The Inter-American Court of Human Rights, together with Mexico’s Supreme Court, recently published a comprehensive systematisation of decisions made by the first in the field of children’s rights until December 2024. These decisions, which are carefully categorised in relation to...
- 03 October 2025
Various organisations have come together to develop the Practitioners’ Guide on Digital Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems aimed at relevant stakeholders in Africa, based on initial work in November 2024, under the guidance of the Africa regional core group...
- 03 October 2025
UNICEF’s recently-launched report, Igniting the Potential of Young Children presents the latest evidence on early childhood development (ECD) in Eastern and Southern Africa, offers a comprehensive statistical profile across five key domains of the Nurturing Care Framework. It is worth...
- 11 August 2025
Government representatives from across Asia and the Pacific met in Bangkok recently to address progress and remaining challenges in the development of universal and inclusive CRVS systems in the Asia-Pacific region. Their meeting concluded with the Ministerial Conference making a...
- 11 August 2025
In July, the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (ODIHR/OSCE), the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)...
- 08 August 2025
Draft resolution n°1167, submitted on March 21, 2025, by MP Géraldine Bannier, calls for a reform ensuring an effective right of access to personal origins. Relying on the case law of the ECHR (notably the judgment of September 7, 2023,...
- 08 August 2025
Although in 2015 the world made a promise to end child labour by 2025, this phenomenon still affects nearly 138 million children worldwide. The report emphasizes the urgency of action and reiterates that success is possible through policy commitment, resources,...
- 24 July 2025
The OECD has published an important technical paper on the legal and policy landscape of age assurance online for child safety and well-being. It outlines the efforts and challenges of implementing better and stricter systems, detailing the various legal frameworks...
- 24 July 2025
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights recently published a report on accessible, inclusive, equitable and quality education for peace and tolerance for every child, especially children in the most vulnerable situations (A/HRC/59/33). This report was...
- 05 July 2025
In line with international and regional commitments, UNICEF ESARO and its partners have developed a Strategic Programme Framework for Strengthening Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Eastern and Southern Africa. This initiative aims to close the birth registration gap through...
- 05 July 2025