consumers targeted by marketing strategies and possibly using harmful or unsuitable products and services, off and online. Many are workers in the formal or informal economy. They are family members of business employees and, as such, they may be directly affected by their working conditions and environment. Children are also members or residents of communities and environments, which are affected by business activities or in which business operates. Children are “often disproportionately affected by the adverse impact of business activities”. Yet, the impact of business on children and their rights is often still invisible to many stakeholders: governmental bodies, decision makers within the business sector but also human rights advocates.
The aim of this virtual side event, which will be held on Wedneday October 21 from 1pm to 2:30pm CEST, is to create a platform to exchange on priorities to be raised and addressed during the 6th Session of the open-ended inter- governmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights (OEIGWG) from October 26 to October 30, 2020. This event will hear from diverse and relevant stakeholders on how they are addressing the impact of business activities and enterprises on the lives of children and youth and how a legally binding instrument could regulate and mitigate the negative impact on their rights.
Panellists:
• Anita Goh, International Commission of Jurists: Presentation of the legal analysis
• Emanuella Ribeiro Halfeld Maciel, Clínica de Direitos Humanos, Federal University of Minas Gerais,
children rights violations and mining tailing dams (Brazil)
• Gabriela Kühn, ECPAT International – Case study on child protection from sexual exploitation in the
context of business activities
• Cristina Duranti, Good shephard sisters international foundation – Case study child rights violations
in the context of mining, DR Congo
The side-event will be held on Zoom at the following link:
http://bit.ly/ChildRightsSideEvent (Meeting-ID: 857 4944 6537 Access code: [REDACTED])
Please register here if you wish to attend the event and check the concept note for additional information!
Event Contacts:
Child Rights Connect: Maty Diawara – programmes2@childrightsconnect.org
DKA Austria: Ingrid Pintaritsch – ingrid.pintaritsch@dka.at

Launch of the new publication : "The Rights of Child Human Rights Defenders: Implementation Guide"
2020-12-07 13:00 - 14:30 (Europe/Paris)
Child Rights Connect is thrilled to announce the release of our new publication “The Rights of Child Human Rights Defenders: Implementation Guide”, which will be presented during this virtual launch event on December 7th, 2020, from 1pm to 2:30pm CET.
You can check out the event flyer and read the quick intro to the new guide for more information. Join us at the launch webinar to learn more  about what you can do to strengthen the protection and empowerment of CHRDs!

Do not forget to RSVP here and feel free to contact Agnès at gracia@childrightsconnect.org for more information !

86th online limited session
2021-01-18 - 2021-02-05
https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx?SessionID=2480&Lang=en

88th pre-session
2021-02-08 - 2021-02-12
Pre-session: Afghanistan (OPAC), Azerbaijan (CRC), Bolivia (CRC), Germany (CRC), Luxembourg (CRC SRP), North Macedonia (CRC), South Sudan (CRC), Uzbekistan (CRC)
Adoption of LOIPR: South Africa, United Kingdom
This pre-session will be held online.

87th session (online)
2021-05-17 - 2021-06-04
The CRC Committee decided to undertake online reviews “on a pilot exceptional basis” for Luxembourg (SRP) and Tunisia.
Deadline for additional submission (standard procedure): 5th May 2021
Programme of work is available here: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRC/Pages/CRCIndex.aspx

89th pre-session
2021-06-07 - 2021-06-11
SRP pre-sessions: Croatia, Netherlands, Switzerland.
Deadline for written inputs to State report: 1st May 2021
Adoption of LOIPR: Bulgaria, Fiji, Liechtenstein, Oman.
Deadline for written inputs to LOIPR: 1st March 2021

88th session
2021-09-06 - 2021-09-24
The session will be conducted in-person with the following country reviews: Czech Republic, Eswatini, Poland (SRP), Switzerland (SRP).
Deadline for additional submission: 15th August 2021
The review of Afghanistan (CRC, OPAC) is postponed.

90th pre-session
2021-09-27 - 2021-10-01
SRP Pre-session: Chile and Zambia
Deadline for written inputs to the State report: 1st September 2021
Adoption of LOIPR: Bhutan, Ecuador, Estonia, Georgia, Guatemala, Peru and Sierra Leone.
Deadline for written inputs to LOIPR: 1st July 2021

89th session
2022-01-31 - 2022-02-11
Madagascar, Netherlands (SRP)
Deadline for additional submission: 15th December 2021
“As a result of unprecedented rise of COVID-19/Omicron cases, the OHCHR has evaluated that the 89th session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child due to start on 17 January 2022 is not possible in an in-person format. The Committee is currently in the process of consultation with the OHCHR/UNOG concerning the new dates. Further announcements will be made as soon as the decision is taken.”

90th session
2022-05-03 - 2022-06-03
Cambodia, Canada, Chile (SRP), Croatia (SRP), Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Greece, Iceland, Kiribati, Somalia, Zambia (SRP)
Deadline for additional submission: 15th April 2022

SIDE-EVENT AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF CHAIRPERSONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY BODIES: IMPLEMENTING THE TREATY BODY REVIEW 2020 – WHERE DO WE STAND
2022-06-01 18:15 - 19:45 UTC
This side event at the 34th Annual Meeting of Chairpersons of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies, co-organized by the Geneva Human Rights Platform, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Commonwealth Secretariat, TB-Net and the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN in New York. represents an opportunity for all stakeholders to take stock of the decisions taken by treaty bodies (TBs), OHCHR and member states, following the recommendations contained in the Report of the co-facilitators on the state of the UN human rights treaty body system.
The panel and open debate will discuss the implementation status of these decisions and recommendations, unpacking their significance for strengthening the TB system. By applying a multi-stakeholder perspective, this event will assess core topics currently under review, including the development of a predictable schedule of reviews, aligned working methods and digitalization.
PROGRAMME
13:15 – 13:20: Welcome and Introductory Remarks
13:20 – 13:45: Update on the status of implementation of the recommendations issued by the Report of the co-facilitators and suggested next steps
13:45 – 14:45: Open Discussion
MODERATION

Felix Kirchmeier, Executive Director, Geneva Human Rights Platform (GHRP)

PANELISTS

Rosemary Kayess, Chairperson, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Victoria Sulimani, Ambassador/DPR Political Affairs, Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone to the United Nations in New York
Antti Korkeakivi, Chief, Anti-Torture, Capacity-Building, Coordination and Funds Section, Human Rights Treaties Branch, OHCHR
Christen Broecker, Deputy Director, Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights

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Those who won’t be in New York can follow this event on UN Web TV and ask questions to the panelists by sending these to the following email address: ghrp@geneva-academy.ch
GET READY: OUR RESEARCH BRIEF ON THIS ISSUE
Our new Research Brief Implementing the TB Review 2020 – Where Do We Stand provides a comprehensive summary of the key decisions taken and recommendations given by all relevant stakeholders – TBs, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and member states – in implementing the recommendations of the TB Review 2020 process.
Written by Felix Kirchmeier, Chloé Naret and Domenico Zipoli, it outlines the main issues discussed to date, including good practices, challenges and practical recommendations on ways forward.

91st session
2022-08-29 - 2022-09-23
Germany, Kuwait, North Macedonia, Philippines, South Sudan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
Deadline for additional submission: 15th August 2022
