NGO Group for the convention on the rights of the child

Opening of the 60th Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child

Thu, 31 May 2012 15:17:00 GMT

This report outlines the opening session of the 60th session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child

TOGETHER WITH CHILDREN - FOR CHILDREN - A guide for non-governmental organizations accompanying children in CRC reporting

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:08:00 GMT

This publication aims to provide a practical guide for NGOs to facilitate children's engagement in all aspects of the CRC reporting process. It is based on the experiences of NGOs and children, and explores issues NGOs will need to take into consideration when supporting and promoting children's involvement.

It should be used in conjunction with "My Pocket Guide to CRC reporting � A companion guide for children and adolescents willing to tell the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child about how children's rights are respected in their country".

My pocket guide to CRC reporting

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:58:00 GMT

This is a companion guide for children and adolescents willing to tell the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child about how children's rights are respected in their country.

It can be used in conjunction with "TOGETHER WITH CHILDREN - FOR CHILDREN- A Guide for Non-Governmental Organizations accompanying children and adolescents in CRC reporting".

ISHR Human Rights Monitor CRC Article - 3rd Issue

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 06:12:00 GMT

OPCRC Campaign - Advocacy Toolkit

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 08:07:00 GMT

This is the latest version of the Advocacy Toolkit for NGOs interested in engaging in the campaign for a new Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child establishing a communications procedure.

NGO Group for the CRC Annual Report 2010

Wed, 11 May 2011 01:03:00 GMT

Reporting on OPSC and OPAC: A guide for Non-Governmental Organisations

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:12:00 GMT

This guide aims to promote the understanding of, and effective reporting on, the OptionalProtocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (OPSC) and the Optional Protocol to the Conventionon the Rights of the Child on the Invo

Convention on the Rights of the Child: From Moral Imperatives to Legal Obligations. In Search of effective remedies for child rights violations

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:05:00 GMT

The aim of this report is to highlight key observations, conclusions and conversations resulting from the international conference Convention on the Rights of the Child: From Moral Imperatives to Legal Obligations � In search of effective remedies for child rights violations which took place in Geneva, 12-13 November 2009.

Maximising children's engagement in the reporting process for the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:48:00 GMT

In recent years, children have taken an increasingly active role in the reporting
process for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). In
several states, children have contributed their views to State party reports and NGO
reports; they have submitted their o

A new Training manual to fight trafficking in children for labour, sexual and other forms of exploitation

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:28:00 GMT

Geneva, New York, Vienna 18 September 2009 – Today, ILO, UNICEF and the Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (UN.GIFT

Children Need Dads Too: Children with Fathers in Prison

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:56:00 GMT

This paper attempts to bring together available information on paternal imprisonment in order to identify the issues, raise awareness, promote further research and encourage changes in policy and practice. This should be done in ways that complement the necessary work of supporting women in prison and children of imprisoned mothers. The aim is to ensure that children are a central concern in all cases of parental imprisonment and that gender specific concerns are fully understood in order to enable effective policy creation and the promotion and protection of the best interests of the child.

Orphans of Justice. In search of the best interests of the child when a parent is imprisoned: Legal Analyses

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:45:00 GMT
"Millions of children worldwide are affected by having a parent in prison. This can impact on a child’s development, due to factors including the loss of contact and nurture from the imprisoned parent, the loss of income and stability, as well as the individual child’s personal r

UNICEF publishes a new Handbook on the OPSC

Wed, 13 May 2009 09:30:00 GMT
UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre's new Handbook on the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Por

NGO Group 2008 Annual Report

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:18:00 GMT

New guide on NGO engagement with the African Committee

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:24:00 GMT
Developed by Save the Children Sweden and Plan International, this guide offers information on NGO engagement with the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC). It p

CRIN has published a new guide to child rights mechanisms

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:59:00 GMT

The purpose of this guide is to help readers understand international and regional mechanisms on child rights. The guide is a PDF version of the online mechanisms guide that also includes a database on international, regional a

A Guide for NGOs Reporting to the Committee on the Rights of the Child (Russian)

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:51:00 GMT
This Guide provides up-to-date information on the procedures for the examination of reports submitted under the Convention and its Optional Protocols. The Guide details how NGOs can submit information to the Committee and participate in the pre-sessional working group meeting.

Learning to Live Together: An Intercultural and Interfaith Programme for Ethics Education

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:56:00 GMT
Learning to Live Together: An Intercultural and Interfaith Programme for Ethics Education is a pedagogical manual to nurture ethical values in children to learn to live together in plural societies. The manual is available for teachers and youth leaders to be used with children and youth 12 to 18 years old.

The material is the first outcome of the worldwide ethics education initiative launched by the Arigatou Foundation and was developed in close cooperation with and endorsed by UNESCO and UNICEF. You can download it at the Arigatou International website http://www.arigatou.ch/en/