Statements

Day of the African Child 2024: “Education for all children in Africa: The Time is now” Children’s Outcome Statement

Day of the African Child 2024: “Education for all children in Africa: The Time is now”

 

Children’s Outcome Statement

We the children of Africa stand before you here today to share our views on this year’s theme of Day of the African Child 2024: ‘Education for all children in Africa: the time is now’

Joint statement of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and the ACERWC on the Day of the African Child

On this 16th day of June 2024, as the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child and the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, we come together to express our solidarity in the commemoration of the Day of the African Child.

Statement of the Working Group on Children’s Rights and Business on the 2024 World Safer Internet Day

The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child’s Working Group on Children’s Rights and Business joins the world today in commemorating the 2024 World Safer Internet Day, under the theme, “Inspiring change. Making a difference, managing influence and navigating change online”.

Day of the African Child 2023: The Rights of the Child in the Digital Environment Outcome Statement
STATEMENT OF THE AFRICAN COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF THE CHILD’S WORKING GROUP ON CHILDREN’S RIGHTS AND BUSINESS ON THE WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOUR

The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child’s Working Group on Children’s Rights and Business joins the world today in commemorating the World Day against Child Labour under the theme Social Justice for All: End Child Labour.

STATEMENT OF THE AFRICAN COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF THE CHILD WORKING GROUP ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND CHILDREN’S RIGHTS ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

In 1973, the United Nations General Assembly designated June 5th as World Environment Day to emphasise the importance of  preserving and promoting environmental integrity. Hence, today marks the 50th anniversary of this auspicious milestone, which is celebrated following the recent adoption by the UN General Assembly of the right to a healthy and clean environment for everyone including children.

ACERWC’s Statement on the Situation of Children in the Republic of the Sudan

The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC/the Committee), an Organ of the African Union with a mandate for monitoring the implementation of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child in Africa, expresses its grave concern over the ongoing conflict in the Republic of the Sudan. The Committee appeals to all parties to the conflict to respect principles of international humanitarian law.

Statement of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child Working Group on Climate Change and Children’s Rights on the Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security

The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child's (the Committee) Working Group on Climate Change and Children's Rights (the Working Group) joins all AU Member States, Regional Economic Committees, and all concerned stakeholders across the continent to commemorate the Africa Day of Food and Nutrition Security on 30 October 2022.

Joint Statement ACERWC & ACHPR Press Statement on the occasion of the 33rd Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union

Joint Statement ACERWC_ACHPR_FrenchPress Statement on the occasion of the 33rd Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union

The African Commission and the ACERWC call on the AU Assembly to mobilize greater effort for silencing the guns based on human and peoples’ rights in Africa and to declare 2021 a year for collective action for addressing the threat of climate
crisis in Africa to human and peoples’ rights.

Outcome Statement On Day of the African Child (DAC) 2020

We, the participants of the virtual commemoration of the 2020 Day of the African Child under the theme Access to Child-Friendly Justice Systems; after thorough deliberations covering aspects such as international and regional norms and standards on access to child-friendly justice system in Africa; obligations of member states in ensuring child-friendly justice; good practices and limitations in accessing child-friendly justice systems, including limitations for vulnerable groups and role of various stakeholders including civil society organizations, children and media; have resolv

Subscribe to Statements