CRC CRINMAIL 9: 45th Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child

15 May 2007 - CRC CRINMAIL 9: 45th Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child

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- FORTY-FIFTH SESSION INFORMATION: Agenda and Timetable

- STATES PARTIES INFORMATION: State Reports and Alternative Reports

- DAY OF GENERAL DISCUSSION 2007: Resources for the Rights of the Child - Responsibility of States [event]

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FORTY-FIFTH SESSION INFORMATION: Agenda and Timetable

The 45th Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child will take place from 21 May to 8 June 2007 at the Palais Wilson in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Committee will examine reports from Kazakhstan, Maldives, Slovak Republic and Uruguay. It will also examine reports on the implementation of the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (OPSC) from Bangladesh, Guatemala, Sudan and Ukraine and reports on the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (OPAC) for Guatemala, Monaco, Norway and Sweden.

A special CRC news page devoted to the activities of the Committee on the Rights of the Child is available on the CRIN website in partnership with the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The page provides summaries of the Committee sessions by country, UN press releases, NGO press releases, information about the Day of General Discussion, Decisions, General Comments and other activities of the Committee.

For States Parties' reports and Alternative reports, see the next item.

Further information

Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=13064&flag=event

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STATES PARTIES INFORMATION: State Reports and Alternative Reports

States Parties reports submitted by governments to the Committee on the Rights of the Child are available in English, French and Spanish on the website of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

Alternative Reports submitted by NGOs to the Committee on the Rights of the Child are made available on the CRIN website in partnership with the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The reports can also be searched by country, Committee session or by organisation. Note that Alternative Reports are posted on the CRIN website as they are received.

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GENERAL REPORTING

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KAZAKHSTAN

Second - Third Consolidated Report
On Wednesday, 30th May, the Committee will examine Kazakhstan’s Second - Third Consolidated Report. The report (CRC/C/KAZ/3) is accessible in English, French, Spanish and Russian on the OHCHR website.

Alternative Reports

Alternative Report and Comments on the 2nd and 3rd Report of the Kazakhstan Government
By: Kazakhstan NGOs' Working Group on Protection of Children's Rights
Report in: English
Briefing by the Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children - Kazakhstan
By: Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
Report in: English

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MALDIVES

Second and Third Combined Report
On Wednesday 23rd May, the Committee will examine the Maldives’ Second and Third Combined Periodic report. The report (CRC/C/MDV/3) is accessible in English, French and Spanish on the OHCHR website.

Alternative Reports

Moving from Aspirations to Impact: NGO Shadow Report on CRC - Maldives
By: Hama Jamiyya and Care Society
Report in: English
Recommendations to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child – Maldives
By: Child Helpline International
Report in: English

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SLOVAK REPUBLIC

Second Periodic Report
On Tuesday, 22nd May, the Committee will examine the Slovak Republic's Second Periodic Report. The report (CRC/C/SVK/2) is accessible in English, French and Spanish on the OHCHR website.

Alternative Reports

Briefing from Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children - Slovak Republic
By: The Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
Report in: English

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URUGUAY

Second Periodic Report
On Thursday, 24th May, the Committee will examine Uruguay’s Second Period Report. The report (CRC/C/URY/2) is accessible in English, and Spanish on the OHCHR website.

Alternative Reports

Briefing from Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children – Uruguay
By: Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
Report in: English
Non-Governmental Report of Follow-Up of the Convention on the Rights of the Child - Uruguay
By: Comité de los Derechos del Niño y Adolescente - Uruguay
Report in: English - Español

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OPTIONAL PROTOCOLS

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BANGLADESH

Initial OPSC Report
On Monday, 4th June, the Committee will examine Bangladesh’s initial report on the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (CRC/C/OPSC/BGD/1). The report is accessible in English, French and Spanish on the OHCHR website.

Alternative Reports

Child Rights in Bangladesh: A Critical Look at Key Issues
By: Bangladesh National Women's Lawyers Association (BNWLA)
Report in: English

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GUATEMALA

Initial OPSC and OPAC Reports
On Friday, 1st June, the Committee will examine the reports submitted by Guatemala under article 12 (1) of the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (CRC/C/OPSC/GTM/1), and article 8 (1) of the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (CRC/C/OPAC/GTM/1). The reports are accessible in English, French and Spanish on the OHCHR website.

Alternative OPSC Reports

Supplementary NGO Report OPSC Guatemala Initial Report
By: Casa Alianza
Report in: English
Alternative Report to the 1st Report of Guatemala on the OPSC presented to the Committee on the Rights of the Child
By: Movimiento Social por los Derechos de la Niñez, Adolescencia y Juventud en Guatemala
Report in: English - Español

Alternative OPAC Reports

Alternative Report to the 1st Report of Guatemala on the OPAC presented to the Committee on the Rights of the Child
By: Movimiento Social por los Derechos de la Niñez, Adolescencia y Juventud en Guatemala
Report in: English - Español

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SUDAN

Initial OPSC Report
On Friday, 25th May, the Committee will examine the Sudan’s initial report submitted under article 12 (1) of the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (CRC/C/OPSC/SDN/1). The report is available in Arabic, English, French and Spanish on the OHCHR website.

