This report was submitted by Child Rights Coalition Asia (CRC Asia) With inputs from the participants of the 2018 Asia-Pacific Partnership Meeting of Child Rights Coalitions and Networks.
It is the output of the Day of General Discussion (DGD) Hub organized by CRC Asia. With technical support from Child Rights Connect and United Nations (UN) Committee on the Rights of the Child Member Mikiko Otani, the DGD Hub was attended by representatives of 30 child rights organizations, coalitions, and networks from 18 countries and territories, as well as by representatives from two intergovernmental bodies in Asia.
The goal of this DGD Hub is to gather inputs and recommendations from civil society organizations in Asia-Pacific that will contribute to the objectives of the DGD. The discussions on the DGD Hub revolved around the themes of empowerment of children; support from adults, enabling mechanisms and State obligations; the term “children as human rights defenders;” children as rights-holders; the non-discrimination principle; the impact of the national human rights situation; and sub-regional contexts.
