This submission relates to General Comment No. 26 (2023) of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, which addresses children's rights in the context of the environment, climate change, and sustainability. Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) engaged with this process to advocate for child-centred approaches that recognise the particular vulnerabilities children face in the context of environmental degradation and the digital information environment.

MMA's engagement highlights the importance of ensuring that children have access to accurate, age-appropriate information about environmental issues, and that digital platforms and media outlets uphold standards of responsible reporting on climate and environmental matters. The organisation draws attention to the role of media monitoring in identifying misinformation and harmful content that may affect children's understanding of and response to environmental challenges.

The submission calls for regulatory frameworks that protect children's rights to a healthy environment and to reliable information, emphasising that media accountability mechanisms are an essential component of a rights-based approach to children's environmental rights.