The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the third to fifth periodic report of Mauritania on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the report, Khadeijetou Mbareck Fall, Ministry of Trade, Industry…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child opened its seventy-ninth session this morning, hearing from Orest Nowosad, Chief of the Groups in Focus Section of the Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanism Division, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and adopting its…

Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Argentina, Angola, Algeria, Montenegro, Russian Federation, Lesotho and Norway The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon concluded its seventy-eighth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Norway on how it implements the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Presenting the report, Linda Hofstad Helleland, Minister of Children and Equality of…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Lesotho on how it implements the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Presenting the report, Mokhele Moletsane, Minister of Law and Constitutional Affairs of Lesotho, said…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the initial report of the Russian Federation under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. Presenting the report, Igor Zubov, Deputy Minister at…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the combined second and third periodic report of Montenegro on its implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Presenting the report, Goran Kuševija, Director General for Social and Child Protection, Ministry…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning considered the initial report of Algeria on its implementation of the provisions of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict. Presenting the report, Toufik Djouama,…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth to seventh periodic report of Angola under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and its initial reports under the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict, and the…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Argentina on how it is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Presenting the report, Gabriel Castelli, Secretary for Children, Adolescents…