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…

Le Comité des droits de l’enfant a achevé ce matin l’examen, entamé hier après-midi, du rapport soumis par la Suède au titre de la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant. La lutte contre les violences à l’égard des enfants et la prise en compte de l’avis des enfants, notamment handicapés, sur…

Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, this morning addressed the opening of the ninety-second session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, during which the Committee will review reports on the efforts of Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Ireland, Mauritius, Oman, Sweden and New…

  The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon concluded its ninety-first session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Germany, Kuwait, North Macedonia, the Philippines, South Sudan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Viet Nam. The concluding…

  The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined third to sixth periodic report of Kuwait under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Committee Experts commended the State for its allowance for children with disabilities, and also asked about…

  The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the fifth and sixth combined periodic report of the Philippines under the Convention of the Rights of the Child. Committee Experts commended the State as a pioneer in child participation, and also asked about the…

  The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of Viet Nam on how it implements the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Committee Experts commended the State on its National Action Plan for…

  La volonté claire de centrer l’attention sur les droits de l’enfant à tous les niveaux de gouvernement, le cadre normatif et institutionnel adopté par l'Allemagne pour prévenir la violence contre les enfants, de même que l'existence d'un organe indépendant de surveillance de la mise en…

  Le Comité des droits de l’enfant reste extrêmement préoccupé par l’enrôlement d’enfants par les groupes armés et par les forces gouvernementales au Soudan du Sud. D’autre part, abus sexuels, meurtres d’enfants et attaques contre des écoles ou hôpitaux se poursuivent dans l’impunité et il…