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 [...]
The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) is producing a report on the rights of the child and inclusive social protection to be presented at the Human Rights Council (HRC) in March 2024. The report will look at the legal and policy framework on child rights and inclusive social protection, the [...]
Lack of coordination as a key barrier to realizing the human rights of all children in Morocco Despite significant progress made by Morocco in realizing children's rights, including education and health, as assessed by UNICEF in its Situation Analysis from 2019, disparities persist based on socio-economic backgrounds, living environments, and [...]
Why child rights mainstreaming is critical to realizing child rights In today's world, where child rights face widespread backlash, increasing violations, and multiple crises such as environmental disasters, migration, armed conflicts, and inequality, there is an urgent need to advocate for the comprehensive implementation of the United Nations Convention on [...]
Children experience specific and additional challenges and violations when acting as human rights defenders because of their status in society "Children are already human rights defenders, with the same rights as adults. We must recognize their vital role and the obligation of States to protect their rights", emphasized the Chairperson [...]
