Committee on the Rights of the Child: Follow-up workshops to Concluding Observations

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The Treaties and Commission Branch of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, in cooperation with a host government, organises regional and sub-regional workshops to follow up on implementation of the Concluding Observations of the treaty bodies.

The objective of such workshops is to raise the awareness of Government officials and other stakeholders with respect to the Concluding Observations of the Committee of the Rights of the Child and further promote their implementation. It provides a chance to better understand the achievements and constraints in implementing child rights and the United Nations CRC recommendations at country level.

The workshops focus on a number of countries within a region or sub-region. Participants at the workshops include governmental officials, representatives of national human rights institutions, non-governmental organisations and representatives of United Nations agencies, funds and programmes.

The following workshops have so far been organised with regard to the Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child: 

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (7 - 11 November 2007)
Countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Togo and Senegal. Ghana, Cameroon, Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde will participate as observer countries. Documents to follow.

San José, Costa Rica (30 October - 1 November 2006)
Countries: Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republic
[Documents available in Spanish]

Suva, Fiji (21-22 February 2006)
National workshop

Buenos Aires, Argentina (28-30 November 2005) 
Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
[Documents available in Spanish]

Doha, Qatar (14-16 June 2005) 
Countries: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Bangkok, Thailand (11-13 November 2004)
Countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam

Damascus, Syria (17-19 December 2003)
Countries: Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic

Organisation: 
UN OHCHR - Committee on the Rights of the Child
Tags: 
Reporting to and monitoring the CRC

Countries

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