The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon held its fourteenth informal meeting with States, discussing the Committee’s draft general comment on children’s rights and the environment, child participation and the simplified reporting procedure, among other topics. Mikiko Otani, Chair…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of New Zealand, with Committee Experts praising the State’s early childhood education subsidies and raising questions about the high rate of youth suicides, as well as racism and bullying in…

Tatiana Valovoya, Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, today told the Conference that while the historical significance of the Conference was recognised, it also needed to be modernised to correspond to the rapidly evolving…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Ireland, commending the State on receiving Ukrainian children, while asking questions about the welfare of Roma and Traveller children and services for children with…

The Conference on Disarmament today held the first plenary of its 2023 session, hearing addresses by the President of the Conference and a number of States. The Conference also adopted its agenda for the 2023 session. Ambassador Ahmed Ihab Gamaleldin of Egypt, President of the Conference, said the…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Azerbaijan, with Committee Experts praising Azerbaijan’s improved birth registration rate and raising questions about the mandate of the Ombudsman related to children and…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Bolivia, commending the State on its pursuit of a more equal society, while questioning the delegation about the prevalence of early marriage in the country, and violence in…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Oman, with Committee Experts praising planned reforms of the Omani Human Rights Commission and raising questions about birth registration and female genital mutilation.…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined sixth and seventh periodic report of Mauritius, commending the State on the new legislation on children which had been implemented, while asking questions about teenage pregnancy and how children were…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the sixth and seventh combined periodic report of Sweden, with Committee Experts praising the planned national strategy on preventing violence against children, and raising questions about the use of isolation and…