*Updated on the 21/11/2023 On 20 November, we celebrate World Children’s Day and commemorate the 34th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most widely ratified international instrument, enshrined, for the first time in international law, the recognition [...]
Child Rights Connect joins the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and UN independent experts in strongly condemning the grave violations of children’s rights in the context of armed conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory.[1] The escalation in violence between de-facto authorities and armed groups in [...]
At the opening of the 94th CRC session, Child Rights Connect delivered a statement on behalf of its network: Distinguished members of the Committee, As most of you know, 40 years ago a group of pioneering NGOs created Child Rights Connect with the purpose of achieving the UN Convention on [...]
We would like to share an exciting opportunity for child participation with you within the framework of the UN campaign about the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR75). In cooperation with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations and together [...]
The UN Secretary-General (SG) Guidance Note on Child Rights Mainstreaming has been published! This is a historic first step in addressing the need for a systematic application of a child rights approach across the UN System! You can read it here: Guidance Note of the UN Secretary-General on Child [...]
On October 8, 2021, the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) adopted a resolution recognizing the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, thanks to the advocacy of civil society, Indigenous Peoples, social movements, local communities, and legal experts, including Child Rights Connect. The following year, on July 28, 2022, [...]
The Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on civil society space by consensus on July 13th during its 53rd session. This year’s resolution underscores the importance of civil society and the need to ensure inclusive, diverse, and meaningful participation. In addition to calling attention to barriers faced by civil society, [...]
Child Rights Connect has prepared a position paper to inform the Scope and Elements of the Summit of the Future and its discussions. Given that children amount to over a third of the world’s population, all decisions taken before and during the Summit will be the foundation of their present [...]
From 29 May to 2 June 2023, the Chairs of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies held their 35th annual meeting in New York. The Chairs discussed the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Working Paper, which presents options for the development of an implementation plan in response [...]
During the 40th anniversary Conference of Child Rights Connect, Michel Forst, Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders under the Aarhus Convention, called on the network to bring the voices of children to the meetings of the Aarhus Convention. The Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access [...]
