UNTF on Children Deprived of Liberty
Mandate of the United Nations Task Force on Children Deprived of Liberty
The UN Task Force comprises all UN agencies, mandates and special mechanisms, under the coordination of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, playing an active role in the implementation of the recommendations of the UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty based on
- GA Resolutions A/Res/74/133: 74th session (2019-2020) - UN General Assembly Resolutions Tables - Research Guides at United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library
- A/Res/75/185: 75th session (2020-2021) - UN General Assembly Resolutions Tables - Research Guides at United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library
- Human Rights Council Resolution A/HRC/RES/49/20: 49th regular session of the Human Rights Council: Resolutions, decisions and President’s statements | OHCHR
Membership
The United Nations Task Force on Children Deprived of Liberty is integrated by
- the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children (UNOSRSG VAC - Chair),
- the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict (UNOSRSG CAAC),
- the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF),
- the International Organization for Migration (IOM),
- the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),
- the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),
- the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC),
- the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and
- the World Health Organization (WHO).
Key Initiatives
Joint submissions in support to the development of indicators under GCM Objective 13 - End Immigration Detention of Children
Key Events
Global virtual event “End Immigration Detention of Children” co-organized by the United Nations Task Force on Children Deprived of Liberty, the Workstream on Alternatives to Immigration Detention of the UN Network on Migration and in collaboration with the Governments of Colombia, Morocco, Portugal, Thailand and Türkiye.
Virtual event on “Accelerating progress to end child immigration detention in line with the SDG Agenda, including targets 10.7 and 16.2” organized by the UN Task Force on Children Deprived of Liberty in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of Colombia, Morocco, Portugal, Thailand and Türkiye.
