Summary: The Committee on the Rights of the Child will examine reports from Chile, Honduras, Kenya, Malaysia, Mali, Marshall Islands, Suriname.
OPSC: Costa Rica, Kyrgyzstan
OPAC: Costa Rica, Kyrgyzstan
The 44th Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child will take place from 15th January to 2nd February 2007 at the Palais Wilson in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Committee will examine reports from Chile, Honduras, Kenya, Malaysia, Mali, Marshall Islands, Suriname. It will also examine reports on the implementation of the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (OPSC) and the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (OPAC) for Costa Rica, Kyrgyzstan.
A special CRC news page devoted to the activities of the Committee on the Rights of the Child has been set up 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.
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) in Word and PDF formats.
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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