Before COP30 in November, CRIN is critically reviewing the Just Transition Work Programme (JTWP) and the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) of States: two initiatives aimed at enhancing the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). How can UN climate talks ensure both children’s rights and human rights are centred when discussing societal, sectoral and economic change?

Amid overwhelming evidence of Israel’s atrocities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, human rights organisations and trade unions are urging the EU to ensure a thorough review of Israel’s compliance with article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement. A credible review can only reach one conclusion: that Israel is in severe non-compliance with article 2 and that the EU-Israel Association Agreement must be suspended, at least in part. The EU must act now.

While the EU has banned many pesticides deemed too dangerous for use within its borders, EU-based companies are still allowed to manufacture and export banned substances to countries with weaker protections. This toxic double-standard violates children's rights, endangers vulnerable communities and threatens ecosystems all over the world.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is at a breaking point. In marginalising vulnerable States, Indigenous Peoples and civil society, while allowing the largest historical polluters to avoid legal obligations and accountability, the UNFCC is running out of trust. Effective multilateralism is essential to navigate coming crises without leaving anyone behind.

“How far must we go for those who hold decision-making power to remember that the future we will inherit depends precisely on the decisions they chose not to make? What will it take for decision-makers to realise that climate justice is about children’s rights, too?” – Santiago Flores Medina

CRIN has joined with other civil society organisations calling on UN Member States to reaffirm their commitment to the UN human rights system through political and financial support. The work of the Treaty Bodies is crucial in monitoring States parties’ implementation of international human rights treaties and providing authoritative guidance on the fulfilment of obligations.

By agreeing to the revised Toy Safety Regulation in April 2025, the European Union has taken an important step in protecting children’s health. However, a long road lies ahead - as many promises from the EU’s Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability are pending and could still be under threat. How can we work to ensure that children in the EU are protected against harmful exposure?

CRIN and 20 other NGOs are urging the UN Secretary-General to publish of a complete and accurate list of perpetrators of grave violations against children. This transparency will help to influence the behaviour of warring parties to better protect children.

The HCA governs essential elements at the upcoming climate conference - such as security, visa access, participant rights, freedom of assembly and protection of personal data. These recommendations present concrete ways for enhancing civil society participation at COP30 by guaranteeing the inclusion of frontline environmental defenders.

The manufactured famine in Gaza must be halted. The international community must act decisively, immediately, and with full moral and legal responsibility. We are witnessing, in real time, the deliberate starvation of a civilian population as a method of warfare.