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OHCHR 
Committee on the Rights of the Child
The Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the body of 18 independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by its States parties. It also monitors implementation of the Optional Protocols to the Convention, on involvement of children in armed conflict and on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.
Over the past 30 years, children’s lives have been transformed by the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history. The Convention on the Rights of the Child has inspired governments to change laws and policies, so more children get the healthcare and nutrition they need. There are better safeguards in place to protect children from violence and exploitation. More children have their voices heard and participate in society. But there is still more work to be done.
States parties reporting
All States parties are obliged to submit regular reports to the Committee on how the rights of children are being implemented.
Reporting guidelines
Calendar of country reviews & documentation deadlines
Country-specific information overview
View the database of progress reports by one or more of these criteria.
Events
Contact information
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Palais Wilson - 52, rue des Pâquis
CH-1201 Geneva (Switzerland)
Mailing address:
OHCHR-UNOG
8-14 Avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneve 10, Switzerland
Email: ohchr-crc@un.org
Twitter: @UNTreatyBodies
For individual complaints and inquiries:
Petitions and Inquiries Section
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations Office at Geneva
8-14 Avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneve 10, Switzerland
Email: ohchr-petitions@un.org
Photo credit: UN Photo/Marco Dormino
Status of ratifications
To date, 196 States have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
CRC ratification, including all declarations and reservations
Ratification of the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict
Ratification of the Optional Protocol on a communications procedure
Activities
Statement of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on Human Rights Day 2023
8 December 2023
Statement of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on grave violations of children’s rights in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory
13 October 2023
Statement of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on article 5 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
11 October 2023
General comments
CRC/C/GC/26: General comment No. 26 (2023) on children’s rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change
General comment No. 25 (2021) on children’s rights in relation to the digital environment
General comment No. 24 (2019) on children’s rights in the child justice system