8 years 7 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF MALTA
17 January 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the second periodic report of Malta on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Frans Borg, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Dialogue and the Family of Malta, said that Malta had ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990 and since then was ensuring that domestic legislation, policies and practices were in compliance with the Convention and enforceable in domestic courts. The rights and interests of children in Malta were further protected with the…
8 years 7 months ago
COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD HEARS REPORTS OF UNITED STATES ON SALE OF CHILDREN AND INVOLVEMENT OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT
16 January 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the second periodic report of the United States on its implementation of the provisions of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and the second periodic report on the implementation of the provisions of the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict.
Betty King, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations Office at…
8 years 7 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD REVIEWS REPORT OF GUYANA
15 January 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the combined second to fourth periodic report of Guyana on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Jennifer Webster, Minister of Human Services and Social Security of Guyana, said that the steady progress achieved over the past six years in poverty reduction, gender equality, education and infant and child mortality had translated into an improved quality of life for all in Guyana, especially children. The Government remained steadfast in its pro-poor and pro-growth approach to…
8 years 7 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD OPENS ITS SIXTY-SECOND SESSION
14 January 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its sixty-second session, adopting its agenda and hearing an address by Ibrahim Salama, Director of the Human Rights Treaty Division at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
In his address, Mr. Salama recognized that the almost universal ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child meant a very high workload for the Committee and agreed that a sustainable solution needed to be found to address the significant backlog of this and other Committees. He…
8 years 8 months ago
CHILDREN ARE SUFFERING FROM THE DEVASTATING AND LASTING IMPACT OF THE GAZA CRISIS - UN COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
22 November 2012
Press Release
GENEVA (22 November 2012) – While welcoming the ceasefire which started last night, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child on Thursday expressed its “deep concern at the devastating and lasting impact the crisis in Gaza and Israel is having on children.”
“This impact extends from a large number of deaths and injuries in Gaza to deep trauma and other psychological effects on children on both sides of the border,” the Committee said. “These experiences may affect them for many years to come, including…
8 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONCLUDES SIXTY-FIRST SESSION
05 October 2012
Press Release
Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Liberia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Namibia, Austria, Albania and Canada
The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning concluded its sixty-first session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on reports presented by Liberia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Namibia, Austria, Albania and Canada under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its two Optional Protocols.
Jean Zermatten, the Committee Chairperson, noted that the Committee had held dialogues with States parties on the…
8 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD HOLDS DAY OF GENERAL DISCUSSION ON CHILDREN AND INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
28 September 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today held its annual Day of General Discussion with regard to the rights of children in the context of international migration. It held a panel discussion on specific challenges faced by children in international migration situations and on measures for protection and promotion of children’s rights. During the course of the day participants divided into two working groups, one to discuss an international framework on the rights of children in international migration situations and the…
8 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONSIDERS REPORT OF CANADA
27 September 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child completed its consideration of the combined third and fourth periodic reports of Canada on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child this morning.
Presenting the report, Judith Bossé, Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Health Agency of Canada, said that in 2011 there were 7.3 million children under the age of 18 years in Canada and according to a 2006 census, over 400,000 children were identified as First Nations, Métis or Inuit. Children’s rights were a priority in the country’s domestic and foreign…
8 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONSIDERS REPORT OF CANADA ON THE SALE AND EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN
27 September 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon considered the initial report of Canada 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. The meeting followed the consideration by the Committee this morning of Canada’s report under the Convention itself.
Led by the Judith Bossé, Assistant Deputy Minister for the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Canadian delegation answered questions including on the definition…
8 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD EXAMINES REPORTS OF ALBANIA ON SALE OF CHILDREN AND ON CHILDREN INVOLVED IN ARMED CONFLICT
26 September 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child considered this morning Albania’s initial reports under the two Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which deal respectively with the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and with children involved in armed conflict. The Committee considered the report of Albania under the Convention yesterday.
During the dialogue Committee Members asked questions concerning, among other things, the legal status of victims of trafficking, the…
