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Kenya s Lake Victoria floods leave orphaned children to run their households

On a fateful day in 2019 that is etched into the memories of local residents, the tranquility along Kenya’s Lake Victoria shores was shattered by an overwhelming surge of water. The unsuspecting communities were caught off guard, forced to flee for their lives, desperately grasping onto whatever belongings they could salvage. In the chaos and […]

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Samoan climate activist welcomes UN s recognition of children s rights

Samoan climate activist welcomes UN s recognition of children s rights
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Samoan climate activist welcomes UN s recognition of children s rights

Auckland, NEW ZEALAND A young Samoan climate activist says the UN's new guidance on children's rights to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is "the first ste

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Samoan climate activist welcomes UN s recognition of children s rights

A young Samoan climate activist says the UN's new guidance on children's rights to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is "the first step to global change". The UN Committee.

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UN Committee on the Rights of the Child calls on states to take action in first guidance on children s rights and the environment, with a focus on climate change

For the first time, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has explicitly affirmed the children’s right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, issuing a comprehensive interpretation of Member States’ obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.This Convention, created in 1989 and ratified by 196 states, outlines universal children’s rights such as the right to life, survival and development, and the right to health. A General Comment provides legal guidance on what these rights imply for a specific topic or area of legislation. The now published “General Comment No. 26 on children’s rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change”, explicitly addresses the climate emergency, the collapse of biodiversity and pervasive pollution, outlining countermeasures to protect the lives and life perspectives of children. Philip Jaffé, member of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child states:"Children w

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