Committee on the Rights of the Child

A/RES/67/167View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 69b Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, published in 2013.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2009–2013

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2013	A/RES/67/167	Committee on the Rights of the Child	438	18%Compare
2009	A/RES/63/244	Committee on the Rights of the Child	439	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 subjects

Periodic Reports Rights of the Child

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4 operative paragraphs

Expresses its appreciation for the efforts made so far by the Committee on the Rights of the Child to improve the efficiency of its working methods, and encourages the Committee to build upon its activities in this regard;

Notes that a backlog of more than 100 reports exists related to the submission by States parties of their reports under the Convention on the Rights of the ChildError: Reference source not found and the Optional Protocols theretoError: Reference source not found in conformity with their obligations, and notes with concern that if this backlog is not addressed, it will impede the ability of the Committee to consider reports in a timely manner;

Authorizes the Committee, recognizing that such a temporary measure is not a long-term solution to the backlog and without prejudice to the intergovernmental process of the General Assembly on strengthening and enhancing the effective functioning of the human rights treaty body system, to meet in parallel chambers, of nine members each, for the 5 working days of one of its three pre-sessional working group meetings in 2014 and 13 working days of one of its three regular sessions in 2015, for the purposes of considering the reports of the States parties submitted under article 44 of the Convention, article 8 of the Optional Protocol thereto on the involvement of children in armed conflict⁶ and article 12 of the Optional Protocol thereto on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography,⁷ taking due account of equitable geographical distribution and the principal legal systems;

⁶United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2173, No. 27531.

⁷Ibid., vol. 2171, No. 27531.

Invites States parties to the Convention and the Optional Protocols thereto to adhere to the page limit established by the Committee for their reports, and notes that this would reduce the operating costs of the Committee.

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