Committee Elections
Every two years, the term of half the Committee members ends and elections take place in New York, generally in June.
Child Rights Connect advocates for quality, independence, and diversity of the Committee membership. We contact States and children’s rights defenders to encourage the nomination and election of the most suitably qualified experts, based on the official criteria provided by the CRC, the GA Resolution on treaty body strengthening, and the Addis Ababa Guidelines on the independence and impartiality of treaty body members. We also promote transparency by providing the nominees with the opportunity to respond to a public questionnaire where they can demonstrate how their experience and expertise are added value for the Committee.
As a member of TB-Net, Child Rights Connect works to make the elections of the Committee on the Rights of the Child as well as of other treaty bodies more open and transparent. For this purpose, you can find all the complementary questionnaires and videos of the candidates on the TB Elections website.
You can also see the Summary Report of TB-Net & Amnesty International Event on Treaty Body Election. The Report summarizes a roundtable working meeting under the Chatham House Rule held on 15th November 2018, with the aim to discuss amongst States and other key stakeholders including the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and NGOs, the current nominations and elections processes for Treaty Body membership and proposals for improvements which aim to enhance the quality, independence, and diversity of Treaty Body membership.
2026 elections
On 23th of June 2026, nine new members of the Committee on the Rights of the Child were elected in New York to replace members whose terms expired on 28 February 2027 (alphabetical order):
- Yasmeen Muhamad Shariff, Malaysia, English, first term
- Farid Adilov, Azerbaijan, English, first term
- Mary Beloff, Argentina, English, Français, Español, re-elected
- Thuwayba Al Barwani, Oman, English, re-elected
- Ignacio Campoy Cervera, Spain, English, Français, Español, first term
- Carmen Aida Dominguez Hidalgo, Chile, Español, first term
- Svitlana Ilchuk, Ukraine, English, Français, Español, first term
- Aissatou Alassane Moulaye, Niger, English, Français, re-elected
- Aoife Nolan, Ireland, English, Français, Español, first term
From 1st March 2027 onwards, the new membership of the Committee will consist of 11 women and 7 men, who come from the following regions: 2 from Latin America and the Caribbean; 6 from Africa; 2 from Asia-Pacific; 4 from Eastern Europe and 4 from Western Europe and other States.
On 28 February 2027, the term of nine Committee members – see below – will end:
- Ms. Suzanne AHO, Togo, English, Français
- Ms. Thuwayba AL BARWANI, (Vice Chair), Oman, English
- Ms. Hynd AYOUBI IDRISSI, Morocco, English, Français
- Ms. Mary BELOFF, (Vice Chair), Argentina, English, Français, Español
- Ms. Rosaria CORREA PULICE, Panama, English
- Mr. Bragi GUDBRANDSSON, Iceland, English
- Mr. Philip D. JAFFE, (Vice Chair), Switzerland, English, Français
- Ms. Faith MARSHALL-HARRIS, Barbados, English
- Ms. Aissatou ALASSANE MOULAYE, Niger, English, Français
For each election for the CRC Committee, as part of the TB-Net and to enhance the visibility of the process, Child Rights Connect (CRCcnt) invites all the candidates to respond to the TB-Net/CRCcnt questionnaire and to produce a video, introducing themselves and explaining their interest on becoming CRC Committee members.
This is the material sent to candidates:
- TB-Net / CRCcnt's questionnaire: English – Spanish – French
- Guidelines on video responses to joint TB-Net questionnaire for TB elections: English – Spanish – French
Check the Committee members profiles on the CRC elections webpage.