“(...) The more stakeholders that are aware, and the more agencies that are aware of the applicable human rights framework, as well as the legal and practical challenges faced by children when taking on human rights advocacy, the more attraction and acceptance there will eventually [...]

At the 91st CRC session, our Children’s Advisory Team (CAT) delivered a statement, which marks the first time ever that children have addressed the Committee on the Rights of the Child at the opening of their session! Here is the video statement of the CAT: [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]