Children and Armed Conflict: Report of Secretary General 2016

When the latest report was examined in January 2016, the Committee highlighted the constructive nature of the dialogue with the French delegation. France also advocates for particular attention to be paid to the rights of girls, for access to education for all girls and boys and for a stronger fight against all forms of violence against children.įurthermore, France submits periodic reports on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child to the dedicated Committee. It actively promotes increased child protection in the face of today’s challenges.

France has acceded to all international texts which protect and promote children’s rights, first and foremost the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (PDF 52.9 KB), which it signed and ratified in 1990, as well as its three Optional Protocols on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (2000), on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (PDF 2.27 MB) (2000), and on a Communications Procedure (ratified in 2014).Įvery year, as a member of the European Union and alongside the Latin American and Caribbean Group, France puts forward a resolution reaffirming children’s rights to the United Nations General Assemblyand the Human Rights Council.

Children and Armed Conflict: Report of Secretary General 2016