NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) recently published a guide entitled “Together with children – for children: A guide for non-governmental organizations accompanying children in CRC reporting”. NGO Group for the CRC is a global network of 77 national and international NGO’s working to ensure that all children fully enjoy their rights as defined by the UN CRC.
This publication is advised to be used in conjunction with “My Pocket Guide to CRC reporting – A companion guide for children and adolescents willing to tell the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child about how children’s rights are respected in their country”, NGO Group for the CRC, 2011.
The book has been targeted at providing practical guidance to NGO’s in facilitating children’s participation in all aspects of CRC reporting. The guidelines used in this book have been derived from the experiences of NGOs and children who previously took part in facilitating child participation or participated in the process of reporting to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. While drafting the book, the advisory group brought together the diverse experiences of children and adult members from Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Kenya, Peru, the Republic of Moldova and Wales.
The book provides cases studies, practical materials, check lists and tips that NGO’s may adapt in their own work on supporting children’s participation in human rights monitoring work.
Yanghee Lee, Chairperson, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child said, “This Guide provides an excellent example of how national NGOs can actively involve children throughout the reporting process” adding “The Committee on the Rights of the Child places great importance on the participation of children in the reporting process under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The present Guide presents practical advice and encourages NGOs to engage children throughout the process and illustrates this through a number of case studies of experiences to date”
The book can be downloaded for free from this link.
