UNCROC Public consultation

January 29, 2015 at 10:10 AM

New Zealand is due to report to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (the Committee) by 5 May 2015, on Government progress to implement the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCROC). The Government has compiled the Report and is now seeking public feedback by 5.00 pm, Friday 27 February.  

The Report outlines the progress the Government has made in improving outcomes for children, implementing the articles of UNCROC, and addressing the 2011 Concluding Observations of the Committee over the reporting period (February 2011 to March 2015).

 

The Report comes in two parts:

Download the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Fifth Periodic Report by the Government of New Zealand 2015 (PDF 1.01MB)

Download the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Fifth Periodic Report by the Government of New Zealand 2015 - Statistical Annex (PDF 1.29MB)

If you do not have time to read the whole report, but you still want to have your say, you can read the summary:

Download the PDF document of the Summary: New Zealand’s Fifth Periodic Report under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 2015 (PDF 220.84KB)
To find out more about this consultation and to have your day please visit the MSD website.

There will also be public meetings held in early February 2015:

Wellington 3 February 2015 Bowen State Building 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Christchurch 5 February 2015 The Atrium 10:00am to 12:00pm
Auckland 12 February 2015 Mt Albert Senior Citzens Hall 11:00am to 1:00pm

 

The public meetings will last for approximately two hours. They will follow a workshop format. The rooms will be set up with different tables covering the different areas of UNCROC. Participants will have the opportunity to move around the room and comment on the different areas of UNCROC.



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