Convention on the Rights of the Child

 

Article 44

1. States Parties undertake to submit to the Committee, through the
Secretary-General of the United Nations, reports on the measures they have
adopted which give effect to the rights recognized herein and on the
progress made on the enjoyment of those rights:

(a) Within two years of the entry into force of the Convention for the
State Party concerned;

(b) Thereafter every five years.

2. Reports made under the present article shall indicate factors and
difficulties, if any, affecting the degree of fulfillment of the
obligations under the present Convention. Reports shall also contain
sufficient information to provide the Committee with a comprehensive
understanding of the implementation of the Convention in the country
concerned.

3. A State Party which has submitted a comprehensive initial report to the
Committee need not, in its subsequent reports submitted in accordance with
paragraph 1 (b) of the present article, repeat basic information previously
provided.

4. The Committee may request from States Parties further information
relevant to the implementation of the Convention.

5. The Committee shall submit to the General Assembly, through the Economic
and Social Council, every two years, reports on its activities.

6. States Parties shall make their reports widely available to the public
in their own countries.

Article 45

In order to foster the effective implementation of the Convention and to
encourage international co-operation in the field covered by the
Convention:

(a) The specialized agencies, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and
other United Nations organs shall be entitled to be represented at the
consideration of the implementation of such provisions of the present
Convention as fall within the scope of their mandate. The Committee may
invite the specialized agencies, the United Nations Children’s Fund and
other competent bodies as it may consider appropriate to provide expert
advice on the implementation of the Convention in areas falling within the
scope of their respective mandates. The Committee may invite the
specialized agencies, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and other United
Nations organs to submit reports on the implementation of the Convention in
areas falling within the scope of their activities;

(b) The Committee shall transmit, as it may consider appropriate, to the
specialized agencies, the United Nations Children’s Fund and other
competent bodies, any reports from States Parties that contain a request,
or indicate a need, for technical advice or assistance, along with the
Committee’s observations and suggestions, if any, on these requests or
indications;

(c) The Committee may recommend to the General Assembly to request the
Secretary-General to undertake on its behalf studies on specific issues
relating to the rights of the child;

(d) The Committee may make suggestions and general recommendations based
on information received pursuant to articles 44 and 45 of the present
Convention Such suggestions and general recommendations shall be
transmitted to any State Party concerned and reported to the General
Assembly, together with comments, if any, from States Parties.

PART III

Article 46

The present Convention shall be open for signature by all States.

Article 47

The present Convention is subject to ratification. Instruments of
ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United
Nations.

Article 48

The present Convention shall remain open for accession by any State. The
instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of
the United Nations.

Article 49

1. The present Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day
following the date of deposit with the Secretary-General of the United
Nations of the twentieth instrument of ratification or accession.
2. For each State ratifying or acceding to the Convention after the deposit
of
the twentieth instrument of ratification or accession, the Convention shall
enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit by such State of
its instrument of ratification or accession.

Article 50

1. Any State Party may propose an amendment and file it with the
Secretary-General of the United Nations. The Secretary-General shall
thereupon communicate the proposed amendment to States Parties, with a
request that they indicate whether they favour a conference of States
Parties for the purpose of considering and voting upon the proposals. In
the event that, within four months from the date of such communication, at
least one third of the States Parties favour such a conference, the
Secretary-General shall convene the conference under the auspices of the
United Nations. Any amendment adopted by a majority of States Parties
present and voting at the conference shall be submitted to the General
Assembly for approval.

2. An amendment adopted in accordance with paragraph 1 of the present
article shall enter into force when it has been approved by the General
Assembly of the United Nations and accepted by a two-thirds majority of
States Parties.

3. When an amendment enters into force, it shall be binding on those States
Parties which have accepted it, other States Parties still being bound by
the provisions of the present Convention and any earlier amendments which
they have accepted.

Article 51

1. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall receive and circulate
to all States the text of reservations made by States at the time of
ratification or accession.

2. A reservation incompatible with the object and purpose of the present
Convention shall not be permitted.

3. Reservations may be withdrawn at any time by notification to that effect
addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall then
inform all States. Such notification shall take effect an the date on which
it is received by the Secretary-General.

Article 52

A State Party may denounce the present Convention by written notification
to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Denunciation becomes
effective one year after the date of receipt of the notification by the
Secretary-General.

Article 53

The Secretary-General of the United Nations is designated as the
depositary of the present Convention.

Article 54

The original of the present Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese,
English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be
deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

In witness thereof the undersigned plenipotentiaries, being duly
authorized thereto by their respective Governments, have signed the present
Convention.

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