The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Inter-Parliamentary Union: Working together to mobilize parliaments in support of child rights

This meeting will be held in hybrid format on Monday, 6 February 2023, from 13:15 to 14:45 (Geneva time).

Over the last 20 years, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has continually provided and supported parliamentary contributions to the global effort to safeguard the rights of the child as enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In line with this longstanding engagement, the IPU and the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) committed in a joint statement to work together to enhance the contribution of parliaments to the promotion and protection of children’s rights.

Interpretation will be available in English, French and Spanish