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The Committee decided at its sixty-first session to hold days of general discussion on a biennial basis.
The last Day of General Discussion on the issue of “Children's rights and digital media” took place on 12 September 2014 during the 67th session of the Committee at Palais des Nations.
The 2016 day of general discussion, dedicated to "Children's rights and the environment" will take place during the 73rd session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on 23 September 2016. Here is the link for more information on the 2016 DGD: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRC/Pages/Discussion2016.aspx
Recommendations
Year
Summary Record
2014
The rights of all children in the context of international migration
2012
2011
2008
2007
The right of the child to be heard
2006
Childen without parental care
2005
Implementing child rights in early childhood
2004
SR.979
The rights of indigenous children
2003
The private sector as a service provider
2002
Violence against children within the family and in school
2001
State violence against children
2000
10th Anniversary: General measures of implementation
1999
HIV/AIDS
1998
Children with disabilities
1997
The child and the media
1996
Juvenile justice
1995
The girl child
Role of the family
1994
Economic exploitation
1993
Children in armed conflict
1992
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18 Candles: The Convention on the Rights of the Child Reaches Majority
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