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The Government of the Republic of Indonesia has submitted its third and fourth combined report on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (dated 18th October 2012), which is due to be examined by the Committee on the Rights of the Child at its 66th Session, taking place in May-June 2014 in Geneva.
This document contains the care-related sections of the report.
Le droit de l’enfant d’être entendu
L’article 12 de la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant dispose ce qui suit:
«1. Les États parties garantissent à l’enfant qui est capable de discernement le droit d’exprimer librement son opinion sur toute question l’intéressant, les opinions de l’enfant étant dûment prises en considération eu égard à son âge et à son degré de maturité.
2. À cette fin, on donnera notamment à l’enfant la possibilité d’être entendu dans toute procédure judiciaire ou administrative l’intéressant, soit directement, soit par l’intermédiaire d’un représentant ou d…
In June 2010, the Committee on the Rights of the Child issued its Concluding Observations to countries reviewed during the Committee's 54th session. Attached please find a document, prepared by the BCN Secretariat, summarizing the UNCRC observations regarding alternative care. At BCN, we will continue to document the UNCRC's reports on alternative care in future listserv announcements. If you have any questions regarding the document, please feel free to contact Ghazal Keshavarzian, BCN Senior Coordinator, gkeshavarzian@…
The Secretariat of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (the Hague Conference), noting with great concern the tragic situation in Haiti and the high number of children victims of the recent earthquake, would like to make the following information available to governments, international organisations and the public.
Following the earthquake, many children have become separated from their families and may find themselves without shelter, food, water or other basic necessities. They may also be at risk of illegal adoptions, abduction, sale and child trafficking.
The primary…
In this edition, BCN announces the launch of a Special Issue of the Journal Global Social Welfare on "Measuring Better Care: Building the Evidence to Inform Policy and Practice Around Children's Care", edited by BCN and CPC Learning Network. The special issue represents an effort to present state-of-the-art learning about how to measure issues related to children's care in a way that informs more effective policies and programs.
This edition's thematic focus highlights…