Resources
Tools and resources to support your work on child-friendly governance.
The Convention on the Rights of the Child & the General Comments
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Convention on the Rights of the Child
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The Convention on the Rights of the Child: the Children's Version
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General Comment No. 12 - The right of the child to be heard
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General Comment No. 5 - General Measures of Implementation
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General Comment No. 17 - The right to rest, leisure and play
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General Comment No. 19 - Public budgeting for the realization of children’s rights
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General Comment No. 25 - Children’s rights in relation to the digital environment
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Draft general comment No. 26 - Children’s rights and the environment
Guidance & Tools
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Child Friendly Justice in Europe - CFJ-EN Handbook
Child Friendly Justice European Network, 2022
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The Rights of Child Human Rights Defenders: Implementation Guide
Child Rights Connect, 2022
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Together with Children, for Children: A guide for civil society organisations empowering children in CRC reporting
Child Rights Connect, 2021
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Child Participation Guidelines for Online Discussions with Children
Child Rights Coalition Asia, 2020
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Listen – Act – Change: Council of Europe Handbook on children’s participation
Council of Europe, 2020
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Child Participation Assessment Tool
Council of Europe, 2016
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How to use the [SDG] Voluntary National Review to Advance Children’s Rights
Save the Children, 2022
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How to do Child-Centred Social Accountability
Save the Children, 2022
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Together we decide! Strengthening child participation in UN processes
Save the Children, 2021
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A Toolkit for Monitoring and Evaluating Children’s Participation
Save the Children, 2014
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UNICEF Youth Advocacy Guide
UNICEF, 2022
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The Young Climate Activists Toolkit
UNICEF, 2022
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Engaged and Heard! Guidelines on Adolescent Participation and Civic Engagement
UNICEF, 2020
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Take Us Seriously! Engaging Children with Disabilities in Decisions Affecting their Lives
UNICEF, 2013
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Youth Advocacy Toolkit
UNICEF UK, 2019
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Storytelling for Social Change: a Communications Resource for Young Leaders
World Vision, 2020
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Child-led mobilisation: A guide for children and young advocates
World Vision, 2017
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Children’s rights and digital technologies
Eva Lievens, Sonia Livingstone, Sharon McLaughlin, Brian O’Neill, and Valerie Verdoodt, 2018, in Liefaard, Ton and Kilkelly, Ursula, (eds.) International Human Rights of Children. International Human Rights. Springer.
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Children's rights in the digital environment: A challenging terrain for evidence-based policy
Sonia Livingstone, Amanda Third, and Gerison Lansdown, 2020, in In Green, L., Holloway, D., Stevenson, K., Leaver, T, and Haddon, L. (Eds.) Routledge Companion to Digital Media and Children. London: Routledge.
Documents produced by and with children and young people
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Our Europe, Our Rights, Our Future
ChildFund Alliance, Eurochild, Save the Children, UNICEF, World Vision, 2021
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Child Friendly Cities Child & Youth Manifesto
UNICEF, 2019
Inspiring practices
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European Union Strategy on the Rights of the Child 2021-2024 (Child-friendly version)
European Commission, 2021
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Ireland's National Participation Network
Government of Ireland, Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
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Children's participation in international fora: The experiences and perspectives of children and adults
Templeton, Michelle, Cuevas-Parra, Patricio & Lundy, Laura, 2022, published in Children & Society
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Child-participatory budgeting: A review of global practice
Plan International, 2016
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Study on child participation in EU political and democratic life
RAND Europe and Eurochild, 2021
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The Right of Children to Participate in Public Decision-Making Processes
Save the Children, 2020
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A mapping of child participation initiatives in public decision making and monitoring
Save the Children Sweden, 2020
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Effective, representative, and inclusive child participation at the local level
UNICEF, 2022
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Claiming Citizenship. Case Studies of Adolescents Participating in Governance in South Asia
UNICEF, 2022
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Cities Inspire Awards 2021 - Booklet of Submissions
UNICEF, 2022
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Cities Inspire Awards 2019 - Compilation of all Submissions
UNICEF, 2020