Call for Submissions:  HRC Annual Day on the Rights of the Child “Towards a better investment in the rights of the child” March 2015

Deadline: 3 October 2014
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is preparing a report for the March 2015 session of the Human Rights Council on the theme, “Towards a better investment in the rights of the child”. You are invited to contribute information on the main challenges related to the mobilization, allocation and spending of resources for children.
Examples of good practices undertaken to prioritize resource mobilization, allocation and spending towards child-focused sectors, such as health, education, social protection, child protection and child rights in national policies, would be appreciated.
Submissions should not exceed 5 pages. They must be submitted by  Friday, 3 October to: registry@ohchr.org
Submissions will be posted on the OHCHR website.
For further information contact Imma Guerras Delgado at  iguerras-delgado@ohchr.org

Background

United Nations Human Rights Council resolution 25/6 on the rights of the child invited the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare a report on the theme “Towards a better investment in the rights of the child”.
This report is to be presented to the Council at its twenty-eighth session (March 2015), on the occasion of the annual day of discussion on the rights of the child.

Call sent by:

Civil Society Section
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Tel. +41 (0) 22 – 917 – 9656
www.ohchr.org/EN/AboutUs/Pages/CivilSociety.aspx
 
More on the Annual Day on the Rights of the Child at the Human Rights Council.