UN child rights experts issue findings on NZ and others
UN child rights experts issue findings on Nauru, Sierra Leone, New Zealand, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Suriname
GENEVA (7 October 2016) – The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has published its findings on the following countries which it examined during its latest session from 13 to 30 September in Geneva: Nauru, Sierra Leone, New Zealand, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Suriname.
The findings cover how the respective State is doing with
regard to children’s rights, detailing positive
developments, main areas of concern, and recommendations for
action. The findings, officially known as concluding
observations,can be found here:
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx?SessionID=1041&Lang=en
The Committee on the Rights of the Child is composed of 18 international independent experts, who monitor implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, ratified to date by 196 States. They also monitor 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), ratified by 173 States and 165 States respectively.
The Committee will next meet from
16 January to 3 February 2017 when it is due to review
Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Central African Republic,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Estonia, Georgia, Malawi,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Serbia. More
information here:
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx?SessionID=1042&Lang=en
ENDS