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Committee on children’s rights takes bold steps in 2024

20 Oct 2024 By OUR CORRESPONDENT

Muscat – The Committee for Monitoring the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child held its first meeting of 2024 today, chaired by His Excellency Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmed al Shamsi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Social Development. The meeting focused on reviewing progress in addressing the concluding observations and recommendations of the combined national fifth and sixth periodic reports on children’s rights.

Discussions covered the action plan for following up on the implementation of the observations and recommendations, as well as a review of key provisions in the main human rights treaties, agreements, and associated protocols. During the session, committee members also presented a working paper on the progress of implementing the recommendations and concluding observations from the fifth and sixth periodic reports of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

This meeting underscores the Committee’s ongoing commitment to upholding children’s rights in line with international standards and agreements.

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