Toolkit for the Adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by City Councils and State Leg

Good Luck! Page 4 PART 1 Writing a Comprehensive Briefing Paper Perhaps one of the most important first steps in your effort to pass a resolution in support of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in your municipality or state is to educate yourself about the provisions of the CRC, the ratification process in the United States, and the relationship between the treaty’s provisions and children. [...] These could include, but are not limited to: the United National International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1976); the International Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (1969); the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (2002); and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Right. [...] What does the Resolution commit the City to do? The resolution would demonstrate the city’s support for the standards and principles of the CRC and would encourage relevant city entities to promote policies and practices in line with the principles of the CRC. [...] In the “whereas” clauses, include basic information on the CRC, such as the basic principles of the treaty, the US failure to ratify the CRC, and the ways in which the CRC will benefit the city. [...] D., do hereby affirm their support of the Convention on the Rights of the Child; and, IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor and members of the City Council of Chicago will advance policies and practices that are in harmony with the principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in all city agencies and organizations that address issues directly affecting the City’s children.