CRC Day of General Discussion (DGD) 2021

2021 UN DGD

Overall objective of the 2021 DGD
 

The overall purpose of the day of general discussion is to examine broadly the current situation regarding alternative care in its complexity, identify and discuss particular areas of concern with regard to the unnecessary separation of children from their families and appropriate ways to respond to family and child separation in cases where it is unavoidable.

The day of general discussion also provides an opportunity to review implementation of relevant international standards and progress made since the adoption of the United Nations General Assembly resolution on the Rights of the Child regarding children living without parental care, the Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty and the normative discussions between the Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

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Specific objectives of the 2021 DGD

  1. Create meaningful engagement for children and young people who have experience of the child protection system and/or of living in alternative care of any type so they can voice their opinions on what constitutes quality care and advocate for legislative and systemic changes;
     
  2. Acknowledge the harms of care and the abuse of children in care, and explore the measures that can be taken to ensure prevention, intervention and access to justice, accountability and suitable reparation;
     
  3. Draw lessons from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s care and alternative care, including on efforts to strengthen and reform alternative care systems, and make recommendations for the response and preparedness for future public health as well as social and environmental global crises;
     
  4. In order to prevent family separation, expand opportunities for learning from best practice in reducing the number of children admitted to formal alternative care, through enhanced prevention and gatekeeping initiatives;
     
  5. Expand opportunities to learn from evidence about alternative care options and evidence about what constitutes quality alternative care, with a view to establishing a meaningful process for developing guidance on this;
     
  6. Explore efforts towards the development or strengthening of fully-integrated child protection systems;
     
  7. Explore innovative approaches to alternative care for children in particularly vulnerable situations, such as humanitarian contexts and migration, and learning from existing good practices.

 

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UN Committee on the Rights of the Child,

As part of a public consultation to help feed into and guide the discussions at the 2021 Day of General Discussion, all interested stakeholders, whether adults or children, are encouraged to send written submissions to the Committee. This document includes guidelines for participation submission.

UN Committee on the Rights of the Child,

This concept note outlines the context, background, relevance, purpose, scope, and objectives of the 2021 Day of General Discussion on the theme of “Children’s Rights and Alternative care”.

Kate Butler, Ph.D, Vanessa Currie, MA, Katie Reid, MA and Laura Wright, Ph.D. - International Institute for Child Rights and Development,

Ce résumé adapté aux enfants et aux jeunes accompagne le rapport "

Comité des droits de l’enfant des Nations Unies,

Le Comité des droits de l’enfant des Nations Unies organisera à Genève une journée de débat général (JDG) sur le thème « Droits de l’enfant et protection de remplacement ». Les représentants des gouvernements, les mécanismes de défense des droits de l’homme des Nations Unies, les organismes et les institutions spécialisées des Nations Unies, les institutions nationales de défense des droits de l’homme, la société civile, le secteur privé et des experts individuels, ainsi que des enfants et des jeunes, sont invités à y participer.

Comité des droits de l’enfant des Nations Unies,

Le Comité des droits de l’enfant des Nations Unies (le Comité) a décidé qu’en 2020, sa Journée de débat général (JDG) porterait sur les « Droits de l’enfant et la protection de remplacement ».

Kate Butler, Ph.D, Vanessa Currie, MA, Katie Reid, MA and Laura Wright, Ph.D. - International Institute for Child Rights and Development 2021,

Este resumen para niños y jóvenes acompaña al informe "Hagamos que nuestras voces cuenten: las respuestas de los niños y los jóvenes a una encuesta mundial para el Día de debate general de 2021 sobre los derechos del niño y los cuidados alternativos".

Kate Butler, Ph.D, Vanessa Currie, MA, Katie Reid, MA and Laura Wright, Ph.D. - International Institute for Child Rights and Development ,

This report was commissioned by a group of civil society organizations (CSOs) in an effort to get a broad sense of what children and young people themselves think about their experiences in alternative care.

Kate Butler, Ph.D, Vanessa Currie, MA, Katie Reid, MA and Laura Wright, Ph.D. - International Institute for Child Rights and Development,

Réponses d’enfants et de jeunes à une enquête mondiale en vue de la Journée de débat général sur les droits de l’enfant et la protection de remplacement 2021

Comité de los Derechos del Niño de la ONU,

El Comité de los Derechos del Niño de la ONU se reunirá en un Día de Debate General sobre «Los derechos de la infancia y el cuidado alternativo», que se llevará a cabo en Ginebra durante dos medio días, el 16 y el 17 de septiembre de 2021. Este documento presenta directrices para participación y presentaciones.