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Statements

31 March 2023

Syrian Arab Republic

Children in Northeast Syria must be urgently repatriated: UN experts

Statements and speeches

16 January 2023

High Commissioner opens the 92nd Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child

Statements

16 December 2022

Peru

PERU: UN Committee urges guaranteeing children's right to expression and investigating violence that has led to the deaths and injuries of children during protests

Statements

07 December 2022

Comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation must be a priority, say UN experts ahead of Universal Declaration anniversary

Statements

01 November 2022

Haiti

Immediate action needed to save children’s lives in Haiti amid triple threat of cholera, malnutrition and violence, UN child rights committee warns

Statements and speeches

17 October 2022

Children's rights

Iran: End killings and detentions of children immediately, UN Child Rights Committee urges

Statements

07 October 2022

Ukraine

UN experts call for urgent action to protect Ukrainian children with disabilities in residential care institutions

Statements

06 October 2022

Children's rights

Children have specific rights and should be protected at all times, UN experts

Statements

29 July 2022

Human trafficking

Trafficking in persons in conflict situations: the world must strengthen prevention and accountability

Statements

29 June 2022

Myanmar: Crisis taking an enormous toll on children, UN committee warns

Statements

28 June 2022

Violence against children

Ecuador: UN committee urges end to violence against children during protests

Statements

10 December 2021

COVID-19

Comprehensive, inclusive and universal COVID-19 human rights policies urgently needed - UN Treaty Bodies’ statement on Human Rights Day

Statements

18 October 2021

Children's rights

Statement by Mikiko Otani Chair of the Committee on the Rights of the Child at the 76th session of the General Assembly

Statements

07 October 2021

Statement by Mikiko Otani Chair of the Committee on the Rights of the Child at the 76th session of the General Assembly

Statements

14 May 2020

HRI/2019/1: Five UN human rights treaty bodies issue a joint statement on human rights and climate change