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Belarus remains fully committed to the protection of children in armed conflicts and consistently contributes to improving the humanitarian...

WE, the undersigned child advocates and civil society organisations for children, urge the government to expeditiously establish an independent Children’s Commission that will promptly act on issues affecting children, as well as safeguard, uphold and promote child rights. The pandemic has reveal

THE Government is currently developing a Children's Commission Bill. The passing of a meaningful Bill is vital to the wellbeing of children in Malaysia that is harmonised with the Preamble of our Child Act, 2001. What would make the Bill meaningful? A meaningful Bill must give Malaysia a Child

The UN Child Rights Committee today published authoritative guidance on children’s rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change. The guidance specifies the legislative and administrative measures States should urgently implement to address ...

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Conditions on the ground in the Sudan conflict show that both sides are disregarding international children's rights law.

On 18 July 2023, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) made a submission to the UN Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in advance of its review of Malaysia’s human rights record early next year. In its submission, the ICJ addressed the following hum

The UN Child Rights Committee found that Peru has violated the rights to health and life of an indigenous and rural girl victim of rape by failing to provide her with information and access to legal and safe abortion. The Committee published its ...

The South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty remains important to regional and global disarmament efforts 35 years after its adoption.

News and Press Release in English on Sudan about Food and Nutrition, Health and more; published on 26 Apr 2023 by OSRSG Children and Armed Conflict