Children’s rights in the time of COVID-19

At this event. speakers will be covering the impact of COVID-19 on children’s rights, including the emerging findings from the #COVIDUnder19 consultation, the perspectives on the UN Committee’s 11th recommendations, the issues affecting some extremely vulnerable groups of children and young people, and how COVID is likely to influence the UN Committee's work going forward.

• Laura Lundy, Professor, School of Social Sciences, Education, and Social Work, Queen’s University Belfast and Co-Director of the Centre for Children's Rights
• Patricio Cuevas-Parra, Director, Child Participation and Rights, World Vision International
• Kay Tisdall, Professor of Childhood Policy, MHSES, University of Edinburgh and Co-Director of the Childhood & Youth Studies Research Group
• Najat Maalla M’jid, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children • Ann Skelton, Professor, University of Pretoria, Member UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
• Alex Conte, Executive Director, Child Rights Connect