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INTRODUCTION
The New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants is an important reaffirmation by Heads of State and Government and High Representatives of their intention “to fully protect the human rights of all refugees and migrants, regardless of status”. A key outcome of the Declaration is the creation of two new Global Compacts, one on refugees and one on migrants. These Global Compacts, to be agreed by government representatives at the United Nations (UN) in 2018, will articulate common commitments in respect of the protection of refugees and migrants. Regarding children, …
A total of 327 children and young people in street situations from 32 countries were consulted in the development of General Comment 21 on the Convention on the Rights of the Child, issued by the Committee on the Rights of the Child. General Comment 21 "provides authoritative guidance to States on developing comprehensive, long-term national strategies on children in street situations using a holistic, child rights approach and addressing both prevention and response in line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child." While the…
The 21-22 June 2017 Africa Expert Consultation on Violence against Children (VAC) in All Care Settings was the second in a series of regional consultations focused on engaging experts to collaborate, share learning, and formulate a set of regional recommendations and an action plan for key actors to effectively address violence against children within all care settings,…
General Comment 14 issued by the Committee on the Rights of the Child, refers to article 3(1), of the Convention on the Rights of the Child that asserts the right of the child to have his or her best interests taken as a primary consideration in all actions or decisions that concern him or her (in both the public and private spheres). The General Comment defines the requirements for due consideration of the child’s best interests, in judicial and administrative decisions as well as all other actions concerning the child,…
This resource guide is based on and elaborates the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child General Comment No. 12, ‘The Right of the Child to be Heard’. The full text of the General Comment can be found at: http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/comments.htm. The child’s right to be heard is, as yet, far from being fulfilled for the majority of children around the world. The aim of this handbook is to try to make easier the task of governments in moving that agenda forward. It seeks to demonstrate not only that it is…
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Council of Europe and SOS Children's Villages International finalized a youth-friendly information booklet addressed to children and young people in alternative care.
Through comics, stories and informative texts, children and young people in care can learn about their rights, as set forth by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Council of Europe Recommendation Rec(2005)5 on the rights of children living in residential institutions (…
It is particularly important for all institutions where children are living to implement the principle of article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, known as "participation". The natural way in which family members talk and listen to each other, and particularly parents listen to their children, cannot easily be replicated in more formal living institutions. Deliberate steps must be taken to ensure that the staff hear and take proper account of the children’s views and respect their rights.
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