Panel on pressing issues in children’s rights

Check out our recording of the Nov. 3 webinar on children’s rights. Panelists discussed comprehensive sexuality education, child poverty and lowering the voting age. Panelist bios: Insiya Mankani is the Public Affairs Officer at Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights where she helps to advance the domestic sexual and reproductive health policy landscape by …

Webinar on Pressing Issues in Children’s Rights in 2022

Join us on Nov. 3 at noon EST for a panel on pressing issues in children’s rights. We will hear from experts in comprehensive sexuality education, a campaign to lower the voting age, and a leader in poverty elimination strategies. Click here to register! Bios: Insiya Mankani is the Public Affairs Officer at Action Canada …

Opportunity for young people in North America and the Caribbean to participate on child rights mainstreaming at the UN

When? Saturday 8th October, 12:00-13:00 Uruguay time Where? Online on Zoom Join us for this regional online discussion: learn about what is happening at the UN, and share your views and ideas on what needs to happen to put child rights at the core! Click here to register  More information here

End Canada’s failure to protect children

Opinion piece by Kathy Vandergrift, former President and Chair of the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children Repeated failures to protect children from institutional abuse should receive more attention than a Canadian cardinal’s chances to become the next Pope. The failure to protect children is at the centre of the class action lawsuits against …

Child rights mainstreaming: survey for civil society

Check out this news from Child Rights Connect: The UN Core Group leading the development of the Secretary-General guidance note on child rights mainstreaming has published the online survey for civil society in English, French and Spanish, in order to gather inputs from you! OHCHR is in the lead of the consultations with civil society, including children. Deadline: …

Sommet mondial des personnes handicapées 2022

Titre : Application de la CDPH de l'ONU à la pandémie de COVID-19 : comment utiliser la CDPH de l'ONU comme cadre d'analyse et pour aider à identifier les besoins des personnes handicapées pendant la pandémie et dans le processus de récupération. Quand : 17 février 2022 Heure : 13h00 à 14h30 (EST) Inscrivez-vous ici : https://mcgill.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIscOGgqDkiG9N18Fc_HBC3zxyIqJgNhVya CART, ASL et ISL ...