Human Rights Council adopts a new resolution on centrality of care and support from a human rights perspective

As part of global efforts to ensure that the role of caregivers, particularly of women, is acknowledged and further supported, a new resolution was adopted at the 54th session of the Human Rights Council on 10 October. For children and their families, this resolution contributes to the prevention of unnecessary separation by recalling that “both parents have common responsibilities for the upbringing and development of the child” and that States should “render appropriate assistance to parents and legal guardians in the performance of their child-rearing responsibilities”. These efforts will be part of celebrations of the first UN day on care and support on 29 October.

Child Identity Protection (CHIP) welcomes this prevention focus as it contributes to the preservation of identity in family relations, where the child can benefit from the care of his or her parent(s). Importantly, the resolution’s focus on human rights in these situations confirms the importance of ongoing research on “fulfilling the human rights and well-being of children and young people in alternative care” currently being explored, and led by the taskforce made up of UNICEF, Inspiring Children’s Futures, a partnership at the University of Strathclyde, SOS Children’s Villages and CHIP.

Source: https://ap.ohchr.org/documents/dpage_e.aspx?si=A/HRC/54/L.6/Rev.1 and https://www.child-identity.org/en/resources/research/1029-human-rights-in-alternative-care.html