Alternative Reports

Remarks of the NGOs on Sudan’s initial Report on the OPSC
By: Friends of Children Society
Report in: English

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UKRAINE

Initial OPSC Report
On Monday, 4th June, the Committee will examine the Ukraine’s initial report submitted under article 12 (1) of the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography. The report is accessible in English, French, Russian and Spanish on the OHCHR website.

Alternative Reports

Alternative Report on the Implementation of the OPSC in Ukraine
By: NGO Coalition 'Unite for Children'
Report in: English - Russian

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MONACO

Initial OPAC Report
On Friday, 25th May, the Committee will examine Monaco’s initial report submitted under article 8 (1) of the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, in a technical review (CRC/C/OPAC/MCO/1). The report is accessible in English, French and Spanish on the OHCHR website.

Alternative Reports
No Alternative reports have been submitted.

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NORWAY

Initial OPAC Report
On Friday, 25th May, the Committee will examine Norway’s initial report submitted under article 8 (1) of the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, in a technical review (CRC/C/OPAC/NOR/1). The report is accessible in English, French and Spanish on the OHCHR website.

Alternative Reports
No Alternative reports have been submitted.

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SWEDEN

Initial OPAC Report
On Friday, 25th May, the Committee will examine Sweden’s initial report submitted under article 8 (1) of the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, in a technical review (CRC/C/OPAC/SWE/1). The report is accessible in English, French and Spanish on the OHCHR website.

Alternative Reports

Optional Protocol and National Recruitment Legislation and Practice in Sweden
By: Save the Children Sweden
Report in: English

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DAY OF GENERAL DISCUSSION 2007: Resources for the Rights of the Child - Responsibility of States [event]

The Committee on the Rights of the Child has decided to devote its next Day of General Discussion (DGD) to the subject "Resources for the Rights of the Child - Responsibility of States," which will focus on investments for the implementation of economic, social and cultural rights of children and international cooperation (CRC article 4). The meeting will take place at the Palais Wilson in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday, 21 September 2007 from 10:00-18:00.

The meeting is open to representatives of non-governmental organisations, children and their organisations/networks, UN programmes and agencies, governments and other interested individuals, experts and organisations. An outline of the issues to be discussed is available here http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/docs/discussion/outline-2007.doc.

The purpose of the Days of General Discussion is to foster a deeper understanding of the contents and implications of the Convention as they relate to specific articles or topics. After the discussion the Committee adopts recommendations, taking into account the issues raised. Representatives of Governments, United Nations human rights mechanisms, United Nations bodies and specialised agencies, non-governmental organisations, national human rights institutions as well as individual children and experts are welcome to take part.

Article 4 is an essential article of the Convention and its implementation is an integral part of the implementation of the Convention as a whole. The 2007 Day of General Discussion aims to elaborate in more detail some of the issues raised by the second part of article 4 which require further discussion and consideration and notably the State party's obligations with regard to the implementation of economic, social and cultural rights.

As the theme of this Day of General Discussion is broad, the Committee proposes that participants to this meeting be divided into two working groups based on the two following areas in order to focus discussions (please see the outline for more details on the two working groups and their respective sub-themes):

Working Group 1: ‘available resources' and their allocation to children
Working Group 2: the use of resources to the ‘maximum extent'

NGO contributions
NGOs and children are invited to submit written contributions on the themes mentioned above to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) as soon as possible. The Committee requests that written contributions be limited to a maximum of seven pages. Although documents may be submitted in English, French or Spanish, they will not be translated into the other languages. Oral contributions from NGOs are also welcome during the day itself but should be limited to interventions in the debate rather than formal statements. Guidelines and additional information will be available shortly on the OHCHR website at http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/docs/discussion/guidelines-2007.doc.

Written contributions should be sent electronically to [email protected].
Submission deadline: 29 June 2007.

NGO submissions to the 2007 Day of General Discussion will be posted on CRIN's website as they become available.

Registration
As the meeting is open to the public, written invitations will not be issued by the United Nations or the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child . For security reasons and due to limited space, attendance at the meeting requires advance registration. Please note that there is no funding available for travel expenses either from the United Nations or the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child and no assistance can be given for visas, travel or accommodation arrangements.

Registration deadline: 1 August 2007. To register, please complete the registration form before this date. Registration forms are available at http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/docs/discussion/registration-2007.doc

More information

For registration and to submit written contributions, please contact:
Secretariat, Committee on the Rights of the Child
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Email: [email protected]

If you have any questions regarding NGO contributions, please contact:
Laura Theytaz-Bergman
NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Email: [email protected]

Other information

Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=12859&flag=event

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