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Outcome Statement of the Dialogue Forum on Children’s Rights and Business

Outcome Statement of the Dialogue Forum on Children’s Rights and Business

Oct 30 2026

OUTCOME STATEMENT OF THE DIALOGUE FORUM ON CHILDREN’S RIGHTS AND BUSINESS

GUIDED by the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC), the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Agenda 2040: Fostering an Africa Fit for Children, the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the Children’s Rights and Business Principles;

Just Transition and Children's Rights in Africa
Oct 29 2026

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

BY THE AFRICAN COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF THE CHILD (ACERWC) WORKING GROUP ON CHILDREN'S RIGHTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE

TOPIC: JUST TRANSITION AND CHILDREN'S RIGHTS IN AFRICA

Position Paper on Education for Children with Disabilities in Africa
Aug 05 2026
Education is widely recognised as a fundamental human right and a powerful tool for individual development and societal transformation. This position paper sets out how African States can guarantee inclusive, quality education for every child, including children with disabilities.
48th Ordinary Session
Aug 05 2026
The 48th Ordinary Session of the ACERWC takes place in Maseru, Lesotho from 13 to 20 October 2026.
Call for Side Events during the 48th Ordinary Session of the ACERWC
Aug 03 2026

Call for Side Events
48th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC)

Advocacy Factsheet : Climate Change, El Niño, & Africa’s Children’s Rights to Food & Water
Jul 06 2026

At 1.1°C of global warming, children’s rights to food and water across Africa are already under severe threat. Climate change is systematically dismantling children’s rights to food and water across Africa and a new El Niño event, confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on 2 June 2026 with 80-90% probability, threatens to make things significantly worse. As the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) affirms through its 1.1TooHigh!

ACERWC Policy Brief on Access to Remedies for Victims of Corporate-Induced Child Rights Violations
Mar 03 2026

AFRICAN COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF THE CHILD: POLICY BRIEF ON ACCESS TO REMEDIES FOR VICTIMS OF CORPORATE INDUCED CHILD RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

February 2026

Introduction and Background

ACERWC Advocacy Brief on The Climate-Conflict Nexus in Africa: Protecting Children’s Rights and Wellbeing
Feb 05 2026

Children in Africa are increasingly exposed to overlapping risks of climate change and armed conflict. These crises disrupt access to education, nutrition, health care, and child protection services which further expose them to heightened risks and vulnerability.

ACERWC Advocacy Brief On Droughts, Floods and the Ocean: Impact on Children’s Rights in Africa
Feb 05 2026

Africa is warming faster than the global average and is witnessing a troubling rise in climate-related extremes. Prolonged droughts parch croplands from the Sahel to the Cape, while torrential rains and storm surges inundate river basins and coastlines. In 2024 alone, an El Niño‑driven drought left nearly 50 million people in Southern Africa facing acute food insecurity, just four years after Cyclone Idai’s floods claimed over 1,300 lives in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.

Resolution No. 41/2025 : Resolution of the ACERWC’s Working Group on Children with Disabilities on the Protection, Promotion, and Fulfilment of the Rights of Children with Intellectual and Psychosocial Disabilities in Africa
Jan 28 2026

Resolution N0 41/2025 of the Working Group on Children with Disabilities of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) on the Protection, Promotion, and Fulfilment of the Rights of Children with Intellectual and Psychosocial Disabilities in Africa

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