Summary:

At its 22th session (Geneva, 20 September - 8 October 1999) the Committee on the Rights of the Child devoted a Day of General Discussion (6 October 1999) on the "Tenth Anniversary of the Convention of the Convention on the Rights of the Child - Commemorative Meeting : Achievements and Challenges”.

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At its 22th session (Geneva, 20 September - 8 October 1999) the Committee on the Rights of the Child devoted a Day of General Discussion (6 October 1999) on the "Tenth Anniversary of the Convention of the Convention on the Rights of the Child - Commemorative Meeting : Achievements and Challenges”. As for previous thematic discussions, the Committee invited representatives of United Nations organs, competent bodies and specialized agencies, including non-governmental organizations, research and academic organizations and individual experts, to contribute to the discussion. Here you will find a list of these contributions.

For further information or other enquiries please contact the Committee on the Rights of the Child - Secretariat, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Palais des Nations - CH- 1211 Genève 10 - Switzerland, Phone +41 22 917 9235 or 917 9000, Fax +41 22 917 9022, or email mbustelo.hchr@unog.ch. This report is adapted from Annex VI and VII, Lists of background documents and list of submissions (in original language(s) only) for the general discussion on “Tenth Anniversary of the Convention of the Convention on the rights of the Child - Commemorative Meeting : Achievements and Challenges”, held on 6 October 1999, in "Report on the twenty-second session" CRC/C/90. The report and general recommendations, as well as introduction, agenda, suggested guide, can be read in full on the website of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

A - Annex VI - List of background documents (in original language (s) only)

1. OHCHR, "Guide to the Discussion" for Roundtable I: "Translating Law into Reality".

2. Marie-Françoise Lücker-Babel (Docteur en droit, Genève), “Les réserves à la Convention des Nations Unies relative aux droits de l’enfant et la sauvegarde de l’objet et du but du traité international”, published in European Journal of International Law, Vol. 8(1997), No. 4, pp. 664-682.

3. Sharon Detrick (Children’s Rights Consultancy International (Voorschoten)), “Status of CRC in National Legislation”.

4. Emilio García Méndez (UNICEF, Bogotá), “Legislative Review: Child Legislation in Latin America, Models and Trends”.

5. Jeffery Wilson (Barrister, Toronto), “A tale of a court that does not like children and one that does, and how an international convention may make no difference”.

6. OHCHR, “Guide to the Discussion” for Roundtable II: “Putting Child Rights on the Agenda”.

7. Rakesh Rajani (Harvard University), “The Politics of Raising Awareness for Child Rights: Lessons from Tanzania”.

8. Yitayew Alemayehu (Action Professionals’ Association for People - APAP, Addis Ababa), “Professional Training and the CRC - Reflections on the Ethiopian Experience”.

9. Shirley Robinson and Mastoera Sadan (Children’s Budget Project, Institute for Democracy in South Africa), “General Measures of Implementation: Mobilisation of Resources for Children”.

10. Jan Vandemoortele (Chief, Policy Analysis, UNICEF), “International cooperation and technical assistance”.

11. OHCHR, “Guide to the Discussion” for Roundtable III: “Building Partnerships for the Realization of Rights”.

12. Lisa Woll (Director, The Convention on the Rights of the Child Impact Study, Washington, D.C.), “The Reporting Process as a Catalyst for Domestic Review and Debate”.

13. Peter Newell (Chair, Council of the Children’s Rights Development Unit and Coordinator of End Physical Punishment of Children - EPOCH, London), “Making Governments Work for Children”.

14. Ankie Vandekerckhove (Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Flemish Community (Belgium)), “Quality Requirements for Ombudswork for Children”.

15. OHCHR, “Role of National Human Rights Institutions in the Protection and Promotion of the Human Rights of Children" (Manila, 9-10 September 1999).

16. Virginia Murillo Herrera (Presidenta Ejecutiva, Defensa del Nino Internacional DNI (Costa Rica)), “El involucramiento de la sociedad civil en la implementación de la la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño”.

B - Annex VII - List of submissions received (original language(s) only)

1. Ann Birch (Casa Alianza), “The Tenth Annniversary of the Adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child - Success and Challenges”, 7 pp.

