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 [...]
As negotiations on the Rev.2 of the Pact for the Future are underway, the ImPACT Coalition on Child Rights and Child Participation, which Child Rights Connect is part of, prepared the below statement with a unanimous voice to ensure that the last revision of the Pact for the Future properly includes children [...]
On April 5th, the Human Rights Council adopted its biennial resolution on the rights of the child with a focus on inclusive social protection (55/29). This resolution was adopted by consensus, with 6 hostile amendments rejected. Although the main theme of this year’s resolution was inclusive social protection, the resolution [...]
The world faces many intersecting crises. Children, who increasingly act as human rights defenders, are providing answers! Through our new global project, we will follow their lead and help advance their rights, empowerment, and protection. This will allow them to act as changemakers with fewer barriers, more safety, louder voice, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
