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      Title :Universal ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child 
      by 1995
      Document Type :Executive Board Decisions - Programme 



      Country :GlobalDocument Symbol/Series: 1993/13

      Year Published : 1993 PDF Link :
      OSEB Doctype : Executive Board Decisions
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Executive Summary:



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On the recommendation of the Programme Committee,

The Executive Board,

Encouraged that the Convention on the Rights of the Child has been ratified by 
an unprecedented number of States in so short a time,

Recalling that the United Nations General Assembly has, on a number of 
occasions, including in paragraph 4 of resolution 47/112 of 16 December 1992, 
called "upon all States that have not done so to sign, ratify or accede to the 
Convention as a matter of priority",

Further recalling that the Declaration of the World Summit for Children calls on 
all States to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child at the earliest 
opportunity,

Convinced that universal ratification and especially implementation of the 
Convention would make a major contribution to endeavours to ensure that the 
rights of all of the world's children are respected,

Noting with appreciation that 1995, the fiftieth anniversary of the United 
Nations, has been proposed as an appropriate target date for universal 
ratification of the Convention,

1. Calls upon all States which have not yet ratified or acceded to the 
Convention to begin immediately to examine the steps that are required to be 
taken to enable them to do so and calls upon all States which have ratified the 
Convention to take steps to implement it;

2. Requests the Executive Director to offer advice and assistance, as 
appropriate and within the UNICEF mandate, while taking into account the 
workings of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, to enable States to become 
a party to the Convention as soon as possible, as well as in the implementation 
of the Convention;

3. Endorses the year 1995 as a target date for every State in the world to have 
become a party to the Convention;

4. Requests the Executive Director to include this issue in his report to the 
Executive Board annually until the objective of universal ratification is met.