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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONCLUDES FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION
07 October 2011
Press Release
Issues Conclusions on Reports of Italy, Republic of Korea, Syria, Iceland, Panama, Seychelles and Sweden
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its three-week fifty-eighth session, adopting its report and issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Italy, the Republic of Korea, Syria, Iceland, Panama and the Seychelles on how those countries implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It also issued its concluding and recommendations on the report of Sweden with regard to the promotion and…
9 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD EXAMINES REPORT OF SWEDEN ON THE SALE OF CHILDREN, CHILD PROSTITUTION AND CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
03 October 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the report of Sweden on how that country is implementing the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.
Introducing the report, Marianne Jenryd, Director General for Administrative Affairs, Ministry of Health and Social Services of Sweden, said the Government of Sweden was fully committed to upholding and respecting its obligations under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD HOLDS DAY OF GENERAL DISCUSSION REGARDING CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS
30 September 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today held a Day of General Discussion with regard to children of incarcerated parents. It held two workshops on babies and children living with or visiting a parent in prison, and on children left “outside” when their parent was incarcerated. The Committee concluded that children of incarcerated parents were still too often forgotten. The priority was non-custodial sentencing for parents and there was a need for reconciliation between the interest of the State and the best interest…
9 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF SEYCHELLES
28 September 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child has considered the second, third and fourth combined reports of Seychelles on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Presenting the report, Bernard Shamlaye, Minister of Social Development and Culture, noted that a National Plan of Action for Children, running from 2005 to 2009, had been implemented. It was founded on the principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and built on earlier work undertaken under the Seychelles Programmeme of Action for…
9 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF PANAMA
26 September 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child has considered the third and fourth combined reports of Panama on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Presenting the report, Niurka del C. Palacios, Vice-Minister of Social Development, said that the topic of childhood was fundamental and Panama was fully engaged in protecting children’s rights; it was a priority for the Panamean State. In 2011, 34 per cent of the population was under 18. Over the past five years the economic growth of Panama had reached 8 per cent…
9 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF ICELAND
23 September 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child has considered the third and fourth combined reports of Iceland on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Presenting the report, Halla Gunnarsdottir, Head of the delegation and political advisor to the Minister of the Interior, noted that the delay in sending the report was due to a rotation of staff and assignments and a change in the structure of Icelandic Ministries. Iceland faced a financial crisis resulting from the collapse of the banking system in 2008. This…
9 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
22 September 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child has considered the third and fourth combined reports of the Syrian Arab Republic on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Presenting the report, Insaf Hamad, Chairperson of the Syrian Commission for Family Affairs at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, said Syria affirmed its belief in the importance of continuous dialogue with the Committee on the Rights of the Child. In this context, the delegation wanted to draw the Committee’s attention to…
9 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
21 September 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of the Child has considered the third and fourth combined reports of the the Republic of Korea on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of the Child.
Presenting the report, Park Sang-Ki, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea in Geneva, said that until the 1950s, the Republic of Korea pursued child policies that focused only on helping children in desperate need, such as those impoverished and orphaned. However, since the ratification…
9 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF ITALY
20 September 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of the Child has considered the third and fourth combined reports of Italy on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of the Child.
Presenting the report, Carlo Giovanardi, Under-Secretary of State from the Department for Family Policies at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, said that the Italian Government, through the Administrations whose representatives are members of this Delegation, deemed it essential to promote the dialogue with civil society, in…
9 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD OPENS FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION
19 September 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its fifty-eighth session, hearing an address by Carla Endelenbos, Chief of the Petitions and Inquiries Section of the Human Rights Treaties Division of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on behalf of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Committee also adopted its agenda.
Carla Endelenbos, Chief of the Petitions and Inquiries Section of the Human Rights Treaties Division of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on behalf of the High…
