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After only four weeks since the submission of Child Rights Connect’s position paper to his Office, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is taking action to start addressing the lack of a system-wide approach to child rights in the UN.    From the Executive Office of the UN Secretary-General, Assistant Secretary-General for Strategic Coordination, Mr. Volker Turk, addressed a letter to Child Rights Connect’s President, Maria Herczog. His letter welcomes the position paper of Child Rights Connect and expresses agreement with the analysis that “a [...]

The current gaps in child rights mainstreaming at the UN can no longer be overlooked. Child rights mainstreaming across the whole UN system is a necessary journey that needs to start now and must engage children. Read the summary of the event here. Access recordings of the events here: English [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]