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CRIN is horrified by the escalation of violence between the US, Israel and Iran, which has put the lives of millions of children in Southwest Asia at risk, along with their families and communities. The recklessness of what has happened is hard to put into words. What is evident is that children are, once again, paying the price for clear violations of international law.

Along with child rights organisations and networks across the globe, CRIN condemns what the continued revelations surrounding the Epstein case have laid bare: a horrific pattern of systemic failure to protect children and young people.

Across the world, many are calling for change in how we ‘do’ democracy. There’s a need for ordinary citizens to be included in decision-making. In this article, we share key developments for children’s rights and deliberative democracy over the last year. We also include an invitation to join CRIN’s ‘Children and Democracy Network’, a global community of practice dedicated to shaping how we collectively advance children’s involvement in democratic processes.  

Defence for Children International, Eurochild and the Child Rights International Network condemn the attacks by some European states against the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Francesca Albanese.

Hosted at the mouth of the Amazon, COP30 was framed as a turning point for real climate action but the reality fell far short of that promise. While some gains were made, COP30 was ultimately marked by exclusion, missed opportunities and a troubling step back from commitments to phase out fossil fuels. CRIN unpacks what COP30 delivered and what it failed to achieve from a children’s rights perspective.

Sudan’s civil war has put millions of children in danger. Alongside mass displacement and war crimes - amounting to genocide in some regions - the conflict is also degrading the environment, with military operations worsening living conditions and the impacts of climate change. CRIN’s latest briefing examines how these crises intersect to harm children and why international action is needed.