COVID-19 pandemic and child rights
Child Rights Connect today endorsed an open letter from the Joining Forces alliance to Presidents, Prime Ministers, Governments and Mayors. […]
The Human Rights Council celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child with a High-Level Panel on children’s rights mainstreaming within the UN
Child Rights Connect and its members addressed high-level representatives of the three UN pillars to call for better mainstreaming of a child rights-based approach in the work of the United Nations, including through establishment of a UN-wide Child Rights Strategy. “Although [the Convention on the Rights of the Child] is [...]
Advancing children’s rights relating to the environment: event to kickstart discussions on the 2020 Annual Day on the Rights of the Child
“Younger generations are afraid of not having the possibility to hope for a better future. I think everyone is aware of the threats represented by environmental harms but there is a lack of concrete actions from the international community. We call for a real change.” said Solal, the child environmental [...]
Child Rights Connect Working Group on Environment statement at HRC dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on enviroment
On Monday 2nd March 2020, our member Terre des Hommes delivered a statement on behalf of the Child Rights Connect working group on children and the environment during the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on environment, at the 43rd Human Rights Council session. The statement was delivered to support [...]
Child Rights Connect calls on UN to develop a Child Rights Strategy
During today’s Annual High-Level Panel Discussion on Human Rights Mainstreaming, this year focussed on mainstreaming children’s rights within the UN system through a child rights-based approach, Child Rights Connect called on the UN to develop a Child Rights Strategy that applies to all UN bodies and agencies. […]
Children from around the world have their say on the right to peaceful assembly
In November 2019, the UN Human Rights Committee invited comments on the Revised Draft General Comment No. 37 on Article 21 (Right of Peaceful Assembly) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. For Child Rights Connect, what mattered most was that children could provide their comments too! With [...]
Preparations advance for the CRC session in Samoa!
In March 2020, the Committee on the Rights of the Child will hold an in-country/region session for the very first time in the Treaty Bodies system. The extraordinary session will take place in Apia, Samoa from 2 to 6 March, and will include three country reviews (Micronesia, Cook Islands, Tuvalu), [...]
Child Rights Connect statement at the opening of the 83rd session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child
At the opening of the 83rd session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, Child Rights Connect this morning recalled the continued relevance of the Convention and the work of the Committee, and the partnership of the Committee with the secretariat and members of Child Rights Connect. [...]
Find out how to concretely and effectively engage with the Committee on the Rights of the Child through our CRC Reporting Minisite!
Child Rights Connect developed a CRC Reporting mini-site, an online tool for civil society actors to learn the basics and why engage with the Committee on the Rights of the Child. As the Committee is currently implementing two methodologies in parallel, namely the standard and the simplified reporting cycle, we have [...]
The CRC Committee to hold its 84th session in Samoa!
In March 2020, the CRC Committee will hold an additional session in Samoa to review the States of Cook Islands, Micronesia and Tuvalu, and the pre-session of Kiribati! This will be the first in-country session ever organised by a Human Rights Treaty Body! It is indeed a great opportunity for [...]