Committee on the Rights of the Child

All observers of the Committee session require accreditation to the session. To obtain accreditation, please fill out the accreditation form (available in pdf and Word), sign and send it by email to to crc@ohchr.org or by fax to 0041-22-917 9008 by Wednesday, 2 January 2013 at the latest. Accreditation will enable participants to obtain a badge from the UN Security Unit, which will permit access to the conference room. The session will take place at Palais Wilson (Ground Floor Conference Room), 52 rue de Pâquis, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland.

The Committee on the Rights of the Child, in reviewing reports submitted by States Parties, accepts submissions by non-governmental organisations on the implementation of the Convention and the Optional Protocols on reporting States. These submissions can be viewed on the website of the Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) at http://www.crin.org/Alternative-reports/index.asp. Organisations that wish to submit information to the Committee may do so through the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child:

Secretariat
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Telephone: +41 (0) 22 740 4730
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Email : secretariat@childrightsnet.org

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	State Reports	Lists of Issues and Written Replies*	Information from other sources**	Delegation List & Statement	Concluding Observations
GUINEA	2nd periodic report CRC/C/GIN/2 E | F | S	CRC/C/GIN/Q/2 E | F | S CRC/C/GIN/Q/2/Add.1 E | F	COLTE CDE E | F and update International Baby Food Action Network International Disability Alliance	List Statement	CRC/C/GIN/CO/2 E | F | S
GUYANA	2nd and 4th periodic reports CRC/C/GUY/2-4 E | F | S	CRC/C/GUY/Q/2-4 E | F | S CRC/C/GUY/Q/2-4/Add.1 E | F | S	Guyana Society against Sexual Orientation Discrimination International Disability Alliance	List Statement	CRC/C/GUY/CO/2-4 E | F | S
MALTA	2nd periodic report CRC/C/MLT/2 E | F | S	CRC/C/MLT/Q/2 E | F | S CRC/C/MLT/Q/2/Add.1 E	Human Rights Watch International Baby Food Action Network International Disability Alliance Malta Aditus Foundation	List Statement	CRC/C/MLT/CO/2 E | F | S
NIUE	Initial periodic report CRC/C/NIU/1 E | F | S	CRC/C/NIU/Q/1 E | F | S CRC/C/NIU/Q/1/Add.1 E	Child Helpline International Global Initiative International Baby Food Action Network International Disability Alliance	List Statement	CRC/C/NIU/CO/1 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	State Reports	Lists of Issues and Written Replies*	Information from other sources**	Delegation List & Statement	Concluding Observations
BURKINA FASO	Initial report CRC/C/OPSC/BFA/1 E | F | S	CRC/C/OPSC/BFA/Q/1 E | F | S CRC/C/OPSC/BFA/Q/1/Add.1 E | F | R | S	ECPAT E-F	List Statement	CRC/C/OPSC/BFA/CO/1 E | F | S
PHILIPPINES	Initial report CRC/C/OPSC/PHL/1 E | F | S	CRC/C/OPSC/PHL/Q/1 E | F | S CRC/C/OPSC/PHL/Q/1/Add.1 E | F | R | S	ECPAT 1 - 2	List Statement	CRC/C/OPSC/PHL/CO/1 E | F | S
SLOVAKIA	Initial Periodic Report CRC/C/OPSC/SVK/1 E | F | S	CRC/C/OPSC/SVK/Q/1 E | F | S CRC/C/OPSC/SVK/Q/1/Add.1 E | F | R | S	The Coalition for Children	List Statement	CRC/C/OPSC/SVK/CO/1 E | F | S
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Second periodic report CRC/C/OPSC/USA/2 E | F | S	CRC/C/OPSC/USA/Q/2 E | F | R | S CRC/C/OPSC/USA/Q/2/Add.1 E | F | R | S	Centre for Human Rights and Justice Centre for Human Rights of Children & the Young Centre for Immigrant Children's Rights 1 Children's Studies Centre for Research, Policy and Public Service 1-2 ECPAT	List Statement	CRC/C/OPSC/USA/CO/2 E | F | R | S

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

States examined	State Reports	Lists of Issues and Written Replies*	Information from other sources**	Delegation List & Statement	Concluding Observations
BURKINA FASO	Initial report CRC/C/OPAC/BFA/1 E | F | S	CRC/C/OPAC/BFA/Q/1 E | F | S CRC/C/OPAC/BFA/Q/1/Add.1 F		List Statement	CRC/C/OPAC/BFA/CO/1 E | F | S
SLOVAKIA	Initial Periodic Report CRC/C/OPAC/SVK/1 E | F | S	CRC/C/OPAC/SVK/Q/1 E | F | S CRC/C/OPAC/SVK/Q/1/Add.1 E | F | R | S	TRIAL	List Statement	CRC/C/OPAC/SVK/CO/1 E | F | S
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Second periodic report CRC/C/OPAC/USA/2 E | F | R | S	CRC/C/OPAC/USA/Q/2 E | F | R | S CRC/C/OPAC/USA/Q/2/Add.1 E | F | R | S	Center for Human Rights and Justice Child Soldiers International Human Rights Watch & Human Rights First TRIAL 1-2	List Statement	CRC/C/OPAC/USA/CO/2 E | F | R | 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.