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The Gambia
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Child Rights Monitoring Unit
A joint initiative between the Commission, the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare and UNICEF, established to strengthen child rights monitoring and accountability in The Gambia.
About the Unit
Strengthening child rights monitoring in The Gambia
The Child Rights Monitoring Unit (CRMU) of the NHRC is a joint initiative between the Commission, the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare, and UNICEF, aimed at strengthening child rights monitoring and accountability in The Gambia. The Unit is a permanent structure within the Commission, set up to strengthen its work in child rights promotion and protection.
It is a significant milestone in fulfilling The Gambia’s obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. The CRMU sits under the Directorate of Legal and Investigation and is staffed with a Child Rights Officer and a Data and Research Officer.
A joint initiative of
NHRC The Gambia
UNICEF
Ministry of Gender, Children & Social WelfareWhy it matters
Responding to the 2025 Concluding Observations
In the 2025 Concluding Observations to The Gambia, the Committee on the Rights of the Child expressed concern over the country’s inadequate institutional capacity to monitor the realisation of children’s rights — especially in relation to data collection, enforcement of laws and follow-up on previous recommendations.
The Committee noted that the absence of a National Mechanism for Reporting Implementation and Follow-up (NMRIF) further weakens accountability on international child rights commitments, and recommended the establishment of monitoring mechanisms for the general implementation of the Convention.
Objectives of the Unit
What the CRMU sets out to achieve
Strengthen national capacity to monitor and follow up on CRC recommendations through targeted advocacy and technical support, in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare.
Strengthen child rights evidence generation, data analysis, accessibility and visualisation for advocacy, policy reform and reporting, and promote greater accountability for children’s rights.
Encourage and improve national capacity to monitor and report under international and regional child rights obligations.
Institutionalise child rights monitoring within the NHRC to ensure accessibility and responsiveness to children.
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