The Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the body of 18 Independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by its State parties. It also monitors implementation of two Optional Protocols to the Convention, on involvement of children in armed conflict and on sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. On 19 December 2011, the UN General Assembly approved a third Optional Protocol on a communications procedure, which will allow individual children to submit complaints regarding specific violations of their rights under the Convention and its first two optional protocols. The Protocol entered into force in April 2014.

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Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

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See the map on ratifications (PDF) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, or its three Optional Protocols: on the involvement of children in armed conflict; on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography; and on a communications procedure

HTMLCountry4 Upcoming Events #ChildRightsEnvironment: Inviting children to complete Children and Young People’s online questionnaire that will help shape the general comment on children’s rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change from 31 March to 30 June 2022 Launch of Joint CRC/CRPD Statement on the Rights of Children with Disabilities (21 March 2022 from 10:00 to 11:00 CET) - Flyer - Statement 20 YEARS SINCE THE COMING INTO FORCE OF THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD ON THE SALE OF CHILDREN, CHILD PROSTITUTION AND CHILD PORNOGRAPHY 23 March 2022, Online (via Zoom) 08:00 NYC, 13:00 Geneva, 21:00 Tokyo (duration: 90 min) 90th Session (3 May to 3 June 2022) 91st Session (29 August to 23 September 2022) 93 Pre-Sessional Working Group 26 September to 30 September 2022 Information on the Coronavirus at the UN in Geneva	HTMLCountry5 Recent Events and Developments During its 89th session and 26th session respectively, the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) adopted a Joint Statement on the Rights of Children with Disabilities. The statement is available here #ChildRightsEnvironment: Launch of concept note, website and consultations for the development of draft general comment on children’s rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change #WorldChildrensDay: The Committee calls on all the children across the globe to participate in the work of the #CRC: "Your voices matter. We support your activism. We will promote child rights mainstreaming with you at the center." Watch the video on Youtube 19 November 2021 CEDAW-CRC Joint Statement: Ensuring prevention, protection and assistance for children born of conflict related rape and their mothers (Word) 19 November 2021 CEDAW/CRC Joint Statement on the Occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child (PDF) 11 October 2021 Open letter on climate change Statement by Mikiko Otani Chair of the Committee on the Rights of the Child at the 76th session of the General Assembly CEDAW_CRC Afghanistan statement Video-statement by the CRC Chair for the 2020 World Children’s Day New individual complaints form and guidance note Form (Word): English \| Français \| русский \| Español Guidance (Word): English \| Français \| русский \| Español General Comment No. 25 on children’s rights in relation to the digital environment CRC COVID-19 Statement
HTMLCountry6 Latest News Afghanistan: UN experts condemn Taliban decision to deny girls secondary education 24 March 2022 Colombia: UN expert says killings of Nasa indigenous human rights defenders, including children, must stop immediately 24 March 2022 Ukraine: Urgent and extra support needed for separated and unaccompanied children, says UN child rights committee 24 March 2022 Ukraine: UN committee urges end to killings of children 4 March 2022 UN experts call for end to Russian aggression against Ukraine and urgent protection of human rights 28 February 2022	HTMLCountry7 Ratifications and Reporting Status of ratification by treaty and by country Declarations and reservations World Maps on Ratifications Reporting status by country