NGO Alternative Reports submitted to Committee on the Rights of the Child This document is a list of NGO
alternative reports submitted to the
Committee on the Rights of the Child,
alongside a list of initial and second
periodic reports considered by the
Committee. Adapted from the official
document CRC/C/100, Annex VI.
Published
by CRIN.
A Guide for NGOs Reporting to the Committee on the Rights of the Child (Russian) This Guide provides up-to-date information on the procedures for the examination of reports submitted under the Convention and its Optional Protocols. The Guide details how NGOs can submit information to the Committee and participate in the pre-sessional working group meeting.
Rights of Children with Disabilities At its 16th session (22 September - 10 October 1997) the Committee on the Rights of the Child devoted a Day of General Discussion (6 October 1997) to the theme "The Rights of Children with Disabilities". This is the submission made by the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child to the committee.
Meeting of the subgroup on violence against children This subgroup meeting is open also for NGOs who are not members of the NGO Group. The meeting will take place on 15 September at 3pm (sharp) in the ground floor meeting room 1 rue de Varembé (same building as NGO Group secreatariat).
Subgroup on Violence against children Meeting The meeting on 7 February is tentatively scheduled to take place from 10.00 to 12.00 at the NGO Group meeting room. A draft agenda will be circulated soon.
Elections to the Committee on the Rights of the Child On 28 February 2003, the terms of
five members of the Committee on
the Rights of the Child will expire.
Elections for new members will be
held during a meeting of States
Parties on 10 February. The NGO
Group for the Convention on the
Rights of the Child recommends that
national NGOs play a role in ensuring
the creation of a well-balanced,
effective and hard working
Committee.
Committee on the Rights of the Child elects four new members States Parties to the Convention on
the Rights of the Child elected four
new members and reelected one
member to the committee that
monitors the Convention. The new
members are Mr. Ibrahim Abdul Aziz
Al-Sheddi (Saudi Arabia); Ms. Ghalia
Mohd Bin Hamad Al-Thani (Qatar);
Ms. Saisuree Chutikul (Thailand); Mr.
Luigi Citarella (Italy).