8 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONSIDERS REPORT OF ALBANIA
25 September 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today completed its consideration of the combined second to fourth periodic reports of Albania on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Presenting the report, Filloreta Kodra, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, said Albania adopted a new law on the Protection of the Rights of the Child in 2010 which enforced children’s rights at family, community and country level. The Action Plan for Children 2012-2015 was adopted earlier this year, while a national…
8 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONSIDERS REPORT OF AUSTRIA
24 September 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today completed its consideration of the combined third and fourth periodic reports of Austria on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Presenting the report, Helmut Tichy, Legal Adviser, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, said under the new Constitutional Law on the Rights of Children, the children’s right to protection and care, their right to regular contact with their parents and their right to a childhood free of violence were guaranteed. Recent studies showed a steady…
8 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD EXAMINES REPORT OF ANDORRA
21 September 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the second periodic report of Andorra on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on Rights of the Child.
Introducing the report, Joan Carles Villaverde, Head of the Attention and Social Intervention Service at the Ministry for Health and Welfare and Head of Delegation, said that Andorra was one of the smallest countries in the world, with a population of 80,000 people, which allowed it to confront the problems facing children with efficiency. It ratified the Convention on the Rights of the…
8 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD EXAMINES REPORT OF NAMIBIA
20 September 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the combined second and third periodic reports of Namibia on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on Rights of the Child.
Introducing the report, Doreen Sioka, Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, said that according to Namibia’s 2011 national census, about 60 per cent of the 2.1 million population was under the age of 25, and nearly 40 per cent of the population was under 15 years-old. The Namibian Constitution recognized children’s rights and provided a framework for their…
8 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD EXAMINES THE REPORT OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
19 September 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the combined second to fourth periodic reports of Bosnia and Herzegovina on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on Rights of the Child.
Introducing the report Saliha Duderija, Assistant Minister of Human Rights and Refugees and Head of the Delegation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, said overall there had been progress in protecting the rights of children in Bosnia and Herzegovina but the country still faced economic challenges, and substantial funds needed to be invested in…
8 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD EXAMINES REPORT OF LIBERIA
18 September 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined second to fourth periodic reports of Liberia on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on Rights of the Child.
Introducing the report, Juliette Duncan Cassel, Minister of Gender and Development said today was only the second time Liberia had met with the Committee on the Rights of the Child since the cessation of the war and the democratic election of the Government. The war years were a grim time for Liberia, and especially for its women and children, many…
8 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD OPENS ITS SIXTY-FIRST SESSION
17 September 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its sixty-first session, in which it adopted its agenda and heard an address by Gianni Magazzeni, the Chief of Branch of the Americas, Europe and Central Asia Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
In his address, Mr. Magazzeni reviewed important developments of interest to the Committee since its sixtieth session, including the High Commissioner’s report on treaty body strengthening. On the new proposals contained in the…
9 years 2 months ago
COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONCLUDES SIXTIETH SESSION
15 June 2012
Press Release
Issues Concluding Observations on Algeria, Australia, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Nepal and Viet Nam
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today published its concluding observations and recommendations on 11 country reports from seven countries: six on the main Convention (Algeria, Australia, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey and Viet Nam); three initial reports of Australia, Greece and Nepal under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography; and the two initial reports of Australia and Greece under the Optional Protocol to the…
9 years 2 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD HEARS REPORT OF ALGERIA
08 June 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the combined third and fourth periodic report of Algeria on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Boudjemaa Delmi, Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that the main initiatives in Algeria aimed to gradually bring domestic legislation in conformity with the Convention, and included the reform of the Law on Nationality and the Family Code and setting up a number of central institutions which within their specific competencies were able to…
9 years 2 months ago
COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD EXAMINES REPORTS OF GREECE ON SALE OF CHILDREN AND ON CHILDREN INVOLVED IN ARMED CONFLICT
07 June 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the reports of Greece on how that country is implementing the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and on children involved in armed conflict.
The delegation of Greece, led by Ioannis Georgakopoulos, General Director for European and International Educational Affairs, Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs, noted that the Optional Protocol could be used…
