GENEVA, Switzerland, January 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child is meeting in Geneva from 13-31 January to review children’s rights in the following countries:
Republic of the Congo (13-14 Jan), Yemen (14-15 Jan); Holy See (16 Jan), Portugal (22-23 Jan);
Russian Federation (23-24 Jan); Germany (27-28 Jan)
The above are among the 193 States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and are required to undergo regular examinations of their record before the Committee of 18 independent experts.
The Committee will also review the Holy See, Portugal and Russia under the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict, and the Holy See, Portugal and Germany under the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.
The Committee will engage in dialogue with the respective State delegations in sessions held at Palais Wilson, Ground Floor Conference Room. The sessions, which begin at 10:00 Geneva time, will be webcast and can be viewed here: http://www.treatybodywebcast.org/.
The full list of issues and the countries’ reports are available at: http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx?SessionID=851&Lang=en
The CRC will publish its concluding observations on Wednesday, 5 February. A news conference is scheduled for 11.30 on 5 February at Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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