UN Child Rights Committee to review Slovakia, Eritrea, Honduras, St. Kitts and Nevis, Peru, the Gambia and Ecuador

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GENEVA, 10 January 2025 / PRN Africa / -- The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) will hold its upcoming session from 13 to 31 January, during which it will review Slovakia, Eritrea, Honduras, St. Kitts and Nevis, Peru, the Gambia and Ecuador.

The seven countries are among the 196 States parties to the Child Rights Convention. They are required to undergo regular reviews by the Committee of 18 independent international experts on how they are implementing the Convention, its Optional Protocols, as well as the Committee's previous recommendations.

The CRC, which has received the respective country reports and other submissions from non-governmental organisations, will discuss a range of issues with the seven States delegations through public dialogues on the following dates at Geneva time:

Slovakia

13 January 15:00 – 18:00

14 January 10:00 – 13:00

Eritrea

14 January 15:00 – 18:00

15 January 10:00 – 13:00

Honduras

15 January 15:00 – 18:00

16 January 10:00 – 13:00

St. Kitts and Nevis

16 January 15:00 – 17:00

17 January 15:00 – 17:00

Peru

20 January 15:00 – 18:00

21 January 10:00 – 13:00

The Gambia

22 January 15:00 – 18:00

23 January 10:00 – 13:00

Ecuador

23 January 15:00 – 18:00

24 January 15:00 – 18:00

The above public dialogues will be held in the Ground Floor Conference Room, Palais Wilson, Geneva. All public meetings are open to accredited journalists and livecast on UN Web TV. More information about the session, including reports submitted by the States and the full schedule of meetings, is available on the session webpage.

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SOURCE United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)