Joint letter on the impact of the UN liquidity crisis and the UN80 Initiative on children’s rights
Joint letter on the impact of the UN liquidity crisis and the UN80 Initiative on children’s rights to Permanent Missions to the United Nations in Geneva and New York and the Secretary-General of United Nations: [...]
2024 in review: Advancing Child Rights Mainstreaming Across the UN System
In 2024, Child Rights Connect continued to lead efforts to embed children’s rights across the United Nations system and beyond. Building on the momentum created by the 2023 release of the UN Secretary-General’s Guidance Note [...]
First hearing requested by children at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights!
For the first time, children from Latin America appeared before the IACHR to share their experiences about the threats, persecution, criminalisation and violence they face for protecting the environment and raising awareness of climate change. [...]
Lana and Karen Selected to Represent Their Regions at the First IGWG Meeting on the new CRC Optional Protocol
On 10 July 2024, the Human Rights Council decided to create a special group to explore a new Optional Protocol, attached to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, that would make education more accessible for children. [...]
2024 in review: Successful advocacy to advance children’s civil and political rights amid pushback
In 2024, the global normative pushback against children’s rights—particularly around gender and civil and political rights—intensified. In response, Child Rights Connect put increased efforts to advance understanding and protection of children’s civil and political rights at [...]
Denis’s participation in a side event at the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council
Denis, a child advisor at Child Rights Connect, participated in a side event at the 59th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which focused on 'Children's Voices on Free Pre-Primary and Secondary Education' [...]