2. André Dunant, “Mineurs en prison: Pourquoi si peu d’alternatives?”, 6 pp.

3. Yuji Hirano (Federation for the Protection of Children’s Human Rights), “The Roles Played by Japanese NGOs in the Initial Reporting Process”, 9 pp.

4. Asocciazione Volontari per il Servizio Internazionale, “Contribution of the AVSI’s Scientific Committee on the best practices in the implementation of the Rights of the Child”, 11 pp.

5. Cynthia Price-Cohen (Childrights International Research Institute), “Child Rights Jurisprudence - Its Relevance for Advocates and Practitioners”, 2 pp.

6. Human Rights Commission of Belize (NGO), “The Current Situation in Belize”, 2 pp.

7. Ellen Mouravieff-Apostol and Jaap van der Straaten (NGO Committee on UNICEF and PLAN International), “The Unregistered Children Project: towards full implementation of article 7 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child”, 7 pp.

8. Sarah McNeill (PressWise), “Child Rights and the Media: Representing Lost Childhood - International Media Awareness Project”, 2 pp.

9. UNESCO, “Translating Law into Reality - Reservations”, 1 p.

10. European Association for Children in Hospital, “Report: Implementation of Children’s Rights in Health Care Services in Europe”, 6 pp.

11. International Baby Food Action Network, “Translating the Convention into law and law into reality”, 2 pp.

12. Kathy H. Martinez (Centre for Reproductive Law and Policy), “Implementing Adolescent Reproductive Rights through the Convention on the Rights of the Child”, 29 pp.

13. Archana Mehendale and Babu Mathew (Centre for the Child and the Law), “Child Rights in the Indian Context”, 10 pp.

14. David Southall (Child Advocacy International), “To the Secretary-General of the United Nations”, 2 pp.

15. Claudia Stangl-Taller, “The Constitutional Translation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Austria”, 4 pp.

16. Claudia Stangl-Taller, “Austria - Draft of a Federal Constitutional Law for the Protection of the Rights of Children and Youth”, 6 pp.

17. International School Psychology Association, “Respectful School Communities: Laying the Foundations of Peace and Tolerance in the New Millennium”, 2 pp.

18. International School Psychology Association, “Cross-National Research on the Perspectives of Children and Adults about the Status of Children’s Rights”, 3 pp.

19. International School Psychology Association, “Child Rights Education-International: An International Distance Learning Program for Professionals and Policy Makers”, 3 pp.

20. International School Psychology Association, “Experimental Reporting System for the Education Articles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child”, 4 pp.

21. International School Psychology Association, “1st and 2nd International Conferences on Children’s Rights in Education”, 3 pp.

22. Pax Christi International, “Child Labour in India”, 4 pp.

23. Ritva Salunen and Jali Raita, “Rights for the Children Registered Association - Finland”, 10 pp.

24. Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, “Message of the Federal Ministry of Justice of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on the Occasion of the Tenth Anniversary of the Adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child”, 3 pp.

25. Permanent Mission of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations Office at Geneva, “Submission by the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to the twenty-second session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child”, 4 pp.

26. Patricia Cruzado Muñoz (Commission on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches), “Contribución a las discusiones que se llevarán a cabo en la Reunión de Conmemoración del Décimo Aniversario de la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño”, 3 pp.

27. Unit for Research and Education on the Rights of the Child of the University of Victoria (British Columbia, Canada), “International Child Rights Education Institute: A Program of Instruction, Discussion and Debate on the Human Rights of Children for Professionals and Policy Makers”, 2 pp.

28. UNICEF, “Reservations to the Convention on the Rights of the Child”, 16 pp.

29. UNICEF, “Status of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the Domestic Legal Order”, 18 pp.

30. UNICEF, “Translating Law into Reality: Practice in Courts”, 18 pp.

31. OHCHR, “Macro-economic Policies and the Rights of the Child”, 5 pp.

Previous CRC - Basic Reference Document items

• 20/09/1999: Recommendation adopted by the Committee on the administration of juvenile justice
• 05/03/1999: Report on the twentieth session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child
• 16/11/1998: Compilation of the conclusions and recommendations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child at its twentieth session CRC/C/19/Rev.9
• 09/10/1998: Report on the nineteen session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child
• 05/10/1998: Documents submitted for the Day of General Discussion (5 October 1998) on HIV/AIDS

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