YCJ Youth

This space is dedicated to YOU. The children and young people who are curious to learn more about children's rights and climate justice, and inspired to make the world a better place. This page has links to external resources that might be interesting, and original content and updates frorm the Young Advisory Team (YAT). If there is anything you wish to see more of here, email us at youthclimatejustice@ucc.ie! We are so happy you are here!

What are my rights?

We All Have Rights

15-minute video explaining children's rights by UNICEF

Let's Explore Our Rights! Book

Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland.

It's Your Right!

Interactive games to learn about children's rights by Ombudsman for Children, Ireland.

Children's human rights

All about your rights & the UNCRC by Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland

Wee Book of Promises

Written by children, for children. With Children's Parliament.

Protecting Yourself and your Friends!

Introducing children's rights by Janella Nelson and ChildFund International.

Children's Rights and the Environment

"Our planet, our rights"

Your rights and the environment. Training by CERI, UNEP and Terre des Hommes

"My Planet, My Rights"

A child-friendly guide for children's report to the CRC Committee by Child Rights Coalition Asia

"Our Planet, Our Rights, Our Voices"

A Children's Global Charter on visions for a clean, healthy and sustainable environment

Climate Anxiety Resources

How to handle climate anxiety

Thinking about the climate crisis can be overwhelming. Here are ways to handle it.

How to cope with climate anxiety.

Young Minds, fighting for young peolpe's mental health.

Struggling with climate anxiety? 10+ tips from mental health experts.

From the World Economics Forum in collaboration with Thomson Reuter.

Tamsin on Climate Anxiety

A volunteer on Young Scot’s COP26 Climate Co-design group shares her thoughts on climate anxiety.

Youth Climate Justice

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