Joint Call for Child Participation at Upcoming ILO Conference on Child Labour
From the 15th till the 20th of May, the V Global Conference on Child Labour is taking place in Durban, South Africa. Here, you can find the draft agenda for the event presented by the [...]
Child Rights Connect In Action: Empowering children and other defenders to influence the law and practices on human rights defenders in Moldova
Key challenges faced by CHRDs in Moldova The world is experiencing an unprecedent mobilization of children acting to address the most pressing challenges faced by humanity. Moldova is no exception. Children are increasingly acting as [...]
Norway drops children from important human rights resolution
Check out the op-ed developed by Gina Ekholt and Issac Elstad on this year's resolution on human rights defenders! 29 March 2022 - This week, the members of the UN Human Rights Council will adopt [...]
Child Rights Connect In Action: After our call, UN Secretary-General decides to develop a systematic UN approach to child rights
Why child rights mainstreaming is critical to realizing child rights While the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is the most ratified human rights treaty, this near universal set of obligations and [...]
Annual day on the Rights of the Child 2022: reinforcing standards on child rights and family reunification
“The right to grow up in a family environment must be respected and fulfilled, (…) [and] children’s opinions and experiences should be taken into account”, highlighted Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, [...]
Child Advisor Kathak calls for child participation in the implementation of “Our Common Agenda”
Today’s actions and inactions to protect the planet will affect children now and future generations. Therefore, children must be included and consulted in decision-making processes, told child advisor Kathak to UN Member States. On 4 [...]