In June, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child released their Concluding Observations for Canada in relation to the 5th/6th Review. The CCRC has written a letter to all government ministers asking them to take seriously children’s rights in Canada, report on steps already underway, and develop a comprehensive public response to all …
PRESS RELEASE Children’s Organizations urge Canada to act on the recommendations received from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. For Immediate Release Toronto, June 9, 2022 – In response to Canada’s appearance before the Committee on the Rights of the Child on May 17 & 18, 2022, the UN Committee today released …
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See below for a message from Child Rights Connect about Canada’s appearance at the UN on May 17/18 Recording of session briefing English: (Passcode: Mu3LD1h$) Session live comments Remember that if an issue is not raised by the Committee during the session dialogue, it cannot be included in the Concluding Observations! Send your critical comments …
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Did you know that you can watch the government of Canada appear before the Committee on the Rights of the Child? On May 17th and 18th at 9am EST, check out the proceedings And remember to see the alternative reports that civil society organizations have submitted!
Take this survey on young people’s rights to help inform government about what children and youth think about their rights and the UN process. UNICEF Canada created this survey in partnership with the CCRC. Please share widely! Deadline extended to April 29th!! French English This survey is part of our project with the Ministry of …
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Un livre complet vient d'être publié qui intéressera beaucoup d'entre vous : Monitoring State Compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Ce livre a été édité par Ziba Vaghri, Jean Zermatten, Gerison Lansdown et Roberta Ruggiero. Ceux qui souhaitent acheter un livre à couverture souple ou rigide peuvent le faire ...
La Coalition canadienne pour les droits des enfants (CCDE) félicite les ministres Lametti, Duclos, Gould et Rodriguez pour le renouvellement de leur mandat au Cabinet en tant que ministres de la Justice, de la Santé, des Familles, des Enfants et du Développement social, et du Patrimoine canadien respectivement. Au cours du prochain mois, ces quatre ministres auront l'occasion de faire preuve de leadership dans le domaine de l'enfance ...