GENEVA (22 November 2012) – While welcoming the ceasefire which started last night, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child on Thursday expressed its “deep concern at the devastating and lasting impact the crisis in Gaza and Israel is having on children.” “This impact extends from…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Liberia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Namibia, Austria, Albania and Canada The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning concluded its sixty-first session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on reports…

Issues Concluding Observations on Algeria, Australia, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Nepal and Viet Nam The Committee on the Rights of the Child today published its concluding observations and recommendations on 11 country reports from seven countries: six on the main Convention (Algeria, Australia,…

Issues Concluding Recommendations on Reports of Azerbaijan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Myanmar, Madagascar, Togo, Thailand and the Cook Islands The Committee on the Rights of the Child concluded its fifty-eighth session on 3 February, adopting its report and issuing its concluding observations…