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UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

 

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Part I - Article 1

For the purposes of the present Convention, a child means every human being below the age of eighteen years unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier.

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Part II - Article 43 - Committee on the Rights of the Child

1. For the purpose of examining the progress made by States Parties in achieving the realization of the obligations undertaken in the present Convention, there shall be established a Committee on the Rights of the Child, which shall carry out the functions hereinafter provided.

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Link to List of Countries reviewed in future and past sessions of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child:

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Important for monitoring and consideration of NGO and Gender Shadow Reports.

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child convenes three times a year for sessions of three weeks' duration, normally in January, May and September at the United Nations Office in Geneva.

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http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/crcs49.htm

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Committee on the Rights of the Child

49th Session (15 September - 3 October 2008)

Consideration of State Reports

The Committee will consider the following State reports during the session:

Note: Schedules are subject to change at short notice

States examined	Timetable	State Reports	Lists of Issues and Written Replies*	Delegation List & Statement	Concluding Observations
BHUTAN	Monday, 22 Sept 2008 am & pm Meetings No. 1353 & 1354	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/BTN/2 E | F | S	CRC/C/BTN/Q/2 E | F | S	List Statement	CRC/C/BTN/CO/2
DJIBOUTI	Wed., 17 Sept 2008 am & pm Meetings No. 1347& 1348	Second periodic report CRC/C/DJI/2 E | F | S	CRC/C/DJI/Q/2 E | F | S CRC/C/DJI/Q/2/Add.1 E | F | S	List Statement	CRC/C/DJI/CO/2 E | F | S
UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND UNITED KINGDOM OVERSEAS TERRITORIES/CROWN DEPENDENCIES	Tuesday, 23 Sept 2008 am & pm Meetings No. 1355 & 1356	3rd and 4th consolidated report CRC/C/GBR/4 E | F | S Part 2	CRC/C/GBR/Q/4 E | F | S	List Statement	CRC/C/GBR/CO/4 E | F | S

OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD ON THE SALE OF CHILDREN, CHILD PROSTITUTION AND CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

States examined	Timetable	State Reports	Lists of Issues and Written Replies*	Delegation List & Statement	Concluding Observations
AUSTRIA	Monday, 15 Sept 2008 pm Meeting No. 1344	Initial Report CRC/C/OPSC/AUT/1 E | F | S	CRC/C/OPSC/AUT/Q/1 E | F | S CRC/C/OPSC/AUT/Q/1/Add.1 E & Annex	List Statement	CRC/C/OPSC/AUT/CO/1 E | F | S
LITHUANIA	Thursday, 18 Sept 2008 am Meeting No. 1349	Initial Report CRC/C/OPSC/LTU/1 E | F | S	CRC/C/OPSC/LTU/Q/1 E | F | S CRC/C/OPSC/LTU/Q/1/Add.1 E	List Statement	CRC/C/OPSC/LTU/CO/1 E | F | S
TANZANIA	Monday, 29 Sept 2008 am & pm Meetings No. 1363 & 1364	CRC/C/OPSC/TZA/1 E | F | S	CRC/C/OPSC/TZA/Q/1 E | F | S	List Statement	CRC/C/OPSC/TZA/CO/1 E | F | S
UGANDA	Tuesday, 16 Sept 2008 am & pm Meetings No. 1345 & 1346	CRC/C/OPSC/UGA/1 E | F | S	CRC/C/OPSC/UGA/Q/1 E | F | S	List Statement	CRC/C/OPSC/UGA/CO/1 E | F | S

OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT

States examined	Timetable	State Reports	Lists of Issues and Written Replies*	Delegation List & Statement	Concluding Observations
TANZANIA	Monday, 29 Sept 2008 am & pm Meetings No. 1363 & 1364	CRC/C/OPAC/TZA/1 E | F | S	CRC/C/OPAC/TZA/Q/1 E | F | S	List Statement	CRC/C/OPAC/TZA/CO/1 E | F | S
UGANDA	Tuesday, 16 Sept 2008 am & pm Meetings No. 1345 & 1346	CRC/C/OPAC/UGA/1 E | F | S	CRC/C/OPAC/UGA/Q/1 E | F | S	List Statement	CRC/C/OPAC/UGA/CO/1 E | F | S
UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND	Wed., 24 Sept 2008 am Meeting No. 1357	Initial Report CRC/C/OPAC/GBR/1 E | F | S	CRC/C/OPAC/GBR/Q/1 E | F | S	List Statement	CRC/C/OPAC/GBR/CO/1 E | F | S

*E/OR: Written replies are available in English and/or the original language. The list of issues followed by an asterisk are available from the Secretariat.

** Additional statistical information that could not be included in the web version of the written replies is available from the Secretariat

Please note that E l F l S l A l C l R refer to the availability of documents in the official United Nations languages, which are English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian.

50th session pre-sessional working group (October 2008)

The pre-sessional working group of the Committee will draft lists of issues and questions for States parties whose reports will be considered at the 50th session in January/February 2009.