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Joint General Comment - No. 4 of the CMW and No. 23 of the CRC (2017) - on State obligations regarding the human rights of children in the context of international migration in countries of origin, transit, destination and return
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16 November 2017
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CMW/C/GC/4-CRC/C/GC/23
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Inputs received
- Association Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII
- Caritas Algérie
- Caritas Belgique International
- Caritas Diocesana di Roma
- Caritas Murcia-Cartagena
- Caritas Thailand
- Catholic Charities (Caritas) in New York City
- Center for Migrant Advocacy
- Centro de Derechos Humanos Fray Matías de Córdova / Asociación Alkhaima
- Child to Child
- Council of Europe
English | Français - CRIN and Annex
- DEI-RDC
- Dr Ana Beduschi, Dr Kyriaki Patsianta, Dr Nick Gill
- Dr Snejana Sulima
- El Grupo de Monitoreo Independiente de El Salvador – GMIES
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the united Nations (FAO)
- Fundación Raíces
- Fundación Solidaridad Amaranta
- Global Detention Project
- Global Initiative to EndAll Corporal Punishment of Children
- Global Workers Justice Alliance / Cornell Law School Farmworker Legal Assistance Clinic
- Government of Finland
- Human Rights Center
- Immigrant Council of Ireland
- Insan Association
- Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion
- Interministerial Committee for Human Rights - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy
- International Disability Alliance
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- International Social Service
- JRS Latin America
- Justice for Children and Youth
- M Trujillo Vega, Grupo SEPISE, Universidad de Granada
- Michelle Pace
- Migrant Forum in Asia
- Movilidad Humana - Peru
- National Catholic Commission on Migration
- Network for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights of Migrant Children in Korea
- Open Society Foundations’ Education Support Program
- Organizaciones de la sociedad civil chilena
1-2-3 - Pathfinders
- Patrícia Nabuco Martuscelli
- PICUM
- Prof. Gerald L. Neuman
- Rasika Jayasuriya / Brian Opeskin
- Red Acoge
- Refugee Advice and Casework Service
- Réseau Education Sans Frontières 1-2-3
- Secours Catholique-Caritas France
- Shanta Memorial Rehabilitation Centre
- Terre des Hommes
- Terre des Hommes_Netherlands
- The Australian Human Rights Commission
- The Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
- The Law Council of Australia
- The Migrant Rights Center Ireland
- UNHCR
- UNICEF, Spain
- UNICEF the Netherlands /Defence for Children
- UNSW - Human Rights Clinic
- Voces Mesoamericanas, Acción con Pueblos Migrantes, A.C
- World Federation of the Deaf, World Association of Sign Language Interpreters, European Union of the Deaf, World Federation of the Deaf Youth Section and European Union of the Deaf Youth
Additional written contributions
- Caritas Rome
- Consejo Nacional de la Niñez y de la Adolescencia
- Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion
- Government of Australia
- Government of Canada
- Government of Japan
- Government of the Netherlands
- Government of the Republic of Singapore
- International Social Services
- Kids Empowerment
- OBMICA
- OHCHR/RRDD
- Save the Children
- The European Network on Statelessness
- UNAIDS
- Women’s Link Worldwide
- Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights
Expert and Regional Consultations
Following a call for submissions and the establishment of a zero draft, the Committees held consultations to ensure that the perspectives of States, United Nations agencies and entities, civil society organizations and other stakeholders are discussed and reflected in the draft for further consideration by both Committees.
Geneva Consultation (2 May 2017)
Madrid (4 - 5 May 2017)
Bangkok (24 - 25 May 2017)
- Concept Note Bangkok
- Background Note on Regional Conference on Children on the Move in Southeast Asia
- Agenda
- Summary of Children's Consultation in Cambodia
- Summary of Children's Consultation in Laos
- Summary of Children's Consultation in Myanmar
- Summary of Children's Consultation in Thailand
- Report on the Regional Conference