Committee on the Rights of the Child

59th (60th) Pre-Sessional Working Group (10-14 October 2011)

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 by 15 July 2011. These submissions can be viewed on the website of the Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) at http://www.crin.org/Alternative-reports/index.asp. The NGO Group for the CRC provides technical assistance on how to prepare and participate in the alternative reporting process:

Secretariat
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Email : secretariat@childrightsnet.org

Consideration of State Party Reports

In preparation of its consideration of the following State Party reports at an upcoming session, the Committee will adopt List of issues on these reports.

Note: Schedules are subject to change without notice

States examined	State Reports	Lists of Issues*	Information from other sources**
AUSTRALIA1	4th periodic report CRC/C/AUS/4 E | F | S	CRC/C/AUS/Q/4 E | S	CA CCHRI CHI CRT GI IBFAN IDA NATSILS
ALGERIA1	3rd and 4th periodic reports CRC/C/DZA/3-4 E | F | S	CRC/C/DZA/Q/3-4 E | F | S	CHI GI IDA NN E | F
COOK ISLANDS	Initial periodic report CRC/C/COK/1 E | F | S	CRC/C/COK/Q/1 E | F | S
CYPRUS1	Third and fourth periodic reports CRC/C/CYP/3-4 E | F | S	CRC/C/CYP/Q/3-4 E | F | S	CHI GI HFC IDA PCCPWC
NIUE ISLANDS	Initial periodic report CRC/C/NIU/1 E | F | S	CRC/C/NIU/Q/1 E | F | S
THAILAND	Third and fourth periodic reports CRC/C/THA/3-4 E | F | S	CRC/C/THA/Q/3-4 E | F | S
TURKEY	Combined 2nd and 3rd periodic reports CRC/C/TUR/2-3 E | F | R | S	CRC/C/TUR/Q/2-3 E | F | S
VIET NAM	3rd & 4th periodic reports CRC/C/VNM/3-4 E | F | S	CRC/C/VNM/Q/3-4 E | F | S	CCRC E | Vietnamese CHI GI HRW IBFAN IDA INDIGENOUS KKF

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 *	Information from other sources**
AUSTRALIA1	Initial report CRC/C/OPSC/AUS/1 E | F | S	CRC/C/OPSC/AUS/Q/1 E | F | S	CRT
NEPAL1	Initial report CRC/C/OPSC/NPL/1 E | F | S	CRC/C/OPSC/NPL/Q/1 E | F | S	CHI CRCSCS
THAILAND	Initial Periodic Report CRC/C/OPSC/THA/1 E | F | S	CRC/C/OPSC/THA/Q/1 E | F | 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*	Information from other sources**
AUSTRALIA1	Initial report CRC/C/OPAC/AUS/1 E | F | S	CRC/C/OPAC/AUS/Q/1 E | F | S	CRT CSI TRIAL
THAILAND	Initial Periodic Report CRC/C/OPAC/THA/1 E | F | S	CRC/C/OPAC/THA/Q/1 E | F | S

* The list of issues will be available from the Secretariat following the close of the pre-sessional working group.

1. to be adopted in advance of the 60th session

Please note that E | F | S | A | C | R refer to the availability of documents in the official United Nations languages, which are English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian.