Workshop 1:Mokopuna Māori and Non-discrimination presented by Te Whānau Mānihera.

Workshop 2: Mokopuna living away from their whānau, including a care-experienced led panel presented by VOYCE Whakarongo Mai.

Workshop 3: Issues for disabled children, including impact of child poverty presented by I.Lead - YES Disability.

Workshop 4: Climate action and participation presented by UNICEF Youth Ambassadors & Generation Hope.

On the 1st of August 2024, the Children’s Convention Monitoring Group (CMG) hosted the Children’s Rights Symposium which focused on the priority areas of the Concluding Observations. The CMG is convened by Mana Mokopuna – Children and Young People’s Commission which works alongside the Children's Rights Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand, Te Kahui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission, Save the Children New Zealand and UNICEF Aotearoa.

The CMG expressed their appreciation and gratitude for the 20 mokopuna that shared their voices and experiences at the Symposium. The CMG acknowledge the power of their story and their karanga for a future where children's rights are protected under the Children's Convention and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Videos and slides from he from workshops and other resources are available. (From the website). Record #8980