On 6 March 2025, Child Rights Connect hosted a side event at the United Nations Human Rights Council titled “Launch of the Strategic Vision on Child Human Rights Defenders.” This high-level discussion brought together four Child Human Rights Defenders (CHRDs), civil society representatives, and government delegates to explore how to [...]
The Children's Advisory Team engaged with the Annual Day on the Rights of the Child held on 13 March 2025 at the United Nations Human Rights Council. Two child advisors, Layan and Sarah worked together to prepare a powerful statement, as this year’s theme focused on Early Childhood Development. Their [...]
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 [...]
It is a first! During the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, the resolution on Equal participation in political and public affairs was adopted by consensus with for the first time dedicated paragraphs on children! Over the course of the HRC57, which took place from 11 September until [...]
HRC57 Statement on GD Item 7: Child Rights Connect strongly condemns the grave violations against children in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel It is with profound sorrow that Child Rights Connect together with its Working Group on Children in Armed Conflict, once again finds itself compelled to strongly condemn [...]
10th anniversary of OPIC-CRC: 10 years delivering justice to children On 12 September 2024, during the 10th anniversary of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the communication procedures (OPIC), Executive Committee member Maria Lucia Uribe issued a statement emphasising the important role of [...]
At the opening of the 97th 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 this 97th session and 99th pre-session of the Committee, after months of uncertainty. We commend [...]
56th Session of the HRC – A historic session for the rights of the child! Child Rights Connect actively followed and advocated in this year’s June session of the Human Rights Council, which started on 18 June and wrapped up on 12 July. The June Session allowed for an opportunity [...]
