7 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD EXAMINES REPORT OF TUVALU
20 September 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered, via videolink, the initial report of Tuvalu on how the country was implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Presenting the report via videolink, Esealota Apinelu, Minister of Education, said that Tuvalu had ratified the Convention in 1995 but, as a small island nation with very limited human and financial resources, had faced significant challenges in its implementation. Tuvalu did not have an independent mechanism for children, but did have a National Advisory Committee for Children which…
7 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONSIDERS REPORT OF KUWAIT
18 September 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today completed its consideration of the second periodic report of Kuwait on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Presenting the report, Dharar Abdul Razzak Razzooqi, Permanent Representative of Kuwait to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that Kuwait had, in recent years, taken a series of measures focusing on the institutional and legal aspects of promoting the rights of the child. Kuwait attached great importance to education and had made primary and intermediate education free…
7 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD EXAMINES INITIAL REPORT OF REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA ON SALE OF CHILDREN
18 September 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the initial report of the Republic of Moldova on how the country was implementing the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.
Presenting the report, Eugeniu Moraru, Director of the Centre for Combating Cyber Crimes under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, said the Republic of Moldova had adopted a new strategy for the protection of children and family and ratified the Council of Europe Convention…
7 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONSIDERS REPORT OF SAO TOME AND PRÍNCIPE
17 September 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today completed its consideration of the combined second to fourth periodic report of Sao Tomé and Príncipe on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Presenting the report, Edite Ramos da Costa Ten Jua, Minister of Justice, Public Administration and Parliamentary Affairs, said that Sao Tomé and Príncipe was a democratic country based on the rule of law and that the Government programme for the promotion and protection of the rights of the child concentrated on justice,…
7 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD OPENS SIXTY-FOURTH SESSION
16 September 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child opened its sixty-fourth session this morning, hearing an address by Flavia Pansieri, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Committee adopted its agenda and programme of work for the session. Members also paid tribute to Lucy Smith, a former Member of the Committee who passed away in August 2013.
In her opening statement Flavia Pansieri, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, said that the Convention on the Rights of the Child was the most ratified convention of all human rights treaties. A key achievement of the…
8 years 1 month ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD ISSUES CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS
20 June 2013
Press Release
GENEVA (20 June, 2013) – The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has issued its concluding observations on Armenia, Guinea-Bissau, Israel, Rwanda, Slovenia and Uzbekistan.
The Committee examined these countries during its latest regular session from 27 May to 17 June.
The concluding observations can be found here: Armenia:http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/docs/co/CRC-C-ARM-CO-3-4.pdfhttp://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/docs/co/CRC-C-OPSC-ARM-CO-1.pdfhttp://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/docs/co/CRC-C-OPAC-ARM-CO-1.pdfGuinea-Bissau:http://www2.ohchr…
8 years 2 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONCLUDES SIXTY-THIRD SESSION
14 June 2013
Press Release
Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Armenia, Rwanda, Israel, Uzbekistan, Slovenia and Guinea-Bissau
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its sixty-third session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports presented by Israel, Slovenia, and Guinea-Bissau under the Convention on the Rights of the Child; and on the reports of Armenia, Rwanda and Uzbekistan under the provisions of the Convention and its Optional Protocols.
During its opening meeting, the Committee heard an address by Wan-Hea Lee,…
8 years 2 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD REVIEWS REPORT OF GUINEA-BISSAU
07 June 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the combined second, third and fourth periodic report of Guinea-Bissau on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Introducing the report, Octavio Inocencio Alves, Legal Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Co-operation and Communities of Guinea-Bissau, said that following the April 2012 coup d’état a transitional political authority had been established. General elections would take place by December 2013. An inclusive Government was being created and…
8 years 2 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD REVIEWS REPORT OF SLOVENIA
06 June 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the combined third and fourth periodic report of Slovenia on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Introducing the report, Ana Vodicar, Acting Director-General for Family Affairs, Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities of Slovenia, said that the protection system for children had been strengthened through the adoption of the Family Violence Prevention Act and its national action plans, and all children, including children of uninsured parents, were…
8 years 2 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD REVIEWS REPORTS OF UZBEKISTAN
05 June 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined third and fourth periodic report of Uzbekistan on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It also reviewed the initial reports of Uzbekistan under two of the Optional Protocols to the Convention: on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and on the involvement of children in armed conflict.
Introducing the reports, Akmal Saidov, Chairman of the National Human Rights Centre of Uzbekistan, said that Uzbekistan had…
