2nd Session of the Open-ended Working Group on an optional protocol to the CRC

Open-ended Working Group on an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Second session

In pursuance of paragraph 2 of resolution A/HRC/RES/13/3, the second session of the Open-ended Working Group took place from 6 to 10 December 2010 and from 10 to 16 February 2011.

Documentation

Title	Languages
Report of the second session of the Open-ended Working Group on an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child	English - French - Chinese
Revised proposal for a draft optional protocol prepared by the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Open-ended Working Group on an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child to provide a communications procedure	English - French - Spanish - Russian - Chinese - Arabic
Proposal for a draft optional protocol prepared by the Chairperson of the Working Group	English - French - Spanish - Russian - Chinese - Arabic
Comments by the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the proposal for a draft optional protocol	English - French - Spanish - Russian - Chinese - Arabic
Agenda	English - French - Spanish - Russian - Chinese - Arabic
Joint NGO submission	English - French - Spanish - Arabic
Comments by ENOC	English
Briefing on collective communications	English - French - Spanish - Arabic
Programme of work for the second part of the session	English
Programme of work for the first part of the session	English
Drafting proposals on some articles made by delegations during the first part of the session	Article 2 - Article 3 - Article 4
Submission by Mr. Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, Special Rapporteur on the rights of the child	English
ICC Position Paper on the Revised proposal	English
Joint NGO submission on the revised draft Optional Protocol	English
NCHR Commentary	English

Statements

Opening statement by the High Commissioner

Statement by the Chairperson-Rapporteur at the 15th session of the Human Rights Council Mr. Drahoslav Štefánek,Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Open-ended Working Group of the Human Rights Council on an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Participants

The working group is open-ended. This means that all UN Member and Observer States, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations with ECOSOC consultative status may attend public meetings of the working group.

UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

Open-ended Working Group on an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Second session

Documentation

Statements

Participants