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Committee on the Rights of the Child
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 States parties. It also monitors implementation of the Optional Protocols to the Convention, on involvement of children in armed conflict and on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.
Over the past 30 years, children’s lives have been transformed by the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history. The Convention on the Rights of the Child has inspired governments to change laws and policies, so more children get the healthcare and nutrition they need. There are better safeguards in place to protect children from violence and exploitation. More children have their voices heard and participate in society. But there is still more work to be done.
States parties reporting
All States parties are obliged to submit regular reports to the Committee on how the rights of children are being implemented.
Reporting guidelines
Calendar of country reviews & documentation deadlines
Country-specific information overview
View the database of progress reports by one or more of these criteria.
Events
Contact information
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Palais Wilson - 52, rue des Pâquis
CH-1201 Geneva (Switzerland)
Mailing address:
OHCHR-UNOG
8-14 Avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneve 10, Switzerland
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @UNTreatyBodies
For individual complaints and inquiries:
Petitions and Inquiries Section
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations Office at Geneva
8-14 Avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneve 10, Switzerland
Email: [email protected]
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Status of ratifications
To date, 196 States have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
CRC ratification, including all declarations and reservations
Ratification of the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict
Ratification of the Optional Protocol on a communications procedure
Activities
Statement on Accountability for grave violations against children is crucial for realizing their rights in armed conflict (Word | PDF)
22 May 2023
Joint UNICEF/CRC statement at the 52nd session of the HRC on child human rights defenders
Statement of Mikiko Otani, Chair of the Committee on the Rights of the Child at the virtual consultation with stakeholders on the Summit of the Future
15 February 2023
CRC - Inter Parliamentary Union Joint Statement
Statement by Mikiko Otani Chair of the Committee on the Rights of the Child at the 77th Session of the General Assembly
7 October 2022
Statement: Imprisoning children is not the solution to gang violence in El Salvador
7 April 2022
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.
#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
Information on the Coronavirus at the UN in Geneva
General comments
General comment No. 26 (2023) on children’s rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change
General comment No. 25 (2021) on children’s rights in relation to the digital environment