Children Take Centre Stage at the Human Rights Council to Advance Action on Children in Armed Conflicts
At the 61st session of the Human Rights Council, children’s rights in armed conflict took centre stage during the Annual Day on the Rights of the Child (ADRC), held on 9 March 2026. Building on this key moment, a large delegation of children from conflict [...]
Landmark resolution advances children’s right to a healthy environment
The consideration of children’s rights has been historically absent from environmental or climate-related policies, laws, and action, due to weak political will and a general lack of awareness of the many links between child rights and a safe and healthy environment. However, at the September [...]
Civil society calls on States to strengthen commitment to the UN Treaty Body System
On 29 September 2026, Child Rights Connect delivered a joint oral statement during the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, calling on States to reaffirm their political and financial commitment to the UN treaty body system. The statement was supported by 185 [...]
A child-friendly guide to the Human Rights Council resolution on the rights of children affected by armed conflict
📖 Our new child-friendly guide is now available in English! Other languages coming soon. In March 2026, the Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on the rights of children affected by armed conflict. But what does the resolution actually say? And how can children [...]
Building capacity to advance children’s environmental rights in Africa
How can environmental and climate change issues be better integrated into reporting under the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child? This question was at the heart of a new Training of Trainers (ToT) under the How to Child Rights (HTCR) series, focusing on [...]
101st CRC Session Child Rights Connect statement
At the opening of the 101st CRC session (1 September 2026), Child Rights Connect delivered a statement on behalf of its network. Distinguished members of the Committee, representatives of UN agencies and CSOs, colleagues and friends, Child Rights Connect, as the largest global network of [...]
Child Rights Connect Annual Report 2025
We are pleased to share the Child Rights Connect Annual Report 2025, reflecting a year of significant challenges, transformation and resilience for our network. 2025 in their words – A Year of Transformation: " Child Rights Connect remains an indispensable partner in advancing the mandate [...]
New Practical Guidance Helps Civil Society Advance Children’s Rights Through Public Budgeting
The How to Child Rights Series is pleased to launch How to Analyze, Track and Influence Public Budgets for Children's Rights, a new practical guidance designed to strengthen civil society's capacity to analyze, track, and influence public budgets through a child rights lens. This [...]
Children help shape new UN guidance on the right to freedom of association
In 2026, the United Nations Human Rights Committee is developing new guidance on a fundamental human right: the right to freedom of association. Find here the original draft General Comment 38 on the right to freedom of association. Recognising this as a key opportunity to advance the rights of child human rights defenders, [...]