UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

2023 in review: Elevating children’s voices in new international guidance on what States must do to uphold children’s right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment

2023 in review: Elevating children’s voices in new international guidance on what States must do to uphold children’s right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment

Download our visual about these results here! While bearing the brunt of the triple planetary crisis, children remain largely excluded from related decision-making “Adults! The real victims of environmental destruction are us, children”, said a 11-year-old child from Korea. We cannot agree more. According to two WHO reports released in [...]

2024-06-11T13:30:49+02:006 May , 2024|

2023 in review: Bridging the gap between non-State actors and the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child for increased accountability to children

2023 in review: Bridging the gap between non-State actors and the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child for increased accountability to children

Download our visual on these results here! Why a platform facilitating civil society’s engagement in the work of the Committee is still needed The Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC Committee) is the UN treaty body responsible for monitoring the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights [...]

2024-06-11T13:30:16+02:004 May , 2024|

2022 in review: Unlocking the potential of the first national child rights coalition in Morocco to speak with one powerful voice with children at the UN

2022 in review: Unlocking the potential of the first national child rights coalition in Morocco to speak with one powerful voice with children at the UN

Lack of coordination as a key barrier to realizing the human rights of all children in Morocco Despite significant progress made by Morocco in realizing children's rights, including education and health, as assessed by UNICEF in its Situation Analysis from 2019, disparities persist based on socio-economic backgrounds, living environments, and [...]

2023-08-31T10:58:48+02:008 June , 2023|

2022 in review: Further building momentum for realising the rights, protection and empowerment of child human rights defenders at all levels

2022 in review: Further building momentum for realising the rights, protection and empowerment of child human rights defenders at all levels

Children experience specific and additional challenges and violations when acting as human rights defenders because of their status in society "Children are already human rights defenders, with the same rights as adults. We must recognize their vital role and the obligation of States to protect their rights", emphasized the Chairperson [...]

2023-08-31T11:20:18+02:0031 May , 2023|

2022 in review: New spaces opened for children to voice their views, engage adults, and act for what they believe in

2022 in review: New spaces opened for children to voice their views, engage adults, and act for what they believe in

Historic exclusion of children in decision-making and persistent pushback on child participation Children have historically been excluded from discussions and decision-making at all levels, including from international policy debates on matters that directly affect them. Yet, the escalating environmental crisis, rising inequalities, and migration crisis, among others, have a heavy [...]

2023-08-31T11:18:38+02:0017 May , 2023|

Child Rights Connect In Action: Now more than ever: Resourcing children and other defenders to call on States to effect change through the CRC Committee

Child Rights Connect In Action: Now more than ever: Resourcing children and other defenders to call on States to effect change through the CRC Committee

Reduced opportunities for bringing State parties to account on their implementation of the UNCRC Civil society reporting is critical to informing the work of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC Committee), the UN treaty body responsible for monitoring the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights [...]

2022-11-22T09:33:06+01:0011 April , 2022|