Committee on the Rights of the Child - Session 62: Nine States Under Review

http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/crcs62.htm

Session opening

On 14 January, the Committee opened its 62nd session in Geneva - set to run until 1 February - with Jean Zermatten, the Chair, saying that in addition to examining nine States, the Committee intended to complete drafting and adopt its general comments on the best interest of the child, the right to play, the right to health and the impact of the business sector on children’s rights. Work on a draft joint general comment with the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on harmful traditional practices would also continue.

It was also announced that, after two readings, the Committee intends to adopt its rule of procedures for the third Optional Protocol (complaints mechanism) during the session.

• Read the press release from the opening session

States under Review

Nine States will be reviewed by the Committee. The United States - who have yet to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child - will be reviewed on the steps it is taking to comply with the two Optional Protocols (OPSC and OPAC). 

You can click on the links below to access the States' reports, alternative reports submitted by NGOs, a UN summary of the individual reviews, and the previous Concluding Observations issued by the Committee (as detailed in our Children’s Rights Wiki).

The following States will be reviewed on their compliance with:

The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

• Guinea          
  State Report    Alternative Reports    Wiki    UN summary

• Guyana        
  State Report    Alternative Reports    Wiki      UN summary
• Malta            
  State Report    Alternative Reports    Wiki
• Nuie Islands   
  State Report    Alternative Reports    Wiki

   
The Optional Protocol to the CRC on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (OPSC)

• Burkina Faso
  State Report    Alternative Reports   Wiki
• Philippines        
  State Report    Alternative Reports     Wiki
• Slovakia            
  State Report    Alternative Reports     Wiki
• United States     
  State Report     Alternative Reports     Wiki      UN summary

The Optional Protocol to the CRC on the involvement of children in armed conflict (OPAC)

• Burkina Faso
  State Report    Alternative Reports    Wiki
• Slovakia        
  State Report    Alternative Reports   Wiki
• United States
  State Report    Alternative Reports    Wiki      UN Summary

 
NGO participation

For guidance on how to report to the CRC, download:

• A guide for children / child-led organisations
• A guide for NGOs to support them in the process.

Or contact:

• The NGO Group for the CRC at secretariat@childrightsnet.org
• The CRC Secretariat at crc@ohchr.org
• Visit the webpage of the Committee

Some of the sessions were made available online via a webcast.

Further Information

• Visit OHCHR's page on the 62nd session for further details and reports
• Visit CRIN's alternative reports database
  
   

Previous CRC Session items

• 17/09/2012: Committee on the Rights of the Child: Session 61
• 17/09/2012: Comité de los Derechos del Niño de la ONU: 61° período de sesiones
• 29/05/2012: Committee on the Rights of the Child: Session 60
• 29/05/2012: Comité de los Derechos del Niño de la ONU: 60° período de sesiones
• 16/01/2012: Committee on the Rights of the Child: Session 59