This November 20, it's International Child Rights Day! On this day, we celebrate the adoption of two landmark documents by the United Nations General Assembly: the 1959 Declaration of the Rights of the Child and the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child (also known as the CRC) - both important milestones in the recognition of children's rights.

The Digital Futures for Children centre (DFC) at the London School of Economics and Political Science, call for evidence on the impact of UNCRC General comment No. 25 on the Rights of the Child’s General comment No. 25 on children’s rights in relation to the digital environment

From 14 to 25 October, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, Mama Fatima Singhateh, will visit Germany to assess the current situation and progress in relation to preventing, combating and raising awareness of sexualised violence against children.

As part of the 15th Internet Governance Forum Germany, the project ‘Child protection and children's rights in the digital world’ held a workshop on the topic of children's rights in the metaverse on 11 September.

In the INHOPE network, organisations around the world work together to prevent sexual abuse of children and young people in the digital environment and to support criminal prosecution. In order for this to be realised, it is particularly important to find out the extent to which sexual violence takes place online.

At the 95th session of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, its members decided to draft a 27th General Comment on the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The Indian organisation CUTS International (Consumer Unity & Trust Society) is currently conducting a survey on the topics of data protection and behavioural analysis of young users in the digital environment.

Imagine you have three children aged between 5 and 12. You are worried about which kindergarten and school they will visit when the family moves to the country-side soon. Where and how will Paula, Emma and Laurin be looked after, in which environment will they feel comfortable and how will they get there safely? Which school career will they pursue and how can the best conditions be created for this?

In his latest blog post, John Carr comments on the current status of the European Commission's proposal for a regulation to prevent and combat sexual violence against children online.

Berlin, 27 and 28 June: summer conference of the National Council, it's hot outside, pleasantly cool in the new conference centre and there could be an association of lightness if it weren't for the heavy topics on the agenda.