The 61st Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child has been moved to Palais des Nations. The session will take place from 17 September to 5 October, with public State reviews running from 17 to 27 September. To register for accreditation,

To obtain accreditation, please fill out the accreditation form (available in pdf and Word), sign and send it by email to crc@ohchr.org or by fax to 0041-22-917 9008 by Monday, 3 September 2012 at the latest. Accreditation will enable participants to obtain a badge from the UN Security Unit, which will permit access to the conference room. The session will take place at Palais des Nations (Council Chamber/Salle du Conseil, Building C), 8-14 avenue de la Paix 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.

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• 21/05/2012: CRC Committee 2012 elections (Arabic)
• 27/04/2012: CRC Committee 2012 elections

Organisation Contact Details:

Child Rights Connect (formerly the NGO Group for the CRC)
1 rue Varembé
1202 Geneva
Tel: + 41 22 740 47 30
Email: secretariat@childrightsnet.org
Website: www.childrightsnet.org

Last updated 30/08/2012 19:16:09

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