Examines twenty reports from twenty countries under the Convention and its Protocols The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its sixty-eighth session. The Committee met in dual chambers at the Palais Wilson in Geneva from 12 to 30 January 2015 to review the…

GENEVA (10 October 2014) - The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has hailed the decision to award the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize jointly to Pakistani children’s education activist Malala Yousafzai and Indian child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi. Committee Chair Kirsten Sandberg…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Croatia, Fiji, Hungary, Morocco, Singapore and Venezuela The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its sixty-seventh session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Croatia…

GENEVA (4 September 2014) – How children use, benefit from and can also be harmed by digital media will be the focus of discussions organised by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child in Geneva on Friday 12 September. The Day of General Discussion on “Digital media and children’s…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Saint Lucia and United Kingdom The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its sixty-sixth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports…

Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Congo, Yemen, Holy See, Portugal, Russian Federation and Germany The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its sixty-fifth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Congo, Yemen, Holy…

GENEVA (14 January 2014) – Children whose rights have been violated will soon be able to complain to a key United Nations Committee after a new legal instrument on the rights of the child was ratified by the required 10 countries. Costa Rica became on 14 January* the 10th country to ratify the…

Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Sao Tome and Principe, Kuwait, Republic of Moldova, Tuvalu, Lithuania, Paraguay, China, Luxembourg and Monaco The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon concluded its sixty-fourth session after adopting its concluding observations and…

GENEVA (20 June, 2013) – The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has issued its concluding observations on Armenia, Guinea-Bissau, Israel, Rwanda, Slovenia and Uzbekistan. The Committee examined these countries during its latest regular session from 27 May to 17 June. The…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Armenia, Rwanda, Israel, Uzbekistan, Slovenia and Guinea-Bissau The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its sixty-third session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports presented…