{"id":180216,"date":"2001-10-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T20:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=180216"},"modified":"2019-03-11T20:59:02","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T20:59:02","slug":"auto-insert-180216","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-180216\/","title":{"rendered":"Committee on Rights of Child – Report of 28th session"},"content":{"rendered":"
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REPORT ON THE TWENTY-EIGHTH SESSION<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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(Geneva, 24 September – 12 October 2001)<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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I. ORGANIZATIONAL AND OTHER MATTERS <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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A. States parties to the Convention<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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1.\t<\/span><\/span>As at 12 October 2001, the closing date of the twenty-eighth session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, there were 191 States parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Convention was adopted by the General Assembly in resolution 44\/25 of 20 November 1989 and opened for signature and ratification or accession in New York on 26 January 1990. It entered into force on 2 September 1990, in accordance with the provisions of its article 49. A list of States that have signed, ratified or acceded to the Convention is contained in annex I to the present report. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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II. REPORTS BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 44<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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OF THE CONVENTION<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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A. Submission of reports<\/strong> <\/p><\/div>\n

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22.\t<\/span><\/span>On 17 August 2001, the Committee sent a letter to Mr. Yasser Arafat, President of the Palestinian Authority, and Mr. Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel, calling upon all parties in conflict in the region to take all feasible measures to end the violence and protect children from involvement in hostilities. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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23.\t<\/span><\/span>On 9 October 2001, the Committee received a letter from the Ambassador of Israel to the United Nations Office at Geneva transmitting two video documentaries on the situation of children with regard to the conflict in the region. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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STATES WHICH HAVE SIGNED (84), OR RATIFIED OR<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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ACCEDED TO (6) THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD ON THE<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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INVOLVEMENT OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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AS AT 12 october 2001<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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(not yet entered into force)<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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State<\/u><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Date of signature<\/u><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Date of receipt of instrument of ratification\/accession<\/u><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Andorra<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  7 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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30 April 2001<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Argentina<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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15 June 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Austria<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  6 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Azerbaijan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  8 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Bangladesh<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  6 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  6 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Belgium<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  6 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Belize<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  6 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Benin<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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22 February 2001<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  7 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Brazil<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  6 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Bulgaria<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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8 June 2001<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Cambodia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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27 June 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Canada<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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China <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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15 March 2001<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Colombia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  6 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Costa Rica<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  7 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Cuba<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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13 October 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Czech Republic<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  6 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Democratic Republic<\/p>\n

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  8 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Denmark<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Ecuador<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  6 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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El Salvador<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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18 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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France<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Gambia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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21 December 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Germany<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Greece<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Guatemala<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Guinea-Bissau<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  8 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Holy See<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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10 October 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Iceland <\/p>\n

Indonesia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  7 September 2000<\/p>\n

24 September 2001<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1 October 2001<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Ireland<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Italy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Jamaica<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  8 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Jordan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Kazakhstan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  6 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Kenya<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  8 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Lesotho<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  6 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Liechtenstein<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  8 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Luxembourg<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  8 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Madagascar<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  7 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Malawi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  7 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Mali<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  8 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Malta<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Mexico<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Monaco<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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26 June 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Morocco<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  8 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Namibia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  8 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Nauru<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  8 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Nepal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Netherlands<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  7 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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New Zealand<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Nigeria<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Norway<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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13 June 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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13 September 2000<\/p>\n

26 September 2001<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Panama<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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31 October 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Peru<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Portugal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Republic of Korea<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Romania<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Russian Federation<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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15 February 2001<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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San Marino<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Senegal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  8 September 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Seychelles<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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23 January 2001<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Sierra Leone<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Singapore<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Slovenia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Spain<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Sri Lanka<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Sweden<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Switzerland<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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The former Yugoslav \t<\/span>Republic of Macedonia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Turkey<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Ukraine<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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United Kingdom of<\/p>\n

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United States of America<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Uruguay<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Viet Nam<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Yugoslavia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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