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UN Child Rights Committee to review Lesotho, Timor Leste, Tanzania, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Slovenia, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan
31 August 2026
GENEVA – The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) will hold its upcoming session from 1 – 28 September, during which it will review Lesotho, Timor Leste, Tanzania, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Slovenia, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan.
The eight countries are among the 196 States Parties to the Child Rights Convention. They are required to undergo regular reviews by the Committee of 18 independent international experts on how they are implementing the Convention, its Optional Protocols, as well as the Committee's previous recommendations.
The CRC, which has received the respective country reports and other submissions from non-governmental organisations, will discuss a range of issues with the eight States delegations through public dialogues on the following dates at Geneva time:
Lesotho
1 September 15:00 – 18:00
2 September 10:00 – 13:00
Timor Leste
2 September 15:00 – 18:00
3 September 10:00 – 13:00
Tanzania
3 September 15:00 – 18:00
4 September 10:00 – 13:00
Uganda
7 September 15:00 – 18:00
8 September 10:00 – 13:00
Burkina Faso
8 September 15:00 – 18:00
9 September 10:00 – 13:00
Slovenia
14 September 15:00 – 18:00
15 September 10:00 – 13:00
Kazakhstan
15 September 15:00 – 18:00
16 September 10:00 – 13:00
Tajikistan
18 September 10:00 – 13:00; 15:00 – 18:00
The above public dialogues will be held in Room 12, Palais des Nations, Geneva. All public meetings are open to accredited journalists and livecast on UN Web TV. More information about the session, including reports submitted by the States and the full meeting schedule, is available on the session webpage.
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UN Human Rights Office Media Section at ohchr-media@un.org
Background:
The Committee on the Rights of the Child monitors States parties' adherence to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols on involvement of children in armed conflict, and on sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. The Convention to date has 196 States parties. The Committee is composed of 18 members, who are independent human rights experts drawn from around the world, who serve in their personal capacity and not as representatives of States parties.