Civil society welcomes the conclusions of the Chairpersons meeting on the UNTBs work!
From 30 May to 3 June 2022, the Chairs of the Treaty Bodies participated in their 34th annual meeting in New York. TB-Net submitted written contribution, participated in meetings and closely monitored the discussions. In the end, the Chairs reached an important consensus regarding key points [...]
Enormous milestone : UN General Assembly has recognised the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment!
One of the UN's principal bodies, the General Assembly, recognized the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment for all! On the 28th of July, the UN General Assembly adopted a historic resolution recognising that everyone, everywhere, has a human right to live in [...]
Landmark resolution advancing girls’ right to participate in decision-making without discrimination and free from violence!
Amidst pushback against girls’ rights and their autonomy, the Human Rights Council adopted by consensus the resolution on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and girls with a focus on activism. The UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls decided [...]
Great news! The survey for civil society on Child Rights Mainstreaming is out!
Great news! The UN Core Group leading the development of the Secretary General guidance note on child rights mainstreaming has just published the online survey for civil society in English, French and Spanish, in order to gather inputs from you! You can access it on [...]
#GA2022: Child Rights Connect reaches 100 organisations in the network and speaks with a stronger voice for child rights mainstreaming
Members and observers of the Child Rights Connect network convened on 2 and 3 June 2022 for the annual General Assembly, an encounter dedicated to discussing and approving key documents, electing members of the Executive Committee as well as admitting members and observers of the [...]
Civil society’s key claims at the 34th Annual Meeting of Chairpersons of Human Rights Treaty Bodies
TB-Net and the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) made a submission for the 34th Annual Meeting of Chairpersons of Human Rights Treaty Bodies, taking place from 30th May until 3rd June 2022 in New York. Read it here and find below the key points [...]
Child Rights Connect In Action: Responding to the unprecedent mobilization of children for climate justice
Children’s calls for climate justice have been heard, but largely ignored The world is experiencing an unprecedented mobilization of children acting to demand urgent action to address the ever-escalating climate crisis, which severely affects the lives of children and their future, amongst others. In the [...]