The Chair of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, Mikiko Otani, delivered a statement at the 76th session of the General Assembly in New York, on 7th October 2021. The Chair took this opportunity to recall the high-level panel discussion held at the Human Rights Council in February [...]
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s Day of General Discussion (DGD) 2021 on child rights and alternative care took place on 16th and 17th September. It was a momentous occasion and the first time that the Committee took forward this event entirely online (due to the COVID-19 [...]
On 10 September 2021 the UN Secretary General has presented his report on Our Common Agenda: Responding to Current and Future Challenges. The report, together with the SG call to action for human rights, is further evidence of the need for child rights mainstreaming across the UN system as well [...]
At the opening of the 88th online session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, Child Rights Connect welcomed the holding of the in-person session and the efforts made to review a higher number of States: […]
We welcome the UN Joint Commitment, released this month, to promote the right of children, youth and future generations to a healthy environment and their meaningful participation in decision-making at all levels, in relation to climate action and climate justice. This Joint Commitment by Heads of United Nations Entities developed under the UN Secretary-General’s Call to [...]
On 14 and 15 June 2021, more than 40 local, national, regional, and international child rights organisations and coalitions from around the world, all members of the Child Rights Connect network (who share a vision of realizing children’s rights through the United Nations (UN) human rights system), gathered for the [...]
At the end of its 87th session, the Committee on the Rights of the Child announced that it will initiate a General Comment on children’s rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change. The General Comment will provide long-overdue authoritative guidance on how children’s rights are impacted by the environmental crisis and [...]
The 33rd Annual Meeting of Chairpersons of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies is taking place from 7-11 June 2021. TB-Net is participating in the exchange meeting with NGOs and stakeholders, and will highlight the following key points: READ THE FULL STATEMENT 1. Civil society participation TB-Net appreciates the opportunity of [...]
At the opening of the 87th online session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, Child Rights Connect welcomed the online session and reiterated its support for an effective recovery from the impact of the pandemic on the full implementation of the CRC: […]
At the 46th session of the Human Rights Council (Council), Member States adopted the resolution on the renewal of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment which highlights the critical role of child human rights defenders (CHRDs) acting on the environment! Like in previous resolutions, the initial text-only expressed deep concern at the threats that environmental degradation poses for persons in vulnerable situations, [...]
