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On the Occasion of the 37th meeting of the Chairpersons of Human Rights Treaty Bodies, the NGO Network on UN Treaty Bodies (TB-Net) of which Child Rights Connect is a member, issued a public statement alongside other CSOs. The treaty body system is facing a severe financial crisis that threatens [...]

HOW TO CHILD RIGHTS is a platform that facilitates co-creation and peer learning on child rights in practice. It offers a series of practical, high quality, tried and tested tools, guidance and case studies and peer exchanges, to support effective and innovative programming – including advocacy – for children’s rights across the [...]

Updates on the project “The Now and the Future: Advancing the Rights, Empowerment and Protection of Child Human Rights Defenders"   Stepping Up for Change: Context Our world is facing many intersecting crises, and we strongly believe that children can and should be part of the solution. From organizing local [...]

At the opening of the 99th CRC session, Child Rights Connect delivered a statement on behalf of its network: Distinguished members of the Committee, representatives of UN agencies and CSOs, colleagues and friends, Thank you for the opportunity to address the Committee on behalf of Child Rights Connect at the [...]

At the opening of the 98th CRC session, Child Rights Connect delivered a statement on behalf of its network: Distinguished members of the Committee, representatives of UN agencies and CSOs, ladies and gentlemen, First of all, allow me to take this opportunity to thank the outgoing members of the Committee [...]

  Geneva, December 2024 — In a landmark effort to institutionalize meaningful child participation within the UN Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council, a joint initiative was launched by the Child Rights Connect Working Group on Children’s Rights and the Environment and the Working Group on Child Participation in collaboration [...]

During the 2024 Annual Meeting of UN Special Procedures, Child Rights Connect together with members delivered the following statement calling for a taskforce of interested mandate holders to develop a practical framework to implement the Secretary Guidance Note on Child Rights Mainstreaming: 30th Annual Meeting of Special Rapporteurs, Independent Experts [...]