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

 

 

 

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).

 

Reports

 

 

 

Key Initiatives

 

 

Joint submissions in support to the development of indicators under GCM Objective 13 - End Immigration Detention of Children