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Summary: A full overview of all past and upcoming Days of General Discussion, including recommendations issued by the Committee on the Rights of the Child and submissions made by NGOs.
Menu: What are Days of General Discussion? The purpose of the Days of General Discussion is to foster a deeper understanding of the contents and implications of the Convention as they relate to specific articles or topics. Representatives of Governments, UN human rights mechanisms, UN bodies and specialized agencies, NGOs, national human rights institutions as well as individual experts and children are welcome to take part. A call for submissions is issued prior to the discussion and after the day itself, the Committee on the Rights of the child publishes a report complete with a set of recommendations based on the input received and the discussions that took place.
Next up:
- September 2014 - "Media, Social Networks and the Rights of the Child"
The next Day of General Discussion on the issue of “Media, Social Networks and the Rights of the Child” will take place in September 2014 during the 67th session of the Committee at Palais des Nations. Information to follow in due course.
- September 2016 - “Access to Justice and effective remedies to child rights violations”
The 2016 Day will take place during the 73rd session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and will be dedicated to the theme “Access to Justice and effective remedies to child rights violations”.
Previous Days of General Discussion
2012 - "The rights of all children in the context of international migration"
2011 - "Children of incarcerated parents"
2010 - No discussion held
2009 - "CRC 20th anniversary: Dignity Development and Dialogue"
To mark the CRC's 20th anniversary, a two day event took place in Geneva.
- Read CRIN's report on the event
- View submissions
- Read our special CRINMAIL marking the 20th anniversary
2008 - "The right of the child to education in emergency situations"
2007 - "Resources for the Rights of the Child - Responsibility of States"
2006 - "The right of the child to be heard"
2005 - "Children without parental care"
2004 - "Implementing child rights in early childhood"
2003 - "The rights of indigenous children"
2002 - "The private sector as a service provider"
2001 - "Violence Against Children in the Family and in Schools"
2000 - "State violence against children"
1999 - "10th CRC Anniversary: General Measures of Implementation"
1998 - "HIV and AIDS"
1997 - "Children with disabilities"
1996 - "The child and the media"
1995 - "Juvenile justice"
1994 - "The role of the child"
1993 - "Economic exploitation"
- Submissions
1992 - "Children in armed conflict"
- Submissions
- Visit the webpage of the Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Visit our main General Comments page
- Access our Alternative Reports Database
- Visit our Children's Rights Wiki
pdf: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=31311&flag=report