UNITED NATIONS CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child Distr. GENERAL CRC/C/15/Add.113 2 November 1999 Original: ENGLISH COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD Twenty-second session CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 44 OF THE CONVENTION Concluding observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child MALI 1. The Committee considered the initial report of Mali (CRC/C/3/Add.53) at its 570th to 572nd meetings (CRC/C/SR.570-572) on 28 and 29 September 1999 and adopted* the following concluding observations. A. Introduction 2. The Committee welcomes the submission of the State party’s initial report which followed the established guidelines and included substantive statistical information on the situation of children. The Committee also takes note of the written replies to its list of issues (CRC/C/Q/MALI/1). The Committee is encouraged by the constructive, open and frank dialogue it had with the State party and welcomes the positive reactions to the suggestions and recommendations made during the discussion. The Committee acknowledges that the presence of a high-ranking delegation directly involved in the implementation of the Convention allowed for a fuller assessment of the situation of the rights of children in the State party. * At the 586th meeting, held on 8 October 1999. GE.99-45164 (E)