Advocating for children’s rights at the core of the Global Digital Compact!
In 18 months, leaders from around the world will gather to sign a “Pact for the Future” and commit to a new vision to address emerging challenges, including those posed by new technologies. As part of this process, a Global Digital Compact will set out [...]
The child rights movement is undermined by restrictions and attacks, we raised at the CRC 93 session
At the opening of the 93rd 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, I take this opportunity to welcome the newly elected and re-elected members of the [...]
Changing the Narrative: Promoting positive change with children around 40 years of civil society advocacy in Geneva
About the Conference *Check out our web story ! 2023 marks the 40th anniversary of Child Rights Connect, celebrating 40 years of coordinated global civil society advocacy in Geneva for child [...]
The High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism is calling for a UN wide strategy to implement children’s rights!
In the Our Common Agenda, under the key proposal to “Upgrade the United Nations”, the UN Secretary-General decided to establish a High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism (HLAB) to identify concrete recommendations ahead of the 2024 Summit of the Future to improve international cooperation through [...]
First children’s panel at the Annual Day of the Rights of the Child on the digital environment!
The 2023 HRC Annual Day on the Rights of the Child had the highest number of child participants in the history of this event ensuring that discussions on the digital world include children’s views and experiences. On 10 March, this year’s Annual Day of the [...]
25th anniversary of the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders marked with praise and recognition for the role of child human rights defenders
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders. On 15 March 2023, the Human Rights Council hosted the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, where she presented her report “Success through [...]
UN’s 2023 Annual Day on the Rights of the Child will discuss the rights of the child and the digital environment
The 2023 edition of this UN Human Rights Council’s annual event will take place on March 10 in Geneva and discuss the implications of applying a children’s rights perspective with respect to digital tools and technologies. On March 10, The Palace of Nations in Geneva, [...]