Events Calendar
Here you can find upcoming public events with Child Rights Connect’s Secretariat involvement. In addition, you can find updated information on the sessions and pre-sessions of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
Hosted by Child Rights Connect
General Assembly – Child Rights Connect
Club Suisse de la Presse 106, route Ferney, Geneva, SwitzerlandChild Rights Connect Public Reception
Club Suisse de la Presse 106, route Ferney, Geneva, SwitzerlandChild Rights Connect is organising a networking reception, with children’s rights defenders from around the world and inspiring keynote speakers, to trigger discussions and ideas on recognising children as human rights defenders. During this event Child Rights Connect will be represented by more than 30 of its members, from around [...]
Day of General Discussion “Protecting & Empowering Children as Human Rights Defenders”
Palais des Nations, Room XVII Palais des Nations, Geneva, SwitzerlandMore information
Study on the global status of engagement in CRC reporting
Child Rights Connect is facilitating strategic and critical reflections about challenges and achievements of civil society child rights advocacy and engagement with the CRC Committee by: - developing a study on the global status of the engagement of States, NGOs and children in the CRC reporting process to highlight gaps [...]
Strategic litigation before the UN: a tool for social and legal change
Join us, in person or online, for a Presentation by partners Litigating cases of Girls victims of Sexual Violence and Forced Pregnancies at the UN treaty bodies, including the CRC Global Planned Parenthood and the Center for Reproductive Rights together with in-country partners, will be presenting cases being submitted to the UN treaty bodies, including the Committee on the Rights of the Child involving girls victims of sexual violence who were forced to carry their pregnancies to term in several Latin American countries. The case brought before the CRC will be the first time the Committee will have to pronounce itself through an individual communication on the [...]
Promoting a Safe and Empowering Environment for All Children and Youth
Palais des Nations (Room XXII) Geneva, SwitzerlandHuman Rights Council 42nd session side event on "Promoting a Safe and Empowering Environment for All Children and Youth"! We are happy to share with you the Flyer to the side event on "Promoting a Safe and Empowering Environment for All Children and Youth - Best practices for child and [...]
Virtual Side Event on a Child Rights Approach to the LBI Draft Treaty on Business and Human Rights
Business activities and enterprises significantly affect children in all aspects of their lives. As the Committee on the Rights of the Child highlighted, “children are both rights-holders and stakeholders in business”. Children are potential consumers targeted by marketing strategies and possibly using harmful or unsuitable products and services, off and [...]