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: Excellencies, We, the undersigned civil society organisations, individual experts, national [...]
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 on Child Rights Mainstreaming—a document made possible thanks to years [...]
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. They demanded to be recognised for what they already are: [...]
Karen and Lana 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. This new instrument aims to ensure that all children can attend at least [...]
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 the global level, in particular at the UN Human Rights [...]
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' and took place on Friday, 20 June. It was organised [...]
New taskforce report: Making Early Childhood Development a Global Priority
Child Rights Connect taskforce on inclusive social protection has released a new report calling for Early Childhood Development to be explicitly reaffirmed as a global political priority, essential for every child’s survival and well-being, especially those in crisis-affected and marginalized communities. This report is the [...]