Children – GA Third Cttee debate – Summary record (excerpts)

Third Committee

Summary record of the 14th meeting

Held at Headquarters, New York, on Thursday, 12 October 2006, at 10 a.m.

Chairman:   Mr. Faati (Vice-Chairman)  ……………………………………………….. (Gambia)

Contents

Agenda item 63: Promotion and protection of the rights of children 

(a)   Promotion and protection of the rights of children

(b)   Follow-up to the outcome of the special session on children

In the absence of Mr. Al Bayati (Iraq), Mr. Faati (Gambia), Vice-Chairman, took the Chair.

The meeting was called to order at 10.10 a.m.

Agenda item 63: Promotion and protection of the rights of children (A/61/303)

 (a)   Promotion and protection of the rights of children (A/61/41, and Corr.1 and Add.1, A/61/207, A/61/275, A/61/275/Corr.1 and A/61/299)

 (b)   Follow-up to the outcome of the special session on children (A/61/270) 

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8.   Ms. Rasheed (Observer for Palestine) said it was disappointing that the Special Representative’s report had not provided more details on the sufferings of the Palestinian children living under foreign occupation. Her delegation had repeatedly called upon the Office of the Special Representative to visit the Occupied Palestinian Territory and witness first-hand the systematic human rights violations committed by Israel. It would therefore like the Special Representative to indicated how she planned to address the situation.

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The meeting rose at 1 p.m.

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