10 years 6 months ago
COMMITTEE EXAMINES REPORTS OF MEXICO ON OPTIONAL PROTOCOLS TO CONVENTION ON RIGHTS OF CHILD
31 January 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the initial reports of Mexico on how that country is implementing the provisions of the two Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict and on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.
Introducing the report on the involvement of children in armed conflicts, Felipe Zamora Castro, Undersecretary for Judicial Affairs and Human Rights at the Mexican Government's Secretariat, said that Mexico had paid…
10 years 6 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD REVIEWS REPORTS OF UKRAINE
28 January 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today examined the fourth periodic report of Ukraine on how it is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and Ukraine’s initial report on the implementation of the Optional Protocol on children in armed conflict.
Introducing the reports, Ravil Safiullin, Minister in charge of the State Service of Youth and Sport of Ukraine, said that Ukraine had created a department of child rights in the office of the ombudsman for human rights and had adopted the national programme and action plan for child…
10 years 6 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD REVIEWS REPORT OF THE LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
27 January 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today examined the second periodic report of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Introducing the report Sysay Leudedmounsone, President of the Lao Women’s Union and Permanent Deputy Head of the National Commission for Mother and Children, said the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic attached great care to the promotion of the comprehensive development of children and the protection of the rights…
10 years 6 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD REVIEWS REPORT OF BELARUS
26 January 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today examined the combined second and third periodic report of Belarus on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Committee also reviewed the initial report of Belarus on the implementation of the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and the initial report on how Belarus is implementing the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict.
Introducing the reports, Victor Yakzhik, Deputy Minister of Education of…
10 years 6 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD REVIEWS REPORT OF DENMARK
24 January 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today examined the fourth periodic report of Denmark on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Introducing the report, Allan Rahbol Jackobsen, Head of the Human Rights Unit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, said that in March 2009 Denmark had launched a new strategy on international human rights cooperation which contained new commitments to the promotion and protection of the rights of the child. The Child’s Reform initiative aimed at increasing the welfare of…
10 years 6 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD HOLDS SIXTH INFORMAL MEETING WITH STATES PARTIES
21 January 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon held its sixth informal meeting with States parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The meeting focused on follow up on concluding observations, the treaty body reform and harmonisation and the backlog of the Committee in considering reports.
In opening remarks, Committee Chairperson Yanghee Lee sought States parties’ views on the concluding observations and asked them to actively follow up on those recommendations. She informed the Experts that guidelines for harmonisation of the…
10 years 6 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD REVIEWS REPORT OF SINGAPORE
20 January 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today examined the combined second and third periodic report of Singapore (CRC/C/SGP/Q/2-3) on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Introducing the report, Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports of Singapore, said that Singapore had made significant changes in several key pieces of legislation, including the Children and Young Persons Act. Children in Singapore enjoyed a high quality of health care, with low infant and under-five mortality…
10 years 7 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD REVIEWS REPORT OF NEW ZEALAND
19 January 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today examined the combined third and fourth periodic report of New Zealand on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Introducing the report, Sue Mackwell, Deputy Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Development of New Zealand, said that the Convention on the Rights of the Child was an essential human rights instrument for New Zealand and played an important part in the promotion and protection of children's rights. New Zealand continued to be committed to the progressive…
10 years 7 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD REVIEWS REPORT OF AFGHANISTAN
18 January 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today examined the initial report of Afghanistan on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Introducing the report, Mohammad Qasim Hashimzai, Deputy Minister of Justice of Afghanistan, said Afghanistan had recognised that people-centered development and the realization of human rights were the ideal vision. After adopting the Constitution in 2004 as a legal base for socio-economic development, the Government had drawn up a Juvenile Code and adopted the Law on Juvenile…
10 years 7 months ago
COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD OPENS FIFTY-SIXTH SESSION
17 January 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its fifty-sixth session, hearing an address by Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Committee also adopted its agenda and programme of work for the session.
Ms. Pillay said that in response to her 2009 call, a series of events had taken place and others were scheduled in the coming months to solicit the views and concrete suggestions of different stakeholders regarding the ways and means to strengthen the treaty body system. In addition to the ongoing process, the Office was also…
