Children’s Rights Management: ANSI Seeks Comments on Proposed New ISO Technical Committee

As the U.S. member body to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is seeking comments on a proposal for a new ISO technical committee (TC) on children’s rights management.

Children’s rights remain a human development priority. To that end, data reveal that violence against children has lifelong impacts on health and well-being, with serious consequences on many levels, including individual, community, and society levels.

Icelandic Standards (IST) submitted the proposal for a new ISO TC with the following scope statement and notes:

“Standardization in the field of children’s rights, to support the implementation of protection rights, provision rights, and participation rights.”

• Note 1: This TC works to support existing international frameworks, in particular the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
• Note 2: Where appropriate, this TC will work in cooperation with existing ISO committees on subjects that may support children’s rights.

Review the proposal for additional information and submit comments to Sara Desautels, ANSI senior director, international policy, by close of business on December 10, 2025. Based on input received from U.S. stakeholders, a recommended ANSI position and any comments will be developed and presented at the ANSI ISO Committee (AIC) for approval before ISO's voting deadline of January 10, 2026.