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COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN’S RIGHTS URGES THE UNITED STATES AND SOMALIA TO RATIFY THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
14 October 2010
Press Release
Urges States to Outlaw Recruitment of Child Soldiers
NEW YORK – The Chairperson of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, Ms. Yanghee Lee*, yesterday called upon Somalia and the United States to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The two are the only countries that have not ratified the 1989 Convention that sets out economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights as well as special protection measures for all persons under the age of 18 years.
“With the best interests of all children at heart, I…
10 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONCLUDES FIFTY-FIFTH SESSION
01 October 2010
Press Release
Issues Conclusions on Reports of Angola, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi, Guatemala, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Sierra Leone, Spain, Sri Lanka and Sudan
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its three-week fifty-fifth session, adopting its report and issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on 18 reports from 10 countries, which it considered in parallel chambers over the course of the session. The Committee is meeting in parallel chambers during all three of its 2010 sessions in order to catch up on the backlog in its work.
In closing remarks,…
10 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD REVIEWS REPORTS OF SRI LANKA UNDER CONVENTION AND OPTIONAL PROTOCOL ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT
24 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its review of the combined third and fourth periodic report of Sri Lanka under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its initial report on the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict.
Hiranthi Wijemanne, Consultant to the Ministry of Justice, presenting the report under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, said Sri Lanka could be satisfied that even during the conflict policies and programmes…
10 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD EXAMINES REPORTS OF NICARAGUA ON TWO OPTIONAL PROTOCOLS TO THE CONVENTION (in French only)
24 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
Le Comité des droits de l'enfant a examiné hier et ce matin les rapports présentés par le Nicaragua sur les mesures prises par ce pays en application de la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant et de ses deux Protocoles facultatifs, qui portent respectivement sur l'implication d'enfants dans les conflits armés et sur la vente d'enfants, la prostitution des enfants et la pornographie mettant en scène des enfants.
Le rapport du Nicaragua sur la mise en œuvre de la Convention a été présenté par le Conseiller spécial…
10 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONSIDERS REPORTS OF SUDAN ON THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD AND ON THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION ON CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT (in French only)
21 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
Le Comité des droits de l'enfant a examiné aujourd'hui les rapports présentés par le Soudan sur les mesures prises pour la mise en œuvre de la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant et de son Protocole facultatif sur l'implication d'enfants dans les conflits armés.
Mme Qamar Khalifa Habani, Secrétaire générale du Conseil national du bien-être des enfants du Soudan, a notamment souligné que les accords internationaux ratifiés par le Soudan…
10 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD REVIEWS REPORTS OF MONTENEGRO UNDER THE CONVENTION AND OPTIONAL PROTOCOLS
21 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its review of the initial periodic report of Montenegro under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its initial reports on the two Optional Protocols on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict and on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography.
In introductory remarks to the Committee, Suad Numanovic, Minister of Labour and Social Welfare of Montenegro, said the 2007 Family Act contained a section especially devoted to children's rights…
10 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONSIDERS REPORT OF BURUNDI (in French only)
16 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
Le Comité des droits de l'enfant a examiné aujourd'hui le rapport périodique du Burundi sur la mise en œuvre de la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant.
Le rapport du Burundi a été présenté par la Ministre de la solidarité nationale, des droits de la personne humaine et du genre, Mme Immaculée Nahayo, qui a déclaré qu'entre 2000 et 2010, le Burundi a connu des changements majeurs qui ont affecté la vie des enfants de façon positive mais aussi négative. Elle a toutefois fait valoir que depuis avril 2009, l'âge de la responsabilité pénale a été porté…
10 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD EXAMINES REPORTS OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA UNDER OPTIONAL PROTOCOLS ON CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT AND ON CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND SALE
16 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the initial reports of Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.
Presenting the report on the Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict, Saliha Djuderija, Assistant…
10 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD EXAMINES REPORTS OF SIERRA LEONE UNDER THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOLS ON CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT AND THE SALE AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN
15 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the initial reports of Sierra Leone 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.
In opening remarks to the Committee, Brima Rogers, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s…
10 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONSIDERS REPORT OF SPAIN (in French only)
15 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
Le Comité des droits de l'enfant a examiné aujourd'hui le rapport périodique de l'Espagne sur les mesures prises par ce pays pour assurer la mise en œuvre de la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant.
Présentant le rapport de son pays, Mme María Luisa García Blanco, Chef de la Sous-Direction générale des affaires constitutionnelles et des droits de l'homme, a affirmé que la structure décentralisée de l'Espagne, loin de porter préjudice à la protection des enfants, permet de protéger encore mieux leurs droits. Elle a souligné que le bureau du Procureur…
