Children address UN body
QUNO co-organise an event giving children an unprecedented voice
The children of prisoners have, for the first time, spoken directly to a meeting of a United Nations body. The unique event was co-organised by the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO). The event in Geneva was a ‘day of general discussion’ of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. Such discussion days usually take place annually and QUNO have requested on several occasions that it be devoted to considering the needs of prisoners’ children around the world. This time, their request was taken up.
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