Updates from the Children's Advisory Team to @UNChildRights1 supported by @tdh_de for General Comment No.26 🌏 #ChildRightsEnvironment
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🙌It is here! @UNChildRights1 has published General Comment No.26 on children's rights and the environment with a focus on climate change! Read the #GC26 and how to get involved in the official launch in September led by @tdh_de @CERI_Coalition @GC26_CAT bit.ly/3XLMd2I
📢 Today is #worldenvironmentday A clean, healthy and sustainable environment is both a human right itself, and necessary for children to enjoy their rights.
#GC26 explains why urgent climate action is needed to protect all the rights children have. 📍bit.ly/3XLMd2I
Children have played a very important role in shaping this General Comment No.26 🍃🌳
16,331 children from 121 countries shared their views & ideas in consultations designed with members of the Children's Advisory Team.
Learn more about #GC26 here: 📍bit.ly/3XLMd2I
📍Read an interview from Kartik @voicetopeople from India, our former @GC26_CAT member, on his hopes for environmental spaces 🌏⬇️
In our latest interview, two youth activists shared their perspectives on navigating the UN Environment Assembly, an event which focused on the triple planetary crisis: climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution.
Here's what they had to say /1
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🚨New! Crucial child friendly version of the General Comment 26 for children's rights and the environment is now available in many languages!
🌳The General Comment published by #UNCRC explains how governments can protect children & the environment.
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📍⏬ You can download #GC26 Child Friendly versions in the Bahasa Indonesian, Burmese, Cebuano, English, French, German, Italian, Khmer, Lao, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese here: childrightsenvironment.org/g…
#childrightsenvironment
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Our team at @gc26_cat, @tdh_de and @CRINWire have had a jam-packed few days @UNEP_AsiaPac #APEnvForum, meeting with government ministers and environmental authorities from the region to amplify @UNChildRights1’ #GC26 on children’s rights, the environment and climate change🧵/1
Special thanks to the brilliant teams @cypmgeunep and @unep_asiapac for supporting children’s environmental rights. Whilst we had a lot of rain this week, the #PowerOfYouth shone everyday. We leave beautiful Colombo 🇱🇰 with new ideas, inspiration + partnerships. Thank you 🙏 /4
We had limited printed copies of our child-friendly version of the #GC26 on child rights, the environment and climate change + ‘Our Planet, Our Rights, Our Voices’ with us to minimise our paper use. Here you can find the digital versions🌿🔗bit.ly/3XLMd2I /5
We’re really excited that two members of our team, Āniva from Samoa 🇼🇸 and Kartik from India 🇮🇳, are in Sri Lanka for @cymgunep’ #APYEF23 and @UNEP_AsiaPac #APENVFORUM to amplify children’s rights and the #GC26! 🌿🌏 with @tdh_de @CRINwire
The self-organized Asia Pacific Youth Environment Forum has kicked off in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Forum will feed into #UNEA, the world's highest-level decision-making body on the environment.
This event has been supported by #OneUN efforts from the @UNSriLanka team.
#APENVFORUM
Along with the launch of #GC26, we are excited to share ‘Our Planet, Our Rights, Our Voices’, a window into the key messages, stories, artwork and calls to action children have shared as part of this global process📍Explore here: bit.ly/3QU5Dkj
@tdh_de @CERI_Coalition
* “Our Planet, Our Rights, Our Voices” is not an official document of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
#childrensrights #childrightsenvironment #GC26
Last week, our Children’s Advisory Team gave powerful speeches at Palais des Nations in Geneva on why #GC26 matters!
📍Explore child-friendly versions: bit.ly/3XLMd2I
An important week for children's rights comes to an end! Big thank you to our @GC26_CAT for their important work in shaping the UN guidelines for #ChildRights, the #Environment with a special focus on #ClimateChange #GC26 and the wonderful launch with @UNChildRights1 in #Geneva!
Children must be part of environmental and climate decision-making processes - it is their right. #GC26 has been informed by thousands of children worldwide - its implementation must build on this momentum.
📍Learn more: bit.ly/3XLMd2I
Inspiring meeting with young, diverse & brave climate advisors leading the groundbreaking movement for #ClimateAction & accountability.
Their passion gives me much confidence. Together, we can use human rights to change course & protect our present & future.
📢 Child-friendly versions of General Comment No. 26 are now available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.
📍Learn more: bit.ly/3XLMd2I
@tdh_de @CERI_Coalition @UNChildRights1 #GC26Live #GC26 #childrightsenvironment
📍#GC26Live @UNChildRights1
“This entire process has been an intergenerational collaboration so in that spirit, we wanted to have an intergenerational conversation today.” - Maya-Natuk, #GC26 Child Advisor from Greenland. @tdh_de @CERI_Coalition
Throughout the making of General Comment 26, I know this will not just be another piece of paper. It will be the piece of paper. The one that recognizes children’s environmental rights. The one that reignites the hope in all children. - Bach, Vietnam #GC26 #Childrightsenvironment
