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The 56th session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child will take place in Geneva, Switzerland from 17 January - 4 February 2011. The Committee will examine reports from Afghanistan, Belarus, Denmark, Lao People's Democratic Republic, New Zealand, Singapore and Ukraine on measures they have taken to implement the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The Committee will also review State reports on the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (OPSC) for Belarus and Mexico and reports on the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (OPAC) for Belarus, Mexico and Ukraine. Alternative reports submitted for this session are listed below. ----------------------------------------------------- Convention on the Rights of the Child: Alternative reports ----------------------------------------------------- Afghanistan Denmark Mexico New Zealand Ukraine ----------------------------------------------------- Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography ----------------------------------------------------- Belarus ----------------------------------------------------- Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict ----------------------------------------------------- Mexico Further information