UN Committee on Rights of the Child meets on Jan 15 | Daily News

UN Committee on Rights of the Child meets on Jan 15

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child is meeting in Geneva from January 15 to February 2 to review children’s rights in eight countries including Sri Lanka, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said.

The Committee, which is composed of 18 independent experts, monitors how States that have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) are complying with their obligations.

During the meetings in Geneva, Committee members will hold question and answer sessions with the respective government delegations. The Committee’s final evaluation will be based on the written report and replies submitted by the State party, and the information provided supplied by the delegation as well as by other UN bodies and NGOs.

The sessions will be held in Geneva, and will be discussing Sri Lanka on January 15-16.

The United Nations Child Fund (UNICEF) began its work in Sri Lanka in the early 1950s and opened its first country office in the island in 1973. In 2014, the United Nations celebrated 15 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most widely ratified convention in the world. That year, Sri Lanka was applauded for its progress in implementing the principles of the convention.

“National indicators on children are very good compared to most nations in the region and to many countries in other predominantly middle income regions.

The legal and policy framework for children is solid and most children enjoy basic services across the country.

There are, of course, areas for improvement but also considerable political will to make those improvements.”


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