Summary: The aim of the general discussion will be to discuss those aspects of the issue that have proved most problematic for States parties in order to contribute to the eventual drafting of UN Guidelines for the Protection of Children without Parental Care.

Read documents submitted by NGOs to the Committee on the Rights of the Child for the 2005 Day of General Discussion.

Organisation:

UN OHCHR - Committee on the Rights of the Child

Web:

http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/discussion.htm

Articles:

Article 28: Education

Article 20: Protection of a child without family

Article 9: Separation from parents

Article 21: Adoption

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Countries

Switzerland

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