The Holy See was one of the strongest promoters and first signatories of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted on Sept. 2, 1990. This convention is the most ratified of all ...

Recently the U.N. special representative on violence against children called on member countries to ratify two optional protocols to the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child which would help ...

Pope Francis delivers his closing remarks at the world leaders’ summit on children’s rights at the Vatican Feb. 3, 2025, as former U.S. Vice President Al Gore listens. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) ...

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AMMAN, January 12, 2026 – Save the Children is calling on the Iranian authorities and all those involved in the unrest to immediately end the violence against children and uphold their obligations ...

The long history of the right’s obsession with child trafficking means it won’t be easy for Trump to make this story disappear. Credit...Photo illustration by Alex Merto Supported by By Jia Lynn Yang ...

We write in advance of the 100th pre-session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (the “Committee”) and its review of Ghana. This submission focuses on the rights of children with disabilities, ...

Few horrors in the world rival the pain, fear, shame and guilt felt by children who are sexually abused by adults who have been entrusted with their care. For decades, hundreds of children, if not ...