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 State parties. It also monitors implementation of two Optional Protocols to the Convention, on involvement of children in armed conflict and on sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. On 19 December 2011, the UN General Assembly approved a third Optional Protocol on a communications procedure, which will allow individual children to submit complaints regarding specific violations of their rights under the Convention and its first two optional protocols. The Protocol entered into force in April 2014.

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Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

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See the map on ratifications (PDF) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, or its three Optional Protocols: on the involvement of children in armed conflict; on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography; and on a communications procedure

HTMLCountry4 Upcoming Events Information on the Coronavirus at the UN in Geneva	HTMLCountry5 Recent Events and Developments CEDAW/CRC Joint Statement on the Occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child Open letter on climate change Statement by Mikiko Otani Chair of the Committee on the Rights of the Child at the 76th session of the General Assembly 88th Session (06 Sep 2021 - 24 Sep 2021) Day of General Discussion: "Children’s Rights and Alternative Care" 16 - 17 September 2021 Concept note released for draft general comment No. 26 on children’s rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change 23 September 2021 CEDAW_CRC Afghanistan statement The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child commits to a new General Comment on children’s rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change @GCenvironment ILO and the Committee on the Rights of the Child call for urgent action to protect children’s rights and accelerate progress towards eliminating child labour by 2025 New individual complaints form and guidance note Form (Word): English \| Français \| русский \| Español Guidance (Word): English \| Français \| русский \| Español General Comment No. 25 on children’s rights in relation to the digital environment CRC COVID-19 Statement
HTMLCountry6 Latest News Iran: halt imminent execution of juvenile offender Arman Abdolali – UN rights experts 12 October 2021 UN Child Rights Committee rules that countries bear cross-border responsibility for harmful impact of climate change 11 October 2021 UN Child Rights Committee issues findings on Czech Republic, Eswatini, Poland and Switzerland 30 September 2021 Committee on the Rights of the Child closes eghty-eighth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Czech Republic, Eswatini, Poland and Switzerland 24 September 2021 In Dialogue with Switzerland, Committee on the Rights of the Child Asks about Coordination, Data Collection, and the Rights of Children with Disabilities 20 September 2021	HTMLCountry7 Ratifications and Reporting Status of ratification by treaty and by country Declarations and reservations World Maps on Ratifications Reporting status by country