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Rights of the Child

GANHRI-UNICEF Cooperation

GANHRI and UNICEF work together towards supporting national human rights institutions (NHRIs) transforming the articles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child into reality for the lives of children everywhere. To this end, GANHRI and UNICEF have produced a series of tools, to build NHRIs’ capacity as they work to promote and protect children’s rights on the ground.

Presentation of the toolkit and the child rights approach

This toolkit, commissioned by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has been developed to support national human rights institutions (NHRIs) in their work to promote and protect the rights of children.

Tools to support child-friendly practices - Introduction and the Child Rights Approach.pdf

Promotion and Outreach by National Human Rights Institutions with and for Children

This tool provides detailed guidance to National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in relation to their promotion and outreach activities with and for children.

Tools to support child-friendly practices - Promotion and Outreach.pdf

Child-friendly complaint mechanisms

This tool provides detailed guidance to National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) on what makes a complaint mechanism child-friendly, the principles the mechanism needs to abide by, the key elements to be considered, as well as the common challenges NHRIs face and how to overcome them.

Tools to support child-friendly practices - Complaint Mechanisms.pdf

Children’s participation in the work of NHRIs

This tool provides detailed guidance to National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) on what is meant
by child participation, how to engage children in multiple ways in various aspects of the work of the institution and how to ensure that this work is at all times ethical and effective.

Tools to support child-friendly practices - Children’s Participation.pdf

GANHRI-UNICEF report on Children's Rights in National Human Rights Institutions: A Mapping Exercise

This study provides information on NHRIs’ needs and experiences with regard to the promotion and protection of children’s rights. It is also a resource for knowledge exchange, providing information to GANHRI members on the work of their sister institutions.

A particular interest behind this study was how NHRIs can be supported in linking their work to the 2030 Agenda with their work on children's rights which is essential for the implementation of the SDGs.

The study also suggests avenues for further engagement of GANHRI and UNICEF to support NHRIs, individually or through their global and regional networks, to build their capacity so as to enable them to better fulfil their mandate as children’s rights actors on the ground.

The mapping is based on a survey that GANHRI conducted with its members, in August and September 2017.

For full access to Children's Rights in National Human Rights Institutions: A Mapping Exercise, kindly follow the link.

Supporting Independent Human Rights Institutions to Advance Accountability for Children’s Rights: A Global Webinar Series

National Human Rights Institutions play a critical role in the promotion and protection of children’s rights. This Global Webinar Series seeks to further collaboration with and support to NHRIs and other independent human rights institutions (IHRI) in their work with and for children.

The four-part Series will include the presentation of a series of tools for NHRIs recently developed by UNICEF and partners, as well as a range of promising practices of IHRIs in promoting and protecting children’s rights.

Guided by the tools, the Series will specifically address the following areas:

IHRIs and Children’s Rights: Guiding Principles and Practical Approaches
IHRIs and Promotion and Outreach with Children
IHRIs and Child Participation
IHRIs and Child-friendly Complaint Mechanisms

For further information on the Global Webinar Series