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 The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child commits to a new General Comment on children’s rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change @GCenvironment Online constructive dialogue, on a pilot exceptional basis, with Luxembourg on 19, 20, and 21 May 2021 (from 14:00 to 16:00 Geneva time) and with Tunisia on 26, 27 and 28 May 2021 (from 12:00 to 14:00 Geneva time). Available live on UN Webcast (UN Live United Nations Web TV). Day of General Discussion: "Children’s Rights and Alternative Care" 16 - 17 September 2021, CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS (deadline 30 June 2021)	HTMLCountry5 Recent Events and Developments ILO and the Committee on the Rights of the Child call for urgent action to protect children’s rights and accelerate progress towards eliminating child labour by 2025 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 Children Deprived of Liberty - The United Nations Global Study CRC COVID-19 Statement Revised "Joint general recommendation No. 31 of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women/general comment No. 18 of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (2019) on harmful practices"
HTMLCountry6 Latest News UN Child Rights Committee publishes findings on Luxembourg and Tunisia 10 June 2021 Committee on the Rights of the Child Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Luxembourg and Tunisia and Concludes Eighty-seventh Session 4 June 2021 In Dialogue with Tunisia, Committee on the Rights of the Child welcomes positive steps and asks about corporal punishment 28 May 2021 UN Child Rights Committee urges Israel and Palestine and the entire international Community to bring immediate support to the children and start building peace 26 May 2021 In dialogue with Luxembourg, Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child ask about protection from violence, both offline and online 21 May 2021	HTMLCountry7 Ratifications and Reporting Status of ratification by treaty and by country Declarations and reservations World Maps on Ratifications Reporting status by country