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2023 in review: A historic step within the UN system and greater momentum for implementing a child rights approach

Download the visual on these results here! Why child rights mainstreaming is critical to realizing children’s rights  Across the globe, children bear the brunt of multiple crises, violations of children’s rights are on the rise, and children’s rights defenders, including children, face increasing barriers and attacks against a backdrop of [...]

2024-06-11T13:52:53+02:006 May , 2024|

2023 in review: Elevating children’s voices in new international guidance on what States must do to uphold children’s right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment

Download our visual about these results here! While bearing the brunt of the triple planetary crisis, children remain largely excluded from related decision-making “Adults! The real victims of environmental destruction are us, children”, said a 11-year-old child from Korea. We cannot agree more. According to two WHO reports released in [...]

2024-06-11T13:30:49+02:006 May , 2024|

CRC session 96

At the opening of the 96th CRC session, Child Rights Connect delivered a statement on behalf of its network: Distinguished members of the Committee, representatives of UN agencies, ladies and gentlemen, Child Rights Connect welcomes the holding of this 96th session of the Committee, amidst the challenges posed by the [...]

2024-05-06T10:29:02+02:006 May , 2024|

2023 in review: Bridging the gap between non-State actors and the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child for increased accountability to children

Download our visual on these results here! Why a platform facilitating civil society’s engagement in the work of the Committee is still needed The Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC Committee) is the UN treaty body responsible for monitoring the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights [...]

2024-06-11T13:30:16+02:004 May , 2024|

2023 in review: Six years of learning help scale up the work of (and our support to) our Children’s Advisory Team in making a change worldwide

“Nothing about us without us” We, at Child Rights Connect, strive to act by this mantra. Because children’s voices are out there and should dictate our efforts to advance their rights. Because implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is about child participation. Because we [...]

2024-06-11T12:46:56+02:003 May , 2024|

2023 in review: Bringing more children to the table and influencing the Human Rights Council and related processes on the digital environment: a key milestone

Download the visual on these results here! Children’s voices historically ignored at the Human Rights Council The UN Human Rights Council is the main intergovernmental body within the United Nations (UN) responsible for advancing human rights around the globe and for addressing situations of human rights violations and making recommendations [...]

2024-06-11T14:12:24+02:002 May , 2024|

2023 in review: Elevating the voices and rights of child human rights defenders across the globe to make a change

Download our visual about these results here! Children acting as human rights defenders remain often ignored, neglected and intimidated We cannot say it enough: whether we call them child human rights defenders (CHRDs), child activists or changemakers, more and more children lead by example in challenging the world’s most pressing [...]

2024-06-11T14:58:37+02:002 May , 2024|

Joint letter on the cancellation of the May pre-session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

Joint letter on the cancellation of the May pre-session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child to Permanent Missions to the United Nations in Geneva and New York and the Secretary-General of United Nationas: Excellencies, The undersigned civil society organisations working for the promotion and protection of [...]

2024-05-05T10:18:45+02:0010 April , 2024|

An empowering journey towards developing the first-ever report on child and youth human rights defenders

On 12 March 2024 the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Ms Mary Lawlor presented the first ever UN report on child and youth defenders. Child Rights Connect worked closely with the Special Rapporteur to ensure that the consultation and participation of child human rights defenders (CHRDs) [...]

2024-03-26T14:35:11+01:0026 March , 2024|

ADRC 2024: Children speak up on their right to inclusive social protection and their role in ensuring child rights mainstreaming at the UN.

This year’s Annual Day on the Rights of the Child reached the highest level of child participation so far! This edition, the discussions concerned two topics: Inclusive Social Protection and Child Rights Mainstreaming at the United Nations. On 14 March, the Annual Day on the Rights of the Child took [...]

2024-03-21T18:10:16+01:0021 March , 2024|
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