Weather-related disasters caused 43.1 million internal displacements of children in 44 countries over a six-year period – or approximately 20,000 child displacements a day – according to a UNICEF analysis released recently. Children Displaced in a Changing Climate is the first global...

The OHCHR submits the first-ever child-friendly report, conducted with over 600+ child participants worldwide. The premise of this report is based on children’s right to social support. Most children cannot access social aid and protection and, therefore, cannot access their...

On 28 September 2022, a joint statement on illegal intercountry adoptions was issued by the Committee on Enforced Disappearances, the Committee on the Rights of the Child, three different Special Rapporteurs and the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances....

The Centre for Child Law has released two informative guides aimed at clarifying the complex issues surrounding child citizenship and visa options in South Africa. These manuals are designed for parents, caregivers, social workers, and legal representatives and aim to...

KIDIMO, the new children’s rights app, has been available in Switzerland since August 31, 2023 in all three national languages. The app is the fruit of more than three years’ work by OST Ostschweizer Fachhochschule. Its design and implementation involved...

Last month, the UN Special Rapporteur on sale and sexual exploitation (UN SR) and a consortium of stakeholders have produced a report that addresses the complex ethical dimensions of voluntourism and its effects on children. This report underscored the unintended...

The report For every child, an identity: Challenges in birth registration for children affected by migration in Peninsular Malaysia was commissioned by UNICEF Malaysia Country Office and was produced with the financial support of the European Union under the “Protecting...

The world’s indigenous peoples are keepers and practitioners of unique cultures and traditions that are distinct from the dominant societies in which they live. Throughout history, indigenous peoples have sought to protect and defend their territories and way of life,...

On 13 July 2023, the Human Rights Council adopted as orally revised without a vote a new resolution on the right to nationality. This resolution seeks to tackle the issue of discrimination in nationality laws, where in a number of...

The Lok Sabha on August 1 passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023 that paves the way for digital birth certificates which will be a single document to be used for admission to educational institutions, applications for driving licences, government...