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.

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• About Days of General Discussion
• Upcoming Days - details / how to participate
• Previous Days: coverage and submissions
• Further Information

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. 

Upcoming Days

The Committee decided at its sixty-first session to hold general discussion day on a biannual basis.

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"

• Read CRIN's report
• Submissions
• Committee's report / recommendations to States

2011 - "Children of incarcerated parents"

• Read CRIN's report
• Submissions 
• Committee's report / recommendations to States

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"

• Submissions

• Committee's report / recommendations to States

2007 - "Resources for the Rights of the Child - Responsibility of States"

• Read CRIN's report
• Submissions
• Committee's report / recommendations to States

2006 - "The right of the child to be heard"

• Submissions

• Committee's report / recommendations to States

2005 - "Children without parental care"

• Submissions

• Committee's report / recommendations to States

2004 - "Implementing child rights in early childhood"

• Submissions

• Committee's report / recommendations to States

2003 - "The rights of indigenous children"

• Submissions

• Committee's report / recommendations to States

2002 - "The private sector as a service provider"

• Submissions

• Committee's report / recommendations to States

2001 - "Violence Against Children in the Family and in Schools"

• Submissions

• Committee's report / recommendations to States

2000 - "State violence against children"

• Submissions
• Committee's report / recommendations to States

1999 - "10th CRC Anniversary: General Measures of Implementation"

• Submissions

• Committee's report / recommendations to States

1998 - "HIV and AIDS"

• Submissions

• Committee's report / recommendations to States

1997 - "Children with disabilities"

• Submissions

• Committee's report / recommendations to States

1996 - "The child and the media"

• Submissions

• Committee's report / recommendations to States

1995 - "Juvenile justice"

• Submissions

• Committee's report / recommendations to States

1994 - "The role of the child"

• Submissions

• Committee's report / recommendations to States

1993 - "Economic exploitation"

• Submissions

• Committee's report / recommendations to States

1992 - "Children in armed conflict"

• Submissions

• Committee's report / recommendations to States

Further Information

•  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

Previous Report (CRC General Day of Discussion) items

• 02/10/2012: MIGRATION: CRC Discussion on Children in Situations of Migration
• 22/09/2008: DAY OF GENERAL DISCUSSION 2008: Continuation and reconstruction of the education system

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Last updated 12/07/2013 10:25:55